A student with a nut allergy sent angry messages to his mother after discovering he had eaten a snack that contained nuts. These will be his last messages before he ends up in a coma.
George Cadman-Ithell, 25, texted his mother Louise Cadman, 56, to say he had taken a bag of salami. In the message, he told his mom that the treats were “nice,” according to a report in the Daily Mail.
However, the writing on the top of the bag was in French – and George didn’t notice the English print on the bottom of the bag mentioning that the snack contained nuts.
“F— they contain nuts!” he texted his mother, who immediately replied, “You didn’t eat, did you?”
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“Yes,” replied George. Louise said she sent another text urging him to seek medical attention, but he did not respond.
George rushed home where his husband, Joe Nolan, 25, gave him an EpiPen. But it had been eight minutes since he had eaten the nuts. George went into cardiac arrest.
Although Joe administered CPR, George’s brain was deprived of oxygen for 26 minutes, Daily Mail reports. He provided further assistance from the ambulance.
George is now in a London hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up by his older sister, Alex Cadman, to help pay for his treatment.
“Currently, George is unconscious but in a stable condition. We don’t know the level of damage the hypoxic injury has done to the brain, but the impact will be life-changing for George and our family,” the GoFundMe says.
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While there have been some positive developments — George is breathing on his own — the road ahead is uncertain, as GoFundMe says, “the same progress has not been seen neurologically.”
Alex shared that George experiences “neurostorms,” which the National Institutes of Health explains is brain hyperactivity after a traumatic injury, and can include “periodic episodes of increased heart rate and blood pressure, sweating, hyperthermia, and motor posturing.”
According to a recent update posted by Alex, George is “still minimally conscious and unresponsive, we listened to music, I showed him photos, gave him a face and shave and recounted the stories and memories we shared. Although this was nothing like the conversations we used to have, because George was so curious and wanted to know more about the things that interested you, I am very grateful for this time. 7 weeks ago I never thought I would have this time with George.”
Alex ended her update with a plea to take care of those with nut allergies: “Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Check and recheck ingredients for allergies. Don’t ever feel like you’re a burden because of allergies/intolerances. The world needs YOU to meet, not the other way around.”
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