Wisconsin College Student, 19, Dies from Peanut Allergy After Her Friend Gave Her a Gluten-Free Brownie

Hannah Glass suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating a brownie that contained roasted peanut flour

A 19-year-old college student from Wisconsin died from an allergic reaction caused by peanuts.

According to local ABC News outlet WISN12, Hannah Glass suffered an allergic reaction on Monday, Nov. 4, from a brownie that reportedly contained roasted peanut flour. A friend from a women's group on campus had given her the brownie, which contained peanut flour for gluten-free students.

The Maranatha Baptist University freshman realized after a few bites that something was wrong, her father told WISN. "We believe because this product contained roasted peanut flour, separate from oily peanut butter, that masked this."

Glass used her EpiPen and called her parents. At that point, she "had thrown up, she had the hives, but some Benadryl had made things better," her father added. "After a few seconds of laying down, things changed dramatically. In hindsight, it's at that point the right lung collapsed."

Paramedics struggled to resuscitate her. Glass' heart stopped for four minutes and was brought to Watertown Hospital. Due to her condition, she was transferred to Froedtert Hospital to seek further treatment, the Sacramento Bee reported.

During the transfer, Glass suffered seizures and was put on a ventilator. She experienced "severe brain swelling" and her body began to shut down. "The majority of her brain was unmistakably, seriously, critically, and without the life-sustaining measures in place, TERMINALLY damaged," an update from her parents via Facebook said on Nov. 11. "There were no conversations of quality of life or anything like that. This was only life and death!"

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WISN 12 News/Youtube Memorial held for Hannah Glass

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Memorial held for Hannah Glass

Ahead of her death, her family, the Froedtert Hospital staff and dozens of others participated in an "Honor Walk" as Glass was wheeled into the operating room for her organs to be donated. She was taken off life support on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Glass was "an exceptional student and a sweet-spirited servant in her church, with a heart for reaching souls with the gospel," according to a statement released by the university. "She made a tremendous impact in her first year on campus and in the Academy, where she was conducting her education fieldwork."

The funeral was held at Calvary Baptist Church in Watertown for Glass on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and was standing room only, Watertown Daily Times reported.

A fundraiser was set up for Glass' family on the platform GiveSendGo. It has received over $27,000 in donations as of Nov. 15 to help her family in their time of need. Following her death, four people received life-saving transplants.