Flowers from Barclays - the sequel

[watervole]

This has been a bad winter for asthma - I've had to take four short courses of steroids so far (which is far worse than my average one course per winter).  Sometimes I can identify the trigger (eg. flu), sometimes, I can't.  I had a bad attack on Boxing Day bank holiday which remains of unknown cause (I think the bath bombs I bought Entorien were part of it, but not the whole story as she was very sensible and restored them to their double layer of plastic bags as soon as she realised what I'd given her).

Today, I think I've had a narrow escape.  As soon as I came downstairs I started wheezing.  (I'd escaped the New Year fireworks by making sure all the windows were closed overnight).  The flowers from Barclays were in the kitchen and were starting to open out.

My next door neighbour has just been presented with a large bunch of lilies and dahlias and is very happy with them!

Comments

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I can see we're very alike in our problem areas. Perfume can be a big problem for me. I can't go into buildings with perfume dispensers (not for more than a few minutes) - I actually persuaded my gym to remove the one they installed.

(The Radisson were very good about switching theirs off when one of the Odyssey members had a problem. It was gone within 20 mins of my first raising the issue)

I occasionally have to ask friends not to wear particular perfumes. Some seem to be okay, others are not.

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

*nods*

I think I have more of a problem with things that are scented than perfumes as such. One company I worked for had some small meeting rooms (a typical domestic house room size). These weren't used very frequently, but were cleaned studiously every day by the cleaners with lots of polish. I had to ask Personnel to get the cleaners to use less polish. And those automatic scent dispensers that seem to be increasingly popular are just vile!

One other asthma trigger I have is cigarette smoke, fresh or stale.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

When I say 'perfume' I mean 'hair products', 'after-shave', 'laundry products', etc. It's really hard to find unscented detergent for washing clothes.

I never use aerosols of any kind for cleaning and have found alternatives to many other products. Microfibre cloths are wonderful.

Cigarette smoke - agreed. I can't be near smokers for long.

Dust is the worst.