On my 20th birthday, went to a fancy Japanese food show place. As I was walking in with my partner, I noticed that this lady that was leaving was pausing every few steps to breathe, and she had a 3/4 year old with her. She was larger, and people were giving her a very wide berth; no one checked to see she was okay. She gets to her vehicle and stops at the hood to put her hand on it, which struck me as odd: if she needed to breathe she's all of 2 steps from a seat, why would she stop now? I'd just gotten to the entrance, so I turned around and headed back for her to see if she was okay. Started asking questions, she was treating her niece who she was meeting for the first time today to a fun meal. I noticed she was too out of breath and it was getting worse, so after some inquiry found that she had had shellfish for the first time in a while. In the mean time, I had my partner to entertain the child and called an ambulance. Found out they were about to drive home, a 20 min trip, was afraid of calling Drs, but I convinced her to stay. We were able to get the childs parents contacted (this was the first time I experienced a child not knowing their address or parents phone number so that was stressing) and waited for the ambulance to arrive. When they did they were able to give her a breathing tube and some allergen shot. EMTs told me she had less than a few minutes before her throat would've fully closed at this rate, and if I hadn't've stopped and called when I did she wouldn't've gotten home.

Once the nieces parents arrived, we headed home, restaurant was too much for me. Got a confirmation that she was okay and released a few hours later. Both the best and most stressful birthday day I've ever had.