allergy

My female owner says “just let me die”.

Once again, she had woken up in the middle of her sleep due to the itch and battled for about half an hour before she managed to fall asleep again.

Waking up, she started to feel frustrated with God coz she hasn’t had an “unsick” day for weeks. Something was always physically wrong with her. Gently, through reading the Bible, she was reminded of God’s faithfulness and sovereignty, even when the chips are down. She repented and spent some time praying… which calmed her down considerably.

By now, her chest is an angry red, with some streaks creeping up her neck. She is in an uncomfortable sort of situation. Too hot, and the itch returns. Too cold, and she shivers and risk catching a cold. The thought of having to put up with another night of unpredictable and uncontrollable itch sent her popping over to the chemist to get (more) medication for the itch (3rd cream of the week plus tablets). This set her back by $24. How expensive can medication get in Australia?!

Her friend started to speculate that she might have developed a sudden food allergy (like how some people suddenly become lactose-intolerant or gluten-intolerant). My female owner’s first guess was that she must have developed an allergy to carbohydrates, since she had so much carbs over the last few days. Based on her food intake history, the culprit(s) could be any random thing like potatoes, chicken wings, biscuits, chocolate, pasta, eggs, noodles, beef, bananas, tomatoes, coffee, milk, bread, flour… She hasn’t even started listing out condiments like sugar, oil, soya sauce..Except for beef, being allergic to any other food mentioned would be devastating for her. Yes, even milk. Coz that rules out all things pastry and muffins.