A Wisconsin college student with a severe peanut allergy died days after going into anaphylactic shock after eating a gluten-free brownie. But her tragic death is now giving life to others in need.
Hannah Glass, 19, became seriously ill after breaking out in hives on Nov. 5 after eating a chocolate candy containing roasted peanut flour, a flour substitute, according to her devastated family. I was suffering from severe symptoms. My body completely shuts down.
“When she took the second bite, she knew something was wrong,” said her father, David Glass. he told WISN12.
“We believe this is because the product contains roasted peanut flour, separate from the oil-based peanut butter, which was hidden.”
The brownies were specially prepared by a group of women for gluten-free students at Maranatha Baptist University, where Glass was a freshman.
After the brownie caused hives and vomiting, Glass immediately contacted her parents to inform them of the allergic reaction. This was not an unusual reaction for young women to experience as children. her family said in a series of Facebook posts.
After Glass took Benadryl and fell face down, his family said his condition worsened, causing him to experience shortness of breath, discomfort, a collapsed lung and eventually lose consciousness.
Her parents rushed to the Watertown campus, gave her an EpiPen, called 911 and carried her out of the dormitory, where first responders began life-saving measures.
“She was completely unresponsive and I was incredibly helpless,” the family said, adding that their daughter had a seizure and her heart stopped for several minutes in the ambulance before arriving at the hospital.
Tests revealed that Glass had severe brain swelling and his body was completely unable to function, so he was placed on a ventilator.
“As Hannah rolled onto her side, an anaphylactic reaction hit her incredibly hard, unlike anything I've ever seen before. This left her gasping for breath, leading to her lungs collapsing and making the situation worse. , it has become beyond the capabilities of us, the paramedics, and the doctors at Watertown Hospital to repair it,” the family posted.
“A large portion of her brain was definitely severely and profoundly damaged and had terminal damage because no life-sustaining measures were taken. There's no conversation about quality of life or anything like that. It was just life and death!”
The heartbroken parents removed their daughter from life support on November 10, choosing to use their tragedy as an opportunity to save the lives of others in crisis.
Hundreds of family members, friends and medical staff lined the hallways of Vredert Hospital for an emotional walk of honor as Glass was wheeled into the operating room to donate his organs. According to a video posted by her family on social media.
Since then, Glass's vital organs have saved four lives. CBS58 reported.
“No parent should ever feel this way. If our sacrifice can save someone else from this depth of pain, we must do it,” she said. 's father told the outlet.
“She was an amazing, wonderful girl, and we are grateful to see the many lives she touched and will continue to touch,” Glass's mother, Janine, added.
