A former ITV producer who suffered a severe allergic reaction after taking a single bite of nuts has finally gone home after five years in care.
Amy May Shead, 31 - who used to be a producer on This Morning - suffered an anaphylactic shock after eating just one mouthful of a chicken and rice dish that contained nuts on April 14 2014.
Ms Shead, who was on a weekend away in Budapest at the time, went into cardiac arrest when two doses of her EpiPen failed to relieve her reaction.
By the time emergency services arrived, Ms Shead had been starved of oxygen for six minutes and was put into an induced coma to prevent further brain damage.
Ms Shead is now confined to a wheelchair, partially paralysed and unable to see or speak properly.
After having around-the-clock care at various hospitals and treatment centres, she has moved to a specially-adapted annex of her parents' Roger and Sue's home in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
Amy May Shead - who was left brain damaged and partially paralysed after accidentally eating nuts - is finally home after five years in hospital. She has moved to a specially-adapted annex at the home of her parents Sue and Roger (pictured) in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Pictured before the ordeal with a National Television Award, Ms Shead landed her dream job as a producer of This Morning. But during a girls' weekend away in Budapest in April 2014, she went into anaphylactic shock after just a single mouthful of a chicken and rice dish with nuts
For the past three years, Ms Shead has lived at the Marillac Care centre in Brentwood, Essex. She is pictured with the staff during her send off. She also spent two years in London hospitals
After going into cardiac arrest, paramedics fought hard to save Ms Shead's life on the road outside the Budapest restaurant.
She was then rushed to the Peterfy Hospital in the Hungarian capital and immediately put into an induced coma.
Ms Shead spent three weeks in intensive care, where she battled seizures and pneumonia, before flying to St Thomas’ Hospital in London via air ambulance.
During her year at St Thomas', Ms Shead endured septicemia several times, as well an upper gastrointestinal obstruction and severe weight loss.
Anaphylaxis, also known as anaphylactic shock, can kill within minutes.
It is a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to a trigger, such as an allergy.
The reaction can often be triggered by certain foods, including peanuts and shellfish.
However, some medicines, bee stings, and even latex used in condoms can also cause the life-threatening reaction.
According to the NHS, it occurs when the immune system overreacts to a trigger. It is considered a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment.
For the past three years, Ms Shead has lived at the Marillac Care centre in Brentwood,
