Guest guest Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 People around here burn their leaves around November and then in the winter, they burn fireplaces. Needless to say, I don't spend much time outside during these months. My mother in law lives with us and she is 82. She has asthma maybe 10 times a year; takes 2 puffs of combivent and she is ok for another several weeks. (Must be nice to only need ONE medication a few times a year) sigh! In our last town, she got really bad and had to be hospitalized. Turns out it was her neighbor burning newspapers every day. Once he stopped, her asthma went back to normal. At the present time, cold air is my culprit. I am nebbing a few more times than usual and using pulmicort in the mix of the updraft but NO NEED for Prednisone thanks to Xolair My peak flows are staying steady at a great level too Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Oh I feel for ya!! Was it windy up by you last night? I'm about 80 miles south of you. I know about where you are. My mom gre up in Schenectady. I used to hear stores about " The Great Sagandoga Lake " . Hope today's weather isn't making a mess of things and that you are able to breath! --- JoyCarol and <jclutterbuster@...> wrote: > Hi, I live in upstate NY in the small village of > Broadalbin that made > the news last night where the 'shoddy mill' as > residents call it burnt > to the ground. Eleven fire districts were called in > to fight the blaze > of recycled foam and textile products. To see local > news coverage go > to www.broadalbin.net and click on Fiber Conversion > tag > > I am so fortunate to have people calling me from > other cities and > asking if I'm okay, if I want to come to their > house. I live two > blocks away from the blaze and watched the thick > black smoke raise up > over the houses on the next street and blow east > over my neighborhood. > > Luckily the smoke was going up and over, the streets > were not filled > with smoke as one might think (and I recall an apt. > building that > filled our village with smoke when it caught fire). > A neighbor > complained about smelling plastic. This from a man > who never puts out > garbage on the curb or recycles... insteads burns > EVERYTHING in a > metal drum on an almost weekly basis... now that > wreaks havoc on my > asthma when I can't close my house up tight enough > to keep out the smell. > > At first it was thick and black, like something > you'd see in a horror > movie, then it turned to red, I thought 'oh, that > can't be good, got > to be some kind of chemical'. then the sun set and > you could see the > night sky all lit up and the white steam from the > firefighters water. > > Luckily no one was hurt in the fire, and I don't > think any of our fire > fighters sustained injury despite the freezing cold. > We live in a > small town with limited industry - such disasters > are not common > place. But it has me thinking about what we would do > if we did have to > evacuate the immediate area. I'm all prepared for > power outages with a > generator and batteries for my breathing treatment > machines. Certain > geographic areas and climate risks puts a lot of > people on alert to > these situations, but many of us like myself don't > even think about > the possibility. Relocating on a moment's notice was > almost a reality > last night due to this fire. Maybe as asthmatics we > need to think > about what we'd do if our locale became filled with > irritating and > noxious fumes and smoke. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 OMG, that's terrible. I feel for you. here, if Fl, they have controlled fires. I love that term bc it certainly does not keep my asthma under control You are fortunate to have people reach out to you, I feel for those who don't. Especailly the elderly who maybe have limited family around. The man with the garbage and burns it, can't steps be taken to prevent that? take care and good luck! > > Hi, I live in upstate NY in the small village of Broadalbin that made > the news last night where the 'shoddy mill' as residents call it burnt > to the ground. Eleven fire districts were called in to fight the blaze > of recycled foam and textile products. To see local news coverage go > to www.broadalbin.net and click on Fiber Conversion tag > > I am so fortunate to have people calling me from other cities and > asking if I'm okay, if I want to come to their house. I live two > blocks away from the blaze and watched the thick black smoke raise up > over the houses on the next street and blow east over my neighborhood. > > Luckily the smoke was going up and over, the streets were not filled > with smoke as one might think (and I recall an apt. building that > filled our village with smoke when it caught fire). A neighbor > complained about smelling plastic. This from a man who never puts out > garbage on the curb or recycles... insteads burns EVERYTHING in a > metal drum on an almost weekly basis... now that wreaks havoc on my > asthma when I can't close my house up tight enough to keep out the smell. > > At first it was thick and black, like something you'd see in a horror > movie, then it turned to red, I thought 'oh, that can't be good, got > to be some kind of chemical'. then the sun set and you could see the > night sky all lit up and the white steam from the firefighters water. > > Luckily no one was hurt in the fire, and I don't think any of our fire > fighters sustained injury despite the freezing cold. We live in a > small town with limited industry - such disasters are not common > place. But it has me thinking about what we would do if we did have to > evacuate the immediate area. I'm all prepared for power outages with a > generator and batteries for my breathing treatment machines. Certain > geographic areas and climate risks puts a lot of people on alert to > these situations, but many of us like myself don't even think about > the possibility. Relocating on a moment's notice was almost a reality > last night due to this fire. Maybe as asthmatics we need to think > about what we'd do if our locale became filled with irritating and > noxious fumes and smoke. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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