tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post4718271721170198317..comments2023-05-24T04:23:10.811-04:00Comments on Valerie Keiser Norris--A Haphazard Blog: Why I Couldn't Be Homeless or in PrisonValerie Keiser Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-74130742490003673932010-09-25T19:20:52.638-04:002010-09-25T19:20:52.638-04:00Well, let's see ... I'm allergic to almost...Well, let's see ... I'm allergic to almost everything. Makes life really difficult, I know. I've been using the same soap since I was 15. Why? Because it's the only one that doesn't break me out. Got to go with the no dyes, no fragrance detergents and softener, too. <br /><br />And Valerie, you've eaten with me before: "Can you leave this off? I'm allergic." "Is it possible to get it without this? No. Oh well. I'll pick something else." <br /><br />My doctor has just about given up on finding prescriptions I can take. Oh, and I have to have MY pillow ... no matter what! I've heard you don't even get a pillow in prison.Barbarahttp://aneclecticmuse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-91379779409451775022010-09-23T15:10:01.526-04:002010-09-23T15:10:01.526-04:00Valerie and Susan - you have made me feel so much ...Valerie and Susan - you have made me feel so much better! I guess it's true that misery loves company. I, too, have to use special everything, and have been wondering if I'm a hypochondriac because I constantly react to all sorts of products, and as for trying a new prescription drug - forget it! Right now I'm struggling with a skin rash brought on by sun exposure. (No, not a sunburn, just exposure.) Also, the Vitamin D capsules that I have to take because I'm so low in Vitamin D seem to make my tongue prickle. Ah, for the days of my youth when I wasn't allergic to anything, slept like a log, and best of all - wore a size 8!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411202308015632296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-87155268831423391862010-09-23T11:02:09.337-04:002010-09-23T11:02:09.337-04:00Ha! I'm the Queen of special needs. :) Some pe...Ha! I'm the Queen of special needs. :) Some people might call it high maintenance, but really, my needs are quite reasonable. The biggest ones are unlimited supplies of hand sanitizer and lotion. (Yes, I'm one of those germ nuts.) But then, there's my sinus rinse supplies and equipment, my sensitive skin body wash, and--oh--all the little things that help me keep migraines at bay: Sleep mask, lavender and peppermint oil for my temples, microwaveable warm compress for my forehead, et cetera.Susan M. Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549813433043863815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-68228917512971162072010-09-23T10:44:40.619-04:002010-09-23T10:44:40.619-04:00Valerie, could it be you are realizing you a bit h...Valerie, could it be you are realizing you a bit high maintenance? Just a touch? A tad?<br /><br />Keep going, you're too funny!Carole St-Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941223844222435796noreply@blogger.com