Happy & Healthy

5 X WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE SYMPATHY FOR PEOPLE WITH HAY FEVER

(and their surroundings)

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but this is not another post with yet another remedy for hay fever. Or so-called remedy, because if there was a miracle cure (the editor-in-chief of LINDAnieuws.nl wouldn't have eaten a woodlice in hopes of being rid of her watery eyes and itchy palate?), then the shelf with anti-hay fever tablets wouldn't have been empty when I scoured it this afternoon like a needy junkie. Hay fever is hell. And don't say it isn't (just because you happen not to have it), because it is hell. And here's why.

1. You always get it when the weather is nice

Summer means pollen and when you say pollen, I say hay fever. So it's finally skirt day and you can go out with your tanned legs and short skirt, I make myself the most unwanted guest because I sneeze so hard and uncontrollably that no one can hold a conversation anymore.

2. About that sneezing II

I sneeze so hard that sometimes I pee a little in my pants. Not a lot, just a little splash. And that is not a very pleasant combination with those short skirts.

3. About that sneezing III

When I sneezed for the 731st time yesterday while loading the washing machine (yes, my life is sometimes that glamorous), my neck suddenly had enough and thought it would be a fun idea to lock everything up. So now I sneeze like a wild bear (with a little puddle as a result) and move like a robot. And when I sneeze, I have to hold one hand in front of my nose and mouth (to muffle the sound and prevent me from spraying someone nasally) and with the other hand, I hold my neck because it can't handle the shocks anymore.

4. It's such a common household nuisance

I'm not talking about a life-threatening illness or anything, but about a blood-irritating phenomenon that constantly hangs around you like a mist of irritation. You can only share it with fellow hay fever sufferers. Everyone else thinks you're just being dramatic with your sneezing fits and itchy palate. How annoying can that really be? That's what they think.

5. Itchy eyes

Everything itches. Your nose, your palate, and your eyes. And now you might think that itching is pleasant. Yes, sometimes. But not now. The itch in the corner of your eye, for example, lasts so long that you just have to. It's stronger than you. There you go. With your fists in your eyes and just turning, like you did when you were three and tired. Just say goodbye to to remove your mascara. Or better: hello. Because it's really all over your face now.

If anyone has a solution; I'm willing to do quite a lot. Bring on those woodlice.