Food allergy training

As I sit here with my coffee, waaaay too early, preparing for a food allergy & epi-pen training I'll be doing at my son's preschool later this morning, I felt the need to share some thoughts.
I've done this training several times over the past few years, and each year the stories and statistics get scarier. This morning I'll share a story with the teachers about a little girl I know who became anaphylactic after eating an unsafe cupcake. I hear these stories so often, and feel so thankful that my children haven't been the subject of the scariest ones. I'm not sure if that's luck, persistant training of folks around them, constant awareness or what. But I am more than grateful for their safety, so far, in the food allergy world. Six and half years ago, though, when my oldest son had his initial reaction to peanuts, I was completely scared - and that fear never leaves the mother of a food allergic child.
When I talk with the teachers this morning, I'll hope to instill a bit of that fear, but more so the confidence that they will know how to handle any emergency. It's critical that we allergy parents stay in touch with our children's teachers and caregivers. These initial meetings and trainings open the doors for continued communication all school year. Certainly, I hope this year is another reaction-free year, and I will do what I can as a mother to ensure that.
Stay well,
Layne