medical needs at school

[robinw]

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robinw, sorry i don't remember all the details, but is your dd old enough to use the epipen herself? Aren't epipens pretty small? Could you have a cool necklace or something a little hipper than a bumbag made for her to carry it around in and turn it into a positive addition to her wardrobe. I understand the school's concern regarding her safety and similarly your concern regarding not making her feel too different. I remember a few kids at school when I was a child having to wear MediAlert (american thing, don't know if it exists here) bracelets or necklaces and my being terribly jealous that I didn't need one. I'm sure you are doing this already, but plese don't let a school nurse's inattention or over atttention shape how you ensure your dd's safety in a way that's balanced and thought out. However, you might want to consider this woman's over the top reactions at this stage as a way of indicating her level of calm/capability should there actually be an emergency and your dd has had an allergic reaction.

Robinw, agree with sophiAmes - if the bag/container is a hip one, the other children might think your dd is really cool. The 7/8 year olds I know are really into accessories.

I don't know what else to suggest - could your dd try it out for a week and see what happens? If she gets teased then take it away and think again.

Does your dd have packed lunches? could the epi pen be kept with her lunch box? Then it would not stand out so much.

Hope get this sorted out and the school nurse doesn't upset you further.

My friends ds has his epipen in a small separate bag inside his schoolbag, easily got. My neice carries hers in her schoolbag and wears a medilert bracelet. If there are safety concerns about carryng the epipen then the teacher could keep it in her desk. As long as someone has it and it is easilt accessible, then there should not be a problem. I do not think it is necessary to carry it around in a bumbag.

Robinw, sorry not to have anything really constuctive to add. I did hear of a EpiPen holder thingy that kids could wear as a belt.. or maybe I dreamed it? My son (with the food allergies) doesn't wear a MediAlert bracelet because I think that's just too much (for me, for now). I've had a look around and I'll look more, but I do think there's something that's non-obvious to wear.

I do know about over the top. The other day during the second week of school for my boy, his teacher curtailed his running around becuase he was sneezing! AGH! We got that sorted out. She's pregnant and slowly losing her brian

Oops, must google with appropriate search parameters before posting. Here ya' go: medipouch thingy . If you want it and have a problem ordering, let me know .

JJ

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