I read this forum topic with great interest. My 16 year old son, Morgan, has life threatening food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish and shellfish. His participation in Cub and Boy Scouts has been challenging, but it's been an opportunity for my husband/Morgan's Dad to participate in Scouting. Morgan is now an Eagle Scout, and has participated in Leader Training in our area of Colorado Springs teaching adults about food allergies. When he began Boy Scouts he trained his Troop (at that time 100 boys), about food allergies, administration of his EpiPen, and how to keep him safe. We are now working on getting food allergy training and EpiPen administration training to become part of the First Aid Merit Badge. There can be misunderstandings about food allergies and what's necessary to keep a Scout safe.
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I read this forum topic with great interest. My 16 year old son, Morgan, has life threatening food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish and shellfish. His participation in Cub and Boy Scouts has been challenging, but it's been an opportunity for my husband/Morgan's Dad to participate in Scouting. Morgan is now an Eagle Scout, and has participated in Leader Training in our area of Colorado Springs teaching adults about food allergies. When he began Boy Scouts he trained his Troop (at that time 100 boys), about food allergies, administration of his EpiPen, and how to keep him safe. We are now working on getting food allergy training and EpiPen administration training to become part of the First Aid Merit Badge. There can be misunderstandings about food allergies and what's necessary to keep a Scout safe.
If you'd like to read more about Morgan's experience with Boy Scouts, please see this article that our family wrote: http://www.allergicchild.com/allergicblog/?p=151
Please let me know if you have more ideas on this topic of food allergies & Scouting by emailing me at Nicole@AllergicChild.com