Allergies Are Serious: Amy May Comes Home After Five Years in Care | This Morning

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Earlier this week Ruth went to visit someone very close to all of our hearts - Amy May Shead - a loved member of the This Morning team, who continues to live with the devastating effects caused by a severe allergic reaction to nuts. After five years living in care - Ruth went to visit her new purpose-built home to find how she, her family and The Amy May Trust are getting ready to launch special bracelets to raise awareness about the kind of allergy that changed Amy May’s life forever.
Broadcast on: 29/03/19
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[@flowersforthedead5182]

My favorite bit about this piece was the way the lady at the beginning referred to her as OUR COLLEGUE. She is still at her desk in their hearts and thats powerful.

[@katietomlin253]

I love how well her family takes care of her and still makes her feel beautiful by putting makeup and jewelry on her. ❤

[@Nocgirl]

Amy is so beautiful and her parents are awesome. What a loving family. Best wishes and love to all of them.

[@Steven-jx4zo]

Our great niece is deathly allergic to all nuts! She’s 15 1/2 now! Rayne is gorgeous, intelligent, and so very talented, plays the violin beautifully. I pray to God to protect her daily, that she never has to be in a situation, that could cause her the slightest harm. I pray this young lady has made improvements. God Bless from the USA 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@cpl8168]

Ruth is a great friend.

[@oranjelibertine]

Speaks volumes that Eamon and Ruth were the ones championing this cause and involving the production staff…. Unlike other presenters of this show at the time that we have all heard about a lot the past 12 months.

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

Our family is plagued by various allergies, though thankfully not to nuts & not as severe as Amy's allergies. My heart goes out to you & your family Amy. I'm so sorry this happened to you. But I'm glad people have come together to make sure you have everything you need. And it's clear that you will always be loved by your ITV This Morning family too. You're an amazing young woman.

[@user-ok5zm7hu8l]

How is Amy doing these days? Be nice to see a catch up

[@Aimee0206]

They just did an update on her in the video titled, "Food Allergy Awareness: 'Someone’s Life Is In Your Hands!'". Unfortunately, she's not doing too great - in December 2022, she began having a lot of seizures and has been very depressed since then.

[@mariehernandez6237]

Absolutely heartbreaking 😔Sending love and prayers to Amy. 🙏🏻🌻❤️🌸

[@lisamcdonald1014]

🙏

[@A1Kira]

Does she still know who she is? I heard that she could understand what people are saying so maybe Amy is still in there, she just can't communicate outwardly. If so then it is her as a person.... hopefully medicine advances enough to help her out. that or maybe there could be a way for her to communicate.

[@jimpim6454]

If they can still smile they can still live. Honestly if this happens to me i wod rather just die

[@racsasa2b]

Honestly, I feel the same. But nobody will ever know , If Ms. Amy wants to live on, or not. So you can't just end this live . It's a very hard situation

[@marouanlakou]

You have no idea about something called : survival instinct

[@RobloxRainbowThemePark]

Love overcomes every thing.

[@isabelle8836]

I am aurbrn all nut allergies. If i smell it my throat closes. I always carry around 2 sets of epi pens and benadryl

[@bettybelongia7213]

❤😊god. Bless. From. America😢

[@jelenazoric9300]

This is devastating to watch😢😢 And it's not living. It's existing😢 She is literally uncapable to do anything by herself. I wonder what will happen to her once her parents are gone:((( So unfair...

[@marouanlakou]

They will take care of her, she doesn't live in Africa, well not better than her parents but they will

[@sambraham4677]

The chef/waiter who made her meal 😔

[@Ieyasu_Rose]

I think this is tricky because they could have been 100% sure they weren't using nuts however the food chain supply is very complex, some ingredients could have been made in facilities with nuts and they wouldn't know

[@janefraser1878]

Jessica

[@Dony9369]

Its so sad that im crying, i nevr would of immagined a nut allergy could be so serious..

[@hhuldhh]

ياعمري 😢😔

[@cinemastudios9836]

In that situation, I would not want o go on.

[@auriguerrero2969]

What happened to her

[@amanda90]

Lovely too see are u serious ruth its awful

[@amanda90]

6 mins dead and now she lives like this ffs

[@Petothegreatone]

It's not living it's just existing.

[@amanda90]

I cant believe how many people are allergic to nuts

[@NS-kg9hn]

I think we either need to just stop eating nuts as a society or folks like this really can’t eat out. No disrespect but like, if you’re that deathly allergic, why would you to travel to central/Eastern Europe where you don’t speak the language and eat at a random restaurant and just show your allergy card and hope for the best??

[@itsjustme7979]

I agree. Can’t trust strangers. Very sad.

[@McrChemical]

Jesus so merciful she forfeited this girls remaining life. Isn't there enough criminals in the world for him to punish

[@taevelli523]

These ppl are cruel! I know this lady doesn't want to live like this they are keeping her alive for their personal benefit. Its disgusting.

[@kmshead]

Good on you for talking for her. I'm sure you know what she wants more than her family and friends.

[@danasymosky5609]

They aren't keeping her alive. She IS alive. She isn't hooked up to machines that they can unplug. What would you have them do at this point? Kill her? That would be murder. I agree that no one would want to live like this, but things like this happen to people everyday. The doctors did everything they could to save her life. No one can predict how much brain damage a person will have because everyone is unique and every situation is different. The parents are suffering as much, if not more than Amy.

[@xxmiadalyxx5489]

This comment is cruel! How can you say such a thing, I’m sure if this was your child you’d want too keep her alive it’s a mrical she lived from her reaction. She’s an inspiration for people who go through the same thing she is going through it’s a wake up call for people with nut allergies to make aware of how dangerous it can be. The fact you can sit behind a screen and write something like this is disgusting, you should be ashamed of yourself.

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@xxmiadalyxx5489 It's not a "miracle." It's a fate worse than death. If given the choice between this and death, literally everyone would choose death. It's the complete opposite of a miracle. It's an example of, if God exists, he's evil and reprehensible beyond words.

[@gemmahamilton2565]

So what do you suggest they do then?

[@davemeade4371]

"isn't this beautiful to see?" Are you serious? The only thing nice in that situation is that the caretakers- who live in suffering because of this- don't have to drive an hour to the hospital daily anymore. This is extremely sad, like waking up to take care of a family member that is dead.. but you're keeping her alive. As hard as it is, euthenasia is the only logical answer here . R.I.P Amy, I am mourning for you today.

[@bouncingbluesoul5270]

She's not dead

[@barbiegirlthrifter6841]

She lived. Should they now kill her? Wonder what Amy thinks. Maybe she wants to live, and now she is living back home with her family. Who gets to decide whose life is worth living?

[@feels.9304]

​@@barbiegirlthrifter6841 Insightful response❤

[@roseblossom166]

@@barbiegirlthrifter6841 I don’t see how she would want to live that way. She’ll never recover and can’t live independently at all. You can’t be selfish in these situations because the only person who’s hurting right now is her.

[@girltal.k]

I like how you think you choose

[@headbanger1853]

She has no life. A funeral is cheaper than a lifetime of therapy and 24 hour care. The parents are cruel for keeping her like this.

[@marouanlakou]

God works in mysterious ways .. the most ridiculous sentence ever said