When Nadim Ednan-Laperouse lost his daughter Natasha to a severe allergic reaction on a plane, his world shattered in an instant. In his own words - “that moment was beyond what any parent could imagine, a grief that felt impossible to survive. Yet even in the deepest darkness, something extraordinary happened.”Nadim describes seeing a vision of light, angels hovering above Natasha’s body, and later, through unimaginable pain, encountering the presence of God for the first time. That encounter set him on a journey from the depths of anger to finding peace and a belief in God.In time, Nadim would do something he never thought possible: look into the eyes of the man he once blamed for his daughter’s death and say the words, “I forgive you.” Not through gritted teeth, but with a changed heart.

Since that day, Nadim and his wife Tanya Ednan‑Laperouse have campaigned tirelessly for food-allergy safety and policy change. They founded the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation in June 2019, which funds research and campaigns to prevent and cure allergic disease.