Aeverie Abile has to wear a surgical mask and gloves everywhere she goes. Even while playing, she has to do so in the open air, with protective gear and an EpiPen on hand.
“If I even touch a peanut,” says little Aeverie to CBS LA. “I can go into anaphylactic shock.” Recently someone kissed her forehead after eating something she is allergic to. The deadly kiss left Aeverie on a respirator for six days.
Things like hugs, kisses, and even smelling the dust of a tree nut or peanut can send Aeverie to the emergency room. She's currently allergic to 65 percent of all foods.
Although severe allergies are uncommon, they do exist; another young girl, Savannah Fulkerson, is allergic to sunlight.
The solution? A trained service dog. “The dog will be trained to specifically sniff out the proteins in peanuts and tree nuts that are not visible to the human eye,” says her mom, Stephanie Abile. “And alert Aeverie and her handler, who would be me.”
The service dog costs $15,000 and her community has rallied together to collect donations to get her the new helpful friend. Her GoFundMe page has currently raised $12,000 — we're pretty sure the Abiles will meet their goal very soon.
Aeverie's friends are pretty excited about the service dog since she'll be able to hang out a little more often.
“‘She’ll be able to go to school,” says friend Katie Davani. “She’ll be able to have even more friends than she had before.”
See how the community is rallying around one girl with deadly allergies below.
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