Wow as a medically trained person I watched this with absolute admiration.The way you guys managed this was top drawer! I don’t know what was going on inside you but you were both calm which so showed in Willows response and the situation was managed to perfection! Well flipping done mom and dad !

This is an example of VERY good parenting. You awareness and quick action mixed with preparation saved her life. I’m proud of you guys.

As in ICU nurse I’m am absolutely blow away by how well you handled this situation! Calm and collected is the key. Willa is lucky to have you two💕

I’m a nurse. I was up out of my chair and talking to the screen when she started scratching her arm. Glad you were able to stay calm and followed the verbal instructions for using the epipen. I was very concerned and yelling at the TV when she started drooling. That is a dangerous sign when she can’t swallow her own saliva. Please check with your medical team about when and if you would need to deliver an additional dose as the reaction can return. Your family is amazing. I love watching your videos every Sunday. Stay safe and keep sailing.

I'm a retired labor and delivery nurse and in emergencies (which were numerous over my 30+ year career) and I was SUPER impressed with how calm (on the outside) you both were. You each had your own adrenaline surges going on I'm sure. But, you did not allow that to overwhelm you and cause panic. Well done. So thankful Willa is ok. Thank you for sharing your real life. From Marilyn C.

THANKYOU FOR SHARING THIS. We know this is personal, but someone seeing the signs and symptoms and the 'What To Do' in an example is a Public Service. So relieved you are fine Miss Willa.

A very big thankyou for allowing Willa's episode to be shown. As a mere viewer I am now more than ever invested in Willa's sailing adventure. So good to see how quickly she bounced back. Happy sailing.

Bless her heart. What a trooper she didn't even cry. We love you baby girl.

Crazy how quickly things can escalate glad little Willa was ok 💕

Absolutely no judgement here. You guys are awesome parents and my wife and I felt for you so much! So glad your beautiful girl is fine! You handled it great! Tim and Tammie Miller

Your quickness is Gods blessing of protection for Your precious babies!!💞🙏💞🙏

Omg, I'm so glad she's ok! My sister was about her age when we discovered she has an allergy to shellfish. We were tent camping in Canada at the time and it was prior to epipen's so we used benadryl til we got to a hospital. Great job handling that medical emergency 👏 And I agree, never knew mayo can have milk in it (I'm lactose intolerant). Gonna read the mayo labels now!

You done the right thing, you were prepared for the emergency. As for not getting her to medical treatment, she responded to the treatment well and you maintained vigilant and informed watch over her.

Great job guys! I’m a firefighter paramedic and have given epi to lots of anaphylactic folks over the years. You handled it like seasoned professionals. Love your channel and if I ever meet Willa, I will not offer any food! Take care guys!

My grandson has a severe peanut allergy. I didn't want to watch this but I am SO glad I did. I'm so grateful you aired this. I cried. I am beyond grateful your LO is OK. We've never had to use the epi pen but I'm so glad I have seen it used in real life. Much love and many blessings to you and your family.

I've got two kids, teenagers now and man does this hit home. Our kids don't have known allergies but ANYtime your child is sick or in danger, the adrenaline starts pumping. I'm sweating right now just having watched this. Thank you for sharing and glad Willa and the fam are doing great now!

Wow, that was a scary situation. So glad she was okay. God bless y'all! You're such good parents. Happy Mother's day Ashley

Thank you for sharing. I can totally relate...especially to, “don’t offer my child any food”. You have no idea how complicated this is in a public school setting. 🇨🇦❤️

I really believe you both just saved someone else’s life by now. You both are awesome! Happy Mother’s Day!💕💐

Make your own mayo. One egg+ 1 cup oil and a stick mixer! Takes 5min. Delicious!

Praying you guys are okay? I didn't get your weekly video and was concerned. GBU all.🙏

Having lived with allergies my whole life, I can tell you that awareness of this issue is much much better than it was 40 years ago or even 30 years ago, my advice read the labels when you can, when in doubt leave it on the shelf. Though I have been known to rummage through the shelf to find the bottle where the sticker was placed in a different place and the english ingredients were visible, or even hold 2-3 bottles to be able to read the ingredients list around the stickers, so I know the pain. I've had colleagues wonder why I didn't participate in morning tea's at work, but when you don't know what the ingredients are it's not worth the risk.

My heart goes out to you being a parent. Willa will be the smartest , toughest kid around. The Photo of her holding onto the tiller of the outboard is the best. I grew up on A floating House on Great Central lake. Love your Channel ,it's part of my Sunday. Stay safe , love you all.

