Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Allergies

When I lived in Western Massachusetts, I never noticed that I had allergies to air borne pollens. I did have violent reactions to poison ivy, sumac, and other substances that I do not even know what they were.

I lived in Lubbock, Texas for about seven or eight years before I started having allergic reactions to varous air borne irritants.  I do not know what they are specifically, but they do bother me, especially in the fall.

Most interesting, though, was when a good friend and I walked our dogs in a city park.  There were places in the park, at various times of the year, that if we tarried, produce in me a very pronounced allergic reaction: sneezing and mucous congestion.  Yet, if we moved just a few feet, the congestion would clear up immediately.  Very interesting.

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