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Two-Year-Old Faces Life-Threatening Allergies Amid Care Delays

1/12/2025

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Two-year-old Seren Whatling suffers from severe food allergies, necessitating food tests in hospital car parks.
She had her first anaphylactic shock at eight months from cow's milk.
The family has administered an EpiPen six times while introducing foods under medical supervision.
Allergy services in Wales are limited, causing delays for Seren's oral food challenge.
Gemma Whatling calls the experience "extremely frightening."

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Story summary

Two-year-old Seren Whatling suffers from severe food allergies, necessitating food tests in hospital car parks.
She had her first anaphylactic shock at eight months from cow's milk.
The family has administered an EpiPen six times while introducing foods under medical supervision.
Allergy services in Wales are limited, causing delays for Seren's oral food challenge.
Gemma Whatling calls the experience "extremely frightening."