With the elation that spring is finally here in NYC, comes a tradeoff of sorts. As I pass the garden in front of my building, I can picture the tulips soon to come — my favorite flower. But then I am reminded of the other side of the coin, as I let out a huge ahchoo!!!!!!

Yes, it always brings me back ot Dr. Sidney Rand’s office in Elmhurst. Memories of lying on my stomach, 60 scratches on my back, each infused with a different allergen. They tell me to lie still for 45 minutes but after 30 I scream for the nurse, because I can’t take the itching anymore. “Oh yes, cat” she says “wow, that scratch really blew up! No pet kitties for you!” I knew that, but what I found out later was that I had to worry about beech trees in March and April, flower pollen May through mid-August, and ragweed from mid-August until November. My only allergy-free months would always be December through to February. At the first bud blooming, so do the allergies. So although I am thrilled that the days are longer and the mercury is rising, I am saving up my Claritin® coupons!! Spring has sprung, the pollen is here!

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