Cats ! Can't live with 'em !

It's a pain being allergic to cats. We were invited to eat at the home of some friends in the church on Sunday and they have a very friendly, very furry cat who loves to be stroked etc...

We ate very well and were very happy, but I was getting more and more clogged up and asthmatic, so we had to leave.

The problem is that if you explain why, then either people feel guilty for having a cat (!) or they think that perhaps if they put the cat out all will be OK (it won't - it isn't presence of cat that sets you off, it's essence of cat and that takes weeks to clear.) Meanwhile you feel too uncomfortable and short of breath to discuss it !

So it's better to make some kind of excuse and leave, then to let them know later when you are able to explain without feeling ill and distressed !

It also meant that preaching was a bit bizarre as I needed to have tissues handy to blow my nose and also explain why from time to time I had to stop and stifle sneezes !

Comments

Emmanuel said…
You need to go "en cure" Alan, it will do you a whole lot of good. And it is covered by the health services. Imagine a few weeks off, beeing looked after, no children, no sermons. You could catch up on your reading...
Alan said…
ahahahaha !

( that's how you laugh online in French )

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