Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Trace Adkins

Whit Honea — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:39:00 GMT

Trace Adkins was among the stars that filled the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Adkins rode on the Jimmy Dean float of sausage and sang one of his songs, "You're Going to Miss This," with his family by his side.

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Trace Adkins Talks About His Daughter's Near Death Experience

Karen — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:53:00 GMT

It's a parent's worst nightmare: a near-fatal allergic reaction. Brianna, now 6 years old suffered a horrid reaction to peanut butter after licking a lid of the sticky substance when she was 9 months old.

"There didn't seem to be any peanut butter on it, but the reaction was almost immediate," he says in Redbook's June issue. "She began to swell up, to where she was almost unrecognizable ... Just from the protein on the lid."

"She knows she has to ask before she picks up any food, pretty much," Adkins went on.

"We have all had to change our diets to work around the things she's allergic to – all nuts, dairy, and eggs. We seldom eat at restaurants because it's too risky. That's just how we live."

Adkins is now a spokesperson for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN).

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins Talks About His Daughter's Near Death Experience