1 peanut
What's one peanut? For me, it has meant possible death. Each peanut has 240 mg of peanut protein and my body reacts at
6 mg. That's why people like me have such a hard time avoiding the foods that they are allergic to.
6 mg. That's why people like me have such a hard time avoiding the foods that they are allergic to.
16 peanuts
4000milligrams is a charitable 501(c)3 in Menlo Park, Caliifornia, with the mission to fund two important food allergy related initiatives. 4000 mg is also how many milligrams of peanut protein I now eat every day because of the SAFAR study.
The first initiative is to provide EpiPen auto injectors for children whose families cannot afford them. EpiPens are filled with life saving epinephrine, medication that can save the lives of anyone suffering from an anaphylactic reaction. I myself have had to use EpiPens on numerous occasions, and they have without a doubt saved my life. EpiPens cost more than $300 a pair, and have to be replaced as they expire and more often when they have been used. I know first hand how terrifying it would be to navigate the world without having EpiPens with me at all times. Yet many who have food allergies cannot afford this cost - Please donate a pair of EpiPens to a child who desperately needs them.
The second initiative is to raise money to help fund the Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research (SAFAR). I completed a SAFAR study that desensitized me to peanuts.
Xolair, the drug required to assist my immune system in this specific study is exorbitantly expensive at $10,000 a participant. Xolair is an antibody that helps block IgE, which is an allergy antibody produced by the human body's immune system and is responsible for allergies and allergic symptoms. My success in the SAFAR study changed my life forever – Please donate generously to this initiative so others may be able to have the same success I am currently experiencing. Right now I am eating the equivalent of 16 peanuts every day! Visit my blog www.4000milligrams.blogspot.com to follow my progress.
The first initiative is to provide EpiPen auto injectors for children whose families cannot afford them. EpiPens are filled with life saving epinephrine, medication that can save the lives of anyone suffering from an anaphylactic reaction. I myself have had to use EpiPens on numerous occasions, and they have without a doubt saved my life. EpiPens cost more than $300 a pair, and have to be replaced as they expire and more often when they have been used. I know first hand how terrifying it would be to navigate the world without having EpiPens with me at all times. Yet many who have food allergies cannot afford this cost - Please donate a pair of EpiPens to a child who desperately needs them.
The second initiative is to raise money to help fund the Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research (SAFAR). I completed a SAFAR study that desensitized me to peanuts.
Xolair, the drug required to assist my immune system in this specific study is exorbitantly expensive at $10,000 a participant. Xolair is an antibody that helps block IgE, which is an allergy antibody produced by the human body's immune system and is responsible for allergies and allergic symptoms. My success in the SAFAR study changed my life forever – Please donate generously to this initiative so others may be able to have the same success I am currently experiencing. Right now I am eating the equivalent of 16 peanuts every day! Visit my blog www.4000milligrams.blogspot.com to follow my progress.
