Georgia mom dies after stepping on hill of FIRE ANTS outside her home and suffering extreme allergic reaction to the insects’ bites – after posting pic from the ER in 2018 pleading: ‘What if the ants get me?
- Cathy Weed stepped on a pile of fire ants at her Lawrenceville home on Saturday
- Her family thinks she died before being able to get medication for the bites
- The mom explained her severe allergy to fire ants in a Facebook post in 2018
A Georgia mom has died after stepping on a hill of fire ants – years after she issued a warning about her severe allergy to the insects from the emergency room.
Cathy Weed, 43, encountered the insect pile at her home in Lawrenceville, about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, on Saturday, according to her family.
Her family believes she died before she could get any medicine, NBC affiliate WYFF reported.
Back in 2018, Weed had shared a picture of her swollen face from the emergency room on Facebook and explained her deadly allergy.
‘I am highly allergic to fire ants as of about 3 years ago. I carry an EpiPen with me every where I go,’ she wrote. ‘Over the last 3 years, I have had to use an EpiPen 6 times. The 6th time being this Saturday night.’
Cathy Weed, 43, died on Saturday after stepping on a pile of fire ants, according to her family
Back in 2018, Weed shared a picture of her bloated face from the emergency room on Facebook and explained her deadly allergy
The mom shared that she ended in the hospital after she tried using an EpiPen that was expired and did not work to calm the reaction.
‘I was covered head to toe in hives, vomiting, full on panic attack, I felt my ear canals and throat swelling in a matter of minutes from the bite,’ Weed wrote.
‘Having an allergy like this is no joke. It is scary. It is life threatening. With each bite I get, if I don’t have an EpiPen near by the reaction gets worse.’
She went on to say she was informed by the pharmacy that there was an EpiPen shortage, which concerned her.
‘I am headed out of town this weekend for vacation and that makes me very uneasy. What if an ant gets me while I am out of town? Benadryl doesn’t touch this!!!!’ Weed said.
The Mountain View High School’s baseball team, for which Weed’s 15-year-old son plays for, honored her on Sunday
The team’s players were pictured standing by Weed’s son on the field and comforting him
‘Stay on top of your prescriptions! Make sure they are not expired! Go to your doctor and get a prescription before you use your last one, because who knows how long it will take to get filled,’ she warned.
The Mountain View High School’s baseball team, for which Weed’s 15-year-old son plays for, honored her on Sunday.
The team’s players were pictured standing by Weed’s son on the field and comforting him.
‘Her son Gray was her whole world, and she was his as well,’ coach Scott Johnson wrote on Facebook. ‘It is a very difficult time for our community and families, as Cathy was an absolutely wonderful person and loved by everyone.
‘I am very proud of our Bears baseball players for loving on their teammate last night and over the weekend, and know they will continue to raise the Weed family up during this difficult time.
The community has raised more than $8,000 for meals for Weed’s family.
An autopsy to determine an official cause of death is pending.
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