You guys are awesome. There is NO (sailing) channel like yours. I wish all four of you the best, and please keep these posts coming! X from Amsterdam!

i personally are glad you shared this with us, so many poeple out there are in the same boat and good to be made aware too others in this position. proud of you guys for showing good parent responsibility. i don't care what others say, i think you the correct thing. no matter where you are, the same conditions apply.

💕 can’t even imagine the panic you were feeling. I sure hope Willa grows out of that allergy.

Very eye opening, and you guys handled it well. Knowledge is the best medicine.

You guys managed that the like pros, you were prepared, focused in solving the problem, no screaming, jumping around like crazy…. You did great !

How scary. Willa’s reaction was swift and continued to escalate. You handled it calmly and didn’t wait too long to start treatment which is commonly what people do. I carry an epi-pen too and they were hard to get in US during covid as well. My allergist gave me a vial of epinephrine and hypodermic syringes and showed me how to measure and administer. Now that the immediate crisis is over, I’d keep her on Benadryl for another 24 hours. After epi wears off there is sometimes another reaction. I wish you and her continued good health as she lives and deals with this.

Wow, that must have been scary! SO glad Willa is ok! Thanks for sharing with us, stay healthy and stay happy! Always looking forward to your next episode.

Well done. I’m ex ambulance and you seemed focussed and calm. Yay for epipens. While waiting for a helicopter once we wrapped ice in a damp cloth and held it on the child’s neck (after epipen given by parents). It slowed the swelling down.

Way to go Ashley! Great job Willa is lucky to have you both!

Glad Willa is ok.! How scary. Love watching you guys.!

I have never seen a small child Epi pen. That was pretty awesome that it walks you through administering it. You stayed SO much more calm than I would have!!!! So relieved that it ended up so well in the end.

You guys continue to amaze me with your adventures. Please don't be scared to ever post something that we all can learn from. I am so happy that you do what you do. Well done for acting so quickly and most of all calmly with Willa. Keep doing what you guys do. You rock.

Well done guys. I’m a nurse practitioner as well as a Mom who has a son who has anaphylaxis to all nuts. It’s so good you put that video up. A very good learning tool for people who are watching. 👍🇨🇦🇨🇦

Got emotional watching this, have a little one same age as Bodhi (almost exactly!) and just empathized with the whole situation and your emotions. So glad Willa is OK!

I’m so glad Willa is doing well after her reaction!! My husband suffers from idiopathic anaphylaxis, which means he has that type of reaction due to absolutely nothing. He has even woke up in the middle of a night’s sleep unable to breath and covered in hives. I feel your pain and my thoughts are with you! Epi pens should be with you in arms reach 24-7!!!

Powerful. Feeling blessed to share in your life

You guys did the right thing and you saved your daughter life you are well prepared for emergency and that is a very good thing to do when you’re sailing in a boat you guys are the best and your children are lucky to have parents like you

Upsetting to see, you reacted so quickly and calmly. You are such good parents I wish you and you family the best of health and luck on your future journey. Sending you love and best wishes from the uk, keep up your fantastic parenting I wish you all the luck in the world. You are awesome XXX love watching you and your family grow.

So glad she’s ok, can’t imagine the stress xxx

What a resilient girl Willa is. Took it in her stride. Thanks for all the info. Great video.

Hello from Siesta Key Florida That was hard to watch. She's one tuff little girl. Happy mother's day. You guys handled that like pros

that you stayed so Calm during the whole time is amazing, you guys are amazing thanks for sharing, its a big eye opener. Love and Peace from Sweden

see if the Dr will give you access to oxygen or other palliative things for comfort etc. what if she needs an ER and you’re in the middle of the ocean? You need to have your own ER on the boat. Pulse-ox etc too. Scary!! SO incredibly glad she’s ok!!! Love you guys!!! You’re amazing parents! And thank you for sharing this with us! We aren’t here just for the sailing parts - we are invested in your family too💗💗💗 I have now watched this 4 times.. please consider sharing these moments with us!! You did great!!!! Awesome job

Calm under pressure, you were both amazing. Anaphylaxis is scary even as an adult (seafood/shellfish for me), I was scared and I wasn’t even there. Willa was also amazing, kids are so resilient, great watching her run around at the end. Praying for all of you

A great example of the importance of being prepared, thanks for sharing.

Hart breaking! Cudo’s to both of you for staying so calm and collected!

Sharing this is exactly the right thing to do. Having the pen on board did its job when needed thanks for the video

Glad the little ones OK, way to be prepared And maintain control! Very well done.

