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Last year I purchased one of the Bluegird logo afghans as a Christmas
present fpor my wife. This year on several ocasions my wife had an
alergic reaction to something in the coach. Several times after we took
a weekend trip her eyes swelled almost shut and her face swelled. On
one trip she had no reaction. After carefully retracing her steps she
discovered that only when she used the Bluebird afghan did she have a
reaction. Since she stopped using it the swelling has not returned.

So there is something in the fiber that is an irritant of some kind.
Has anhyone else experienced this kind of reaction?

Gardner
78FC33

Gardner,
I have severe allergies for which I take two different meds to control. I have
not noticed any problem at all when being around the Blue Bird afghan. I
usually sit in the chair directly across from the couch where it is located.
Lately I've been working on the coach on the inside installing a new floor in
the galley and removing and reinstalling the furnace under the same couch.
Again, I have had no problem. I have more trouble in the house where there is
an electronic air filter.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Gardner Yeaw
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 6:46 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Bluebird Afghan allergy


Last year I purchased one of the Bluegird logo afghans as a Christmas
present fpor my wife. This year on several ocasions my wife had an
alergic reaction to something in the coach. Several times after we took
a weekend trip her eyes swelled almost shut and her face swelled. On
one trip she had no reaction. After carefully retracing her steps she
discovered that only when she used the Bluebird afghan did she have a
reaction. Since she stopped using it the swelling has not returned.

So there is something in the fiber that is an irritant of some kind.
Has anhyone else experienced this kind of reaction?

Gardner
78FC33





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On a somewhat related note: Since Complete Coachworks purchased
Wanderlodge, Blue Bird Coachworks, the factory, etc. the only thing
to change will be the logo as it will stay ONLY with the Blue Bird
School Bus company. Looks like I will need to replace a whole lot of
clothes!

Rich D. '99LXi43' CT


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Hayden"
wrote:
>
> Gardner,
> I have severe allergies for which I take two different meds to
control. I have not noticed any problem at all when being around the
Blue Bird afghan. I usually sit in the chair directly across from
the couch where it is located. Lately I've been working on the coach
on the inside installing a new floor in the galley and removing and
reinstalling the furnace under the same couch. Again, I have had no
problem. I have more trouble in the house where there is an
electronic air filter.
>
> Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gardner Yeaw
> To:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com om>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 6:46 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Bluebird Afghan allergy
>
>
> Last year I purchased one of the Bluegird logo afghans as a
Christmas
> present fpor my wife. This year on several ocasions my wife had
an
> alergic reaction to something in the coach. Several times after
we took
> a weekend trip her eyes swelled almost shut and her face swelled.
On
> one trip she had no reaction. After carefully retracing her steps
she
> discovered that only when she used the Bluebird afghan did she
have a
> reaction. Since she stopped using it