Allergies

Sniff.

I used to suffer from really bad hayfever every summer in Canada, and when I moved to Japan, it didn’t affect anymore. I was so happy. Then, maybe 6-7 years ago, when spring allergy season came through — because of the damn overabundance of cedar trees — with news that the pollen was at a record count, I was affected, and I’ve had regular spring allergies to deal with ever since.

Sniff.

Thankfully, I’ve been able to deal with it thanks to prescription medicine, something I never got back in Canada (I’d only use over-the-counter antihistamine pills). It’s not perfect, but for the most part it keeps me together.

Sniff.

I’m not sure when it started, but I now also find myself affected towards the end of summer and in September. Like now. It’s not as bad as in the spring, so I don’t take my medicine regularly, but when I haven’t taken anything for a few days and it suddenly strikes, well, that sucks.

Sniff.

Time to pop a pill.