TOMK5RC@aol.com wrote:
> Yep, its called anfalactic (sp?) shock. All of the blood vessels in your body
> constrict, as does your airway. Given a severe enough reaction, you die
> shortly thereafter.
Been there. Done that. Very nearly died. Thank God I was nearemergency room.
Now carry kit with me.
Caution: A person can grow to adulthood without discovering that
he or she has a potentially fatal allergy. You can go for years without
encountering a substance that has the potential of closing down your
body in mere minutes.
Lyn, W4WDN
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