Girl who could die from any strong smell is saved by a specially-trained dog

A teenager who could die from just a strong smell is being saved - by a specially-trained dog. Martina Baker, 15, sufferers from an extremely rare condition called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). It makes her allergic to “almost everything” including heat, water, cleaning products perfumes and cologne. Even a whiff of cooking oils or bleach could send Martina into anaphylactic shock, and if she doesn’t receive treatment quickly she could die.