Allergy has been the true challenge of my life for so many years! My parents discovered it when I was only 5, because I was always complaining I cannot breathe properly and I caught very often colds, my eyes and nose were running for no reason, and I used to have all kinds of itches.
It's useless to say that it took a long journey for the doctors to discover what was wrong with me: all blood tests came out just perfect and yet I was not feeling well. Then my mother noticed that the symptoms would become more noticeable during spring, and that eating some foods like apples or tomatoes resulted in my skin getting irritated and pestered by occasional hives.
One day, a smart physician, after listening to my mom describing all those symptoms I used to have, thought to run some allergy tests on me. That was the beginning of a long and painful journey, as the prick tests came out positive to so many allergens that it was an wonder I was still alive and kicking.
Discipline started to rule our house. My parents changed the way they lived, in order to alleviate my ailment as much as possible: they renovated all rooms, they dried out the basement (which was usually full of water and mold), they put nets at all windows to prevent flying insects to get into the house.
Now, at more than 60 years of age, I discovered these online diaries and I decided to share my experience and my thoughts on allergy, health and various other things which made my life and shaped my character into what I am today.
I don't know if anybody is going to read my ramblings, but for those who accidentally (or not) will discover these pages, I hope to offer them a support in fighting the allergy and its challenges, in managing to live a normal life despite the multitude of allergens which dominate our world, our polluted cities and our homes.
Although incurable, allergy is a handicap that can be overcome through discipline and perseverance and through some little tricks like buying air dehumidifiers if you live in high humidity climate areas.
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