The country star Trace Adkins participated in the NBC show The Celebrity Apprentice to win a donation of $250,000 to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) and raise awareness of the growing numbers of children with food allergies -- like his 6-year-old daughter, Brianna:
“She’s allergic to all nuts, all dairy and eggs,” says Adkins. “It’s something we deal with and have to be vigilant about on a daily basis. We have to keep the Benadryl, the Epi-pen, all that stuff."
There are three million school-age kids and 12 million people overall in this country today who have severe food allergies. It’s deadly. It can kill people,” Adkins says. “So I’m just trying to raise awareness of the extent of this problem.”
“She’s allergic to all nuts, all dairy and eggs,” says Adkins. “It’s something we deal with and have to be vigilant about on a daily basis. We have to keep the Benadryl, the Epi-pen, all that stuff."
There are three million school-age kids and 12 million people overall in this country today who have severe food allergies. It’s deadly. It can kill people,” Adkins says. “So I’m just trying to raise awareness of the extent of this problem.”