Heartbreaking Story of This Morning Producer Left With Brain Damage Due to Nut Allergy

Amy May Shead is a loved member of the This Morning team, but she continues to live with the devastating effects caused by a severe allergic reaction to nuts. Amy's parents, Sue and Roger, share her story and just why we should all take nut allergies more seriously.
Broadcast on 21/08/2017

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[michaelburton]

She has life in her eyes still and you can see she wants to communicate with them so badly.

[brandyyolidio]

Poor dear, she is trapped in her own body. An old friend of mine was allergic to seafood and the staff accidentally gabe him calamari instead of a sliced chicken dish and fell out om the floor and had a full blown seizure. His face started swelling right before my eyes. He survived but refuses to eat out anymore. Period, not even ice cream. I understand his choice fully.

[markybars]

This is one of the saddest things ever, and always think about it when I think of allergies.

[JD-qnle]

Thank you for treating her the way she should be treated. She absolutely understands and you can tell she appreciated the way she was treated by all of you! I can't imagine ending up in this spot because of someone else's choice.

[emmaarundell]

As someone whose dad has a severe nut allergy, this is both heartbreaking and absolutely terrifying😔

[SpongeBobNumberFan]

This Beautiful Woman Didnt Deserve To Go Through This
We Love You Amy

[oliviachetcuti]

Amy’s not living, she’s just existing. My heart goes out to her & anyone else impacted.

[-__-kblx]

She is neither dead nor alive. This is absolutely horrible. I feel so sorry for her.

[stacybrady]

I’m the mom of 3 kids with life threatening food allergies. This is our daily fear. Food allergies truly are a living nightmare. I wish more people understood how serious they are instead of continually mocking them in comedy and movies. We are getting treatment for two of our kids who are old enough for it right now. It’s life changing but not a cure. We need a cure. 😢

[EclipseOfTsuki]

I can’t even begin to imagine how difficult it is for people whose allergies are so severe they suffer anaphylactic shock almost instantly.

[cmtippens]

It's not just the food ingredients themselves, it's the cross contamination in preparation as well. I ordered a menu item that should have been completely safe for me & I made it known that I am allergic to pine nuts, commonly found in pesto, and asked them to keep my food separate from where they were using pesto. I was assured they would take care. I took one or two bites of my food and began to feel a reaction. After using my Epipen, and getting some Benidryl on board, I quickly checked with the manager and he believed that my chicken must have been grilled in the same spot where an order of pesto chicken had just been cooked. I then went off to the hospital to get treatment.
Most restaurants mean well and want to do the right thing, but one oversight can ruin your day, or in this young woman's case, have a profound effect on her life.

[amandaedwards-burden]

Through lack of communication and checking the foods this poor lady has suffered immensely, she is beautiful and no one deserves this... I am allergic to nuts, but not as severe as Amy, but I do flare up quite a bit...I hope she has the best life that she can, her parents are amazing, and do a lot for her.. beautiful lady Amy

[tamaravukcevic]

I would choose death instead of this...This is so heartbreaking...I hope that she recovered at least a bit...This is so devastating...

[davidimhoff]

What a story. To be a producer of the show and have this happen. Even unable to speak and she’s using her situation to educate people. I commend them for doing this interview. I feel badly for her co workers and her family. I truly hope Amy can get stronger and more verbal. She seems like such a wonderful soul. I’m sure before the incident she was a joy to be around, not that she isn’t anymore, I’m just envisioning her without the brains death symptoms. Poor thing. I don’t have allergies but if there are people that have severe allergies to nuts then no we shouldn’t have them on planes.

[Jonathan-mtup]

If I had such a severe peanut allergy, I’d never, ever eat out.

[overhaul]

Man sometimes fate is horrendous feel so bad for her.

[brandenhuffmen]

I would've sued that chef/establishment. She has permanent damage, she's gonna die that way. Just horrible.

[ExplorewithSarahlouise]

Honestly if I had a severe nut allergy I feel I would never rly eat out especially abroad I would prob just buy fruit or something it would jus the too terrifying to risk, human error is always so high:

[BlueJWay]

Jesus. Imagine dying and then waking up in a broken body, no longer able to speak, or work, or do the things that made you happy.

[juliewillis]

Yes. Thank you for not laying blame. Ty for displaying true love and devotion. I learned. I didn't know such allergies.