Thankfully, my hay-fever is 100x better than it was back in my 30's and 40's. These days its just itchy eyes and random sneezes. But I did honestly *think* about wearing a FULL 'gas mask' at times!
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I'm sorry to hear about hay fever. I have lots of ailments but luckily no hay fever. My sister in law who is a keen gardener, suffers from it, and it is hard to watch her when certain grasses and trees and flowers are in bloom. And it gets worse for her and many others. So, I hope, you won't have to suffer too much.
I used to suffer quite a lot. It came on suddenly in my mid/late 20's and lasted about 30 years. Some days I was completely floored by it. Parts of the summer were a nightmare for me. Then, for no apparent reason, it stopped bothering me anywhere near as much... It was weird. I still get itchy eyes a bit and some sniffles/sneezes so I know when the pollen count is high but at least I can still function. I pop a pill if I feel the need but I have *plenty* of them stocked up. The odd fact is that pollen counts are MUCH higher these days than in the past - and yet I'm not as affected.... weird.
Maybe you developped some antibodies.
Possibly...... I'll read up about it eventually.... [grin]
As long as it doesn't bother you anymore, be happy. My husband used to have a dust mite allergy but he got rid of that through injections.
It's definitely become much less of a problem and more of a periodic irritation - for which I'm *eternally* grateful! Good to know that they sorted hubby out.... Allergies are pretty weird in LOTS of ways... Various types run in my family so I'm assuming that there's a strong genetic component.
Well, his father was a heavy smoker. And I mean heavy. I never saw him without a cigarette. Both children had to go to special school/hospital for several months when their were little because of their asthma. He still suffers from it today.
Both of my parents smoked during our childhood and then, almost out of nowhere, my Mum stopped... and forced Dad to stop too. All of a sudden we no longer had to redecorate so often and all of our house plants started shooting up! It was REALLY obvious what the smoke was doing...!! I've never smoked and just HATE the smell of it anywhere near me. Thankfully few people smoke these days, and the ones that do just smell like strawberries..... [grin]
I know exactly what you're talking about. My parents in law always had yellow walls, no matter how light they were first.
None of my friends smokes, so that is good. But when you go to a restaurant or café in the summer and want to sit outside, you always have at least one of those smokers next to you. I loved it in Sweden, there it is forbitten do smoke anywhere near a house. That was great.
When they progressively stopped people smoking in public here there was an outcry @ first... Until people got used to it, liked it, and then started demanding more. I always hated going out with the guys to pubs and stuff. You had to change your clothes and have a good wash when you got back or you'd just *stink* of 2nd hand smoke. I can't believe that we - as individuals and as society - put up with it for SO long.
That was the same everywhere. Even now, there are people who moan about it.
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