Peanut allergies. In the 1950's, were school children occasionally carted off from the lunchroom experiencing.....

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48. I have a cat allergy, too, discovered

when I was about 6 or 7 and we got a new cat. Asthma.
Fast forward to my 30's and we ( my 2nd husband and I) started having cats as pets. Still allergic, but I learned to wash my hands after petting the kitty. Had cats for pets with both boys as they were growing up. Still allergic! Went to the allergist in my 40's after we moved to NC and my allergies were the worst they'd ever been. The day I was tested they told me I won the award for most allergies. My back was one large bump! Allergic to everything, weeds and grasses and trees. Put me on Advair and said get rid of the cat. I didn't!

Now that I live alone I no longer have a cat because it wouldn't be fair not to love on it and I'd be constantly washing my hands to prevent an allergic reaction. And I'm still taking the generic of Advair for my asthma, at 74.