KQED News Mind/Shift – Tove Danovich
“Bullying takes many forms, but when it involves a food that triggers severe allergies, it could be potentially deadly. Once, when Brandon Williams, a 16-year-old from Kentucky, was on a trip with his bowling team, his teammate decided to eat some food from McDonald’s on Williams’ bed. One item had so much mayonnaise that it dripped onto Williams’ bed and jacket. But for Williams, who was diagnosed with a life-threatening egg allergy when he was one, it was a potentially dangerous situation. “I told the person not to eat on my bed,” Williams recalls. His teammate just smiled at him, then he shoved the mayonnaise-laden sandwich in Williams’ face.” (more)