A Friend's Experience with Poison Ivy

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4. My mother was so allergic to the stuff

that she would "catch" it if it the spores (or whatever) were just floating in the air near her. My graduation day, her face was swollen so bad she could barely see me, and her joints were swollen so bad she could barely use them. She ended up going to the ER later that day because it went internal. To say it was miserable for her was an absolute understatement. It ended up being a really dangerous situation for her. She ended up spending most of the spring and summer months in the house with the A/C on, just to be as sure as possible she'd not come into contact with the stuff. Once she got past menopause, it no longer bothered her at all. I wish my allergies would be so kind to me!