Seconds From Death

This afternoon, Brock told me that he was stung by a wasp. This is a regular occurrence since they build a nest by our shop door every year. However, today was different. Talk about KINKS in the plan. Today, was the biggest one ever.

So about 45 minutes later, Brock starts running around the house like a madman. He jumped in the tub and started pouring hot water and vinegar all over his body. He called for some baking soda and the phone to call his mom. He complained that he was itching all over even inside his ears and eyes. He could not get his mom on the phone, but his dad answered his cell phone. I was sitting in the bathroom on the laptop googling all kinds of possibilities. Just as I was reading how life threatening bee or wasp sting allergic reactions are, I heard Brock's dad say, "You are having an allergic reaction to that sting, bud."

For some reason, I was exceptionally calm. I got Brock out of the tub and ready. Then, I called outside to our friend Lucas who was getting the fire pit ready for tonight. I said, "We are about to go to the emergency room. Want to come?" He decided to go.

Then, Brock drove himself to the walk-in clinic. (We decided that the walk-in clinic would be quicker and cheaper than the emergency room.) As we were driving there (it's a 25 minute drive) Brock was getting worse and worse. He wanted to drive because it would "keep his mind off of it." At this point, he had hives that turned into huge whelps all over his body. His eyelid was swelling up and his tongue began to swell. He could still breathe though.

We received instant attention as soon as Brock walked into the waiting area of the clinic shirtless with whelps all over him. A nurse came over and checked his breathing right out in the lobby. He was breathing fine. Then, they rushed him back to the "procedure" room and gave him two shots. Sure enough, the itching began to subside. The doctor then said that the next thing to swell was going to be his throat and when you throat closes up, you only have 70 seconds before you die. Praise the Lord that Brock lived today!!!