[Dr. Sivana]

I read some years back about a woman who went ballistic on some other woman because her child was eating a peanut butter cracker while seated in a shopping cart. That really irritated me.

My wife has another relative with a serious sensitivity to all sorts of airborne items, cigarette smoke, perfume, etc. Besides being a polite Canadian, she knows she has to be careful about avoiding situations. Going to a crowded church? Stay away from the Italians. Going to the supermarket? Pick a less busy time, etc. Except for obeying the rules of the establishment on smoking, she is not interested in making her problem their problem. It is the polite Canadian way.

[rlmorel]

That is the way it should be. If I had a severe allergy to something, I just feel it would be my responsibility to avoid it if it is that dangerous to me, and to have the proper medication if there is some at all times, ensuring it is the right strength, not expired, and that I know how to administer it.

My ex-girlfriend’s mother died tragically when she had a severe asthma attack, and her poor husband broke both of the epi-pens trying to administer it.

Awful. Just awful. It really broke him.