Thankyou Ben and Ashley ,be well .cheers from Alberta.

Hats off to you how calm you stayed throughout the whole thing!! I am sure you were freaking out on the inside!! Great job!

Well Happy Mother's day from the U.S. what a video. Thank you for sharing and we are so happy you guys are ok. My wife and I were in shock when we started this video. Thank you for sharing! And yes if we meet no cookies. You guys are an inspiration! Hope to meet sometime, maybe at an Anchorage.

Oh my goodness. You guys reacted so well. I know you were anxious but you kept your heads. Trusted each other and took great care of your baby.

Its ok Ashley! You all did the very best for Willa and these things happen. I could tell during the video you were beating yourself up and you did great momma💜 Ben did a great job staying calm and being there for support.

Good choice on sharing the video. So, glad everything turned out okay. There are at least 8 different types of shock that I am aware of. The way I remember them is to remember "CHAMPS RN" Cardiogenic, Hypovolemic, Anaphylactic, Metabolic, Psychogenic, Septic, Respiratory, Neurogenic. Sounds like you guys are set up for the most common things you are likely to encounter.

I had similar type allergies as a baby until early teens. Good news is as I got older they lessened and in most cases disappeared. Happy this had a good ending. Just be vigilant and question everything she eats as I am sure you doing.

Solid work. As a EMT/firefighter I've been on many calls like this. You guys should be commended on responding quickly and calmly. Your calm certainly helped her responding so well. Obviously, sailing a boat around the world has given you the abilities to make rational decisions under pressure quickly. Showing her reaction, and how to respond properly may help save someone's life someday.

Glad the cutie pie Willa was okay. You guys are a great team and stayed calm.

Bloody scary, bloody well handled and bloody good advice! 🥰

OH GAWD! So proud of you guys for how you handled it, you're amazing, you got this.

What a great reminder about allergies, many people scoff at people who have allergies not understanding how deadly it can be. We had a young lady from overseas who died from peanut allergies. She was on a beach at a place called Coral Bay, she had one bite of her partners dessert , went into anylphalactic shock and died. I'm so glad you had the stuff to treat her, and I'm glad she was OK. I think you guys do such a great job being parents on the hop, well done both of you xx

It was so good of you to share what you did in a very human moment. So happy Willa is doing well and you two did an amazing job under extreme stress! God Speed and safe adventures!

Am glad everything was ok . I have an unknown reaction that causes my lip to swell up really bad . I also dont have a pituitary gland so have to take a bucket of meds every day and up to 5 times a day punctually or risk potential coma / death ! 🙄 Subsequently my mum (in her 70's) banned me from buying a catamaran , lol

Allergic reactions on that level must be such a drag. You're both so calm. What do you do when out on the open seas? I didn't know that sneezing was an indicator.

Thank you for posting this. Thank you for being prepared. Happy Mother's day

i love that y’all were transparent to say that you aren’t completely knowledgeable on the subject & what could possibly happen, i mean everyone’s bodies react differently, yet y’all did an amazing job. from a nurse… sometimes epipens only buy you some time & death can be imminent following, without medical attention. broke my heart watching her struggle & you both doing your very best to manage what she was enduring. i am proud to say the least. glad it all worked out!!!

You did not delay- excellent. 🥰 Hope she’s feeling better… anaphylaxis is terrifying.

Wow! It’s a good thing you were aware of Willa’s allergies and were prepared. That’s the first time I’ve seen the epipens that give you instructions. Good save you guys!

You guys are completely amazing parents! You handled that so calmly and competently! Thank you for sharing your adventures (the sailing ones as well as your personal ones). My husband and I have been following you for many years and really admire you! Keep on keeping on!!!😀

So glad that Willa is recovering. It's really hard to be parents and you both are such a wonderful mum and dad! Wishing you a happy Mother's Day Ash. Bri, TopHat 25', Oz

Unthinkable situation, but your calm, decisive actions are an example for everyone to follow for any emergency. Thanks for showing. I've never seen an anaphylactic event before so this is an eye opener for me personally.

Oh my goodness you guys remained such level headed and that is awesome. I think you did good by showing this because I for one have never seen someone get in trouble so fast. Great job Mom and Dad.

You guys are doing great with your lifestyle! Keep living the way you want and know that most of us watching think you’re awesome people and now parents too. Pretty good sailors as well. Lol! Poor Willa! Glad you were prepared.

So glad that Ella is ok. We feel your pain and anxiety. Our daughter had a sever bee allergy and had an EpiPen with us constantly.

That occured fast!...good to see she recovered quickly!

