I understand your frustration regarding the banning of peanut products at your granddaughters school. And I understand the frustration that the peanut farmers feel due to the increase in peanut allergies and the demonizing of the peanut. But the way you're using some of the information in your "article" is a bit off.
When I read this next part, I thought "I think Roy thinks he's found the peanut allergy cure"!
"Further research, released earlier this year, indicates most children can overcome the threat to peanut allergies. The study was conducted by Cambridge University hospitals in the UK.
Researchers took a group of 23 children allergic to peanuts and gave them small amounts of peanuts to eat daily, usually starting with 1 mg. The peanut quantity was increased carefully every two weeks, until the children could eat about five peanuts.
They took this dose daily for at least six weeks, mostly tolerating it well except for some temporary mouth itching or abdominal pain, the report says. The results showed that 21 of the 23 children, or 91 percent, can safely eat at least five peanuts every day without any reaction. One of the children can get two peanuts a day, and one dropped out of the study. After six months, 19 of them could tolerate 12 peanuts at a time, and after one year, 15 participants could tolerate 32 peanuts. Participants said they didn't have to carefully read food labels or fear the allergy anymore.
"This is very exciting, clearly, because here we have somebody who can have anaphylaxis and deadly reaction from trace amounts, and you're converting this person into somebody who can tolerate a significant amount of the food," said Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York".
Are you suggesting that allowing trace amounts of peanuts or peanut butter to come into daily contact with a peanut allergic child will "cure" them somehow? Are you saying that the "peanut butter ban" will somehow keep these peanut allergy kids allergic and you're just trying help cure them by lifting the ban? The study you sited was just that, "a controlled study". This was not some random, daily exposure to peanuts that magically cured the peanut allergies of children. You, Roy Robertson, are letting your frustration color your thinking and not using the your God Given Brain to go about this logically. If you have a problem with the ban then take it up with your school board. Don't go spewing garbage in the newspaper or on the Internet.
And for your statement "Ultimately, safety of the student in question is the responsibility of the parent, with the assistance of the school. Nowhere can I find a policy that removes peanut butter sandwiches from a school to be in place. It’s not a solution, it’s not enforceable, and it’s blatantly unfair to kids who love peanut butter sandwiches".
Um, what if it were your granddaughter that needed special assistance to keep her safe? Let me bet that you'd be the biggest mouthpiece shouting from the roof top that your tax money should be used to do whatever it took to do that. I agree that bans are extreme. And I agree that the parents, the student and the school should all work together to keep the student safe. But did the student and their family ask for the ban? Did the school take it on themselves to do this? And maybe this was the best option for all involved. We don't know because we're only getting one side here.
And guess what Roy? There is a law that protects peanut allergy children or any food allergic children. It's in the Americans With Disabilities Act. Shocking, I know.
Thank you for putting your granddaughters love of the peanut butter sandwich over the health and safety of a child. I'm sure your thoughtfulness is appreciated by the nine year child that you refer to in the article.
And just for the record Roy, I don't take issue with the fact that you're angry about the ban. I take issue with your attitude toward it. Frankly, it drives me nuts.
You can go HERE to read the complete article "School’s plan to ban PBJ sandwiches absurd".
"Further research, released earlier this year, indicates most children can overcome the threat to peanut allergies. The study was conducted by Cambridge University hospitals in the UK.
Researchers took a group of 23 children allergic to peanuts and gave them small amounts of peanuts to eat daily, usually starting with 1 mg. The peanut quantity was increased carefully every two weeks, until the children could eat about five peanuts.
They took this dose daily for at least six weeks, mostly tolerating it well except for some temporary mouth itching or abdominal pain, the report says. The results showed that 21 of the 23 children, or 91 percent, can safely eat at least five peanuts every day without any reaction. One of the children can get two peanuts a day, and one dropped out of the study. After six months, 19 of them could tolerate 12 peanuts at a time, and after one year, 15 participants could tolerate 32 peanuts. Participants said they didn't have to carefully read food labels or fear the allergy anymore.
"This is very exciting, clearly, because here we have somebody who can have anaphylaxis and deadly reaction from trace amounts, and you're converting this person into somebody who can tolerate a significant amount of the food," said Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York".
Are you suggesting that allowing trace amounts of peanuts or peanut butter to come into daily contact with a peanut allergic child will "cure" them somehow? Are you saying that the "peanut butter ban" will somehow keep these peanut allergy kids allergic and you're just trying help cure them by lifting the ban? The study you sited was just that, "a controlled study". This was not some random, daily exposure to peanuts that magically cured the peanut allergies of children. You, Roy Robertson, are letting your frustration color your thinking and not using the your God Given Brain to go about this logically. If you have a problem with the ban then take it up with your school board. Don't go spewing garbage in the newspaper or on the Internet.
And for your statement "Ultimately, safety of the student in question is the responsibility of the parent, with the assistance of the school. Nowhere can I find a policy that removes peanut butter sandwiches from a school to be in place. It’s not a solution, it’s not enforceable, and it’s blatantly unfair to kids who love peanut butter sandwiches".
Um, what if it were your granddaughter that needed special assistance to keep her safe? Let me bet that you'd be the biggest mouthpiece shouting from the roof top that your tax money should be used to do whatever it took to do that. I agree that bans are extreme. And I agree that the parents, the student and the school should all work together to keep the student safe. But did the student and their family ask for the ban? Did the school take it on themselves to do this? And maybe this was the best option for all involved. We don't know because we're only getting one side here.
And guess what Roy? There is a law that protects peanut allergy children or any food allergic children. It's in the Americans With Disabilities Act. Shocking, I know.
Thank you for putting your granddaughters love of the peanut butter sandwich over the health and safety of a child. I'm sure your thoughtfulness is appreciated by the nine year child that you refer to in the article.
And just for the record Roy, I don't take issue with the fact that you're angry about the ban. I take issue with your attitude toward it. Frankly, it drives me nuts.
You can go HERE to read the complete article "School’s plan to ban PBJ sandwiches absurd".
3 comments:
To Roy,
My child has a wonderful love for the almighty peanut butter sandwich. However, she had a child in her class that was deathly allergic to peanuts last year. Thankfully, he did not have a contact allergy, but one of actual intake. Still, I did not once send a peanut butter sandwich in my child's lunch to school in fear that A- would have an issue. I talked with his mom several times about things that were safe for him to eat, as I wanted to be certain that the snack that we sent was A- safe.
A child with a life threatening allergy is far more important than your child's choice of something for lunch. Try sending fruits, vegetables, cheeses, hummus and other things that wouldn't cause issue. Who knows, your grandchild may be lucky to find that her palate can be expanded beyond the bland peanut butter sandwich.
Amy at Bailey's Leaf
You know, the spirit of self-sacrifice and doing good to one's neighbor that once made America great has all but disappeared. How much better it would be for a child without allergies to be taught to think of others and adapt than and eat their beloved PB&J in the privacy of their own homes than to endanger anyone else for love of PB.
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