self-administered an EpiPen, and was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.
Even the Epi pen did not work. Must have been a really bad reaction. Imagine going though life knowing that even a tiny misstep can kill you.
Even the Epi pen did not work. Must have been a really bad reaction. Imagine going though life knowing that even a tiny misstep can kill you.
That's quite unreasonable.
Other people often voluntarily partake in activities that involve low-to-moderate risk of death because they enjoy them.
Don't be hyperbolic. It means that avoiding death at the cost of preparing your own meals is more important than eating at restaurants. Restaurants aren't very important and preparing your own meals isn't very taxing, so it's not a high bar to clear.
There is also the social aspect, it's one of the best opportunities to enjoy a good moment and bond over, be it with family, lovers, friends or colleagues.
Even outside of all that, the new generation of city dwellers rarely cooks at all because of their active lifestyle.
It wouldn't be so much of a burden, it would only change my routine a few times a year.
Otherwise you're condemned to staying home with no social life, eating unprocessed basic food. And that's no way to live.
Even then, that's not risk free, either. I've had a severe peanut reaction to porridge I made from plain rolled oats, from a brand I'd been eating for years and trusted.
You can live a full life and still bring or prepare your own food without eating out. If a place bars you from bringing food, I think that's lawsuit worthy with a condition like hers.
Then I realized that even cooking at home, you're using ingredients from some random factories that are similarly staffed by people in the same boat capable of making similar mistakes.
I have no idea what the perfect solution is, as personally growing every single thing you eat(or drink) seems absurd if not impossible.
So if I had a condition like this, I'd feel much safer with factory-made foods/ingredients than with food from any restaurant.
While no defense is perfect, and you'd generally like to know and trust the source of your food (and this is an important piece of the puzzle), preferring things in a visually verifiable whole format does offer a way to limit the possible or likely damage. It works in restaurants, too: you can order an unadorned steak, and might still worry about peanut oil residue from the grill, but it beats ordering stir fry and wondering what the abundant gloopy sauce is made of and if the cook even fully knows or if he gets it out of a can too.