I am so taken full of admiration for you guys! You rock! You had a problem with Willa, you knew what to do, and was prepared - that is what is most important! Thank you for that amazing video!

Very well done. Along with education for folks in the same situation on a boat. Great job.

Great Job!! As a parent who brought up a child (now 19) with a severe peanut allergy, I just want to give you kudos. Been watching you since there was just two in your family at sea. Wishing you less worry and more happy adventures ahead. BTW, if you do get anyone telling you something different to do, just remember that various doctors, and even the same doctor over time has given us different advice on what to do, and the E.R. doctors almost failed us. Your instincts were spot on.

Preparation not everything - but the most important start of everything else. Well done.

oh my god. i have developed food allergies over the past couple of years. i had my first anaphylaxis reaction this summer. it was so scary - and i'm 40, live in the city and was able to seek medical help immediately. i CANT EVEN IMAGINE what this must be like as a parent when this happens to your young child....let alone when it happens when you are on your boat in a foreign country. i cant believe how calm the two of you were able to remain during this. i know you said that it has happened a few times before, but it still must be so scary for you. kudos to you. your calm will definitely have helped to keep her calm, which is imperative. thank goodness for epi pens.

This is a very valuable video. Thank you for staying cool en filming during this episode. Respect!

This is only the second video of yours I've ever watched. The video before showed up in my suggested feed and because of this video I just subscribed. I watched this while sitting next to my 17 month old who has no known allergies and cried. I could only imagine. I feel for you guys. Thank you for sharing such a personal moment, it reminded me to be grateful for the little things. ❤

crazy so glad both of you know what was going on with Willa. Excellent Decision to do the epi pen

You guys are amazing. As a parent of 3 I can’t imagine how scary this was going through this on a boat in a foreign country. This is why i want my nurse wife to get her wilderness paramedic license when we take this plunge after our kids are old enough.

yes VERY WELL DONE Guys.....and thank YOU for getting this info OUT there ! .... OnWard.....

Thank you for showing Willa's reaction because I think it is important for people to actually see what it looks like. My young son has a friend with a peanut allergy and he is over at our house a lot. I've often wondered what I'd do if I accidentally served him something with traces of peanut in it. Since none of my kids have allergies I've never witnessed a reaction before. Much love to you guys!

You handled this so good. Calm and relaxed. But i think there is more to the picture than you showed in the movie. Understands your frustration and struggle With this situation. And thanks for sharing this. Both of you are doing a good job. Keep it up. There will always be scary situations and happy times. "Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost" Wish your family the all the best.

Thanks for sharing such a personal moment for your family. It is good to see first hand what can happen and what need to be done.

So happy that your child will be fine. That had to be very scary. Also thanks for the advise on the epipen availability throughout your travels. As Americans we tend to forget such things and can't understand why, but it is true. Good to hear what is in your medical and emergency kit. Again thanks for the great video and hope you and your children stay well. Happy sailing .

You handled that beautifully. I saw you were trying to get her to take calming breaths (great idea!), which is great for toddlers to learn for a host of reasons. One fun thing our daycare taught us that might be helpful is to get them to hold up a finger to your mouth and say ‘Smell the flower!’ *big breath in nose* and then ‘Blow out the candle!’ *big breath out mouth*. It’s a fun activity for them to pretend and learns proper big breaths. Just thought I’d share the tip. But seriously, you both did amazing with that!

Wow. 1 mistake can be costly but well done on the quick response. I see and am glad to see so much support from everyone. I have 3 kids. My daughter has a wheat allergy. We, my wife and I, have all made "those" mistakes and like you guys, learned from them. Lots of love and thanks for keeping it real.

The little doll is so adorable , so glad you showed her running around, thanks, we all care.

Wow....I give you credit. You stayed so calm on the outside, I'm sure that wasn't the case on the inside. Thank you for sharing as I don't think people in general understand how life threatening an allergy can be. As a dad..soon to be grandfather...I was close to tears for Willa. But I just knew she would be OK because you were prepared. Stay safe and well....sending ❤ from Sidney BC.

You guys were so very calm! Glad Willow is ok!

Wow! Thanks for sharing! Happy Mother’s Day!

Nice job! Glad Willa is OK. For head bleeds put a cold wash cloth or ice pack on the back of the neck. This stops the bleeding immediately. Try it for the next nose bleed to see. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Peace.

My heart broke for Willa! So scary! So glad things turned out alright!

It’s awesome you shared this because it educates the new travelers or boaters on what can happen while on the water or buying food in a foreign country. Keep doing what your doing……