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I Have Had a Near Death Experience

I had a near death experience today. My godfather & I went out for lunch at our diner. A VERY important detail is that I’ve been going to this diner all my life so, they know me, I’m one of their number 1 customers. Anyway, I am deathly allergic to a lot of things, there’s a whole list so, when I go out to eat, I’m very careful about it. I went up to the counter, myself & godfather gave them the list of my allergies to be safe. They made sure everything was safe for me to eat. I had a small order of salad with a banana smoothie. We were talking, joking around & 10 minutes after I had less than half of the smoothie, I felt something slip down which I thought was just ice that came through the straw. Anyway, within those 10 minutes, my voice changed from a higher pitch to almost nothing. My godfather got very worried & asked if I needed a pat on my back or something. At that, my throat completely closed. I was trying to gasp for air but, couldn’t cause my airways were blocked. My godfather called 911 on the spot. The problem was that, my godfather was so panicked that he couldn’t find the epipen. An ambulance showed up, gave me their epipen & took me to the hospital. I passed out on the way their cause I went into shock after my airways closed. Thank god I made it in time & I thank my godfather for his quick thinking along with the doctors who were very quick in their response. Later on, we found out that the diner workers did NOT clean out the machine before making my drink so, someone’s chocolate chip got in it. I’d think it’s common sense to clean out the machines before the next order. I could have some understanding if they were new workers but, they weren’t. I could have died on the spot if I was alone. I’ll admit that when I woke up at the hospital, my godfather cried, saying that he wouldn’t know what he’d do if anything happened to me. I got scared during the aftermath & cried with him. I am Perfectly fine now but, I will NEVER eating their again. That was WAY to close of a call. The department of health was called so, that’s handled, I just needed to get it off my chest.
KimmyGary · F
time for a lawyer and a law suit to make sure it never happens again
RosieQ · 22-25, F
@KimmyGary We called the department of health & we’ll file a lawsuit next.
MikeSp · 56-60, M
@RosieQ Glad you're ok now and filing suit. They need to be motivated to improve their kitchen practices. Don't sign anything unless your lawyer clears it.
ticklerguy · M
Wow,Thats Awful.Honestly if anything happened to you I'd be beside myself as well

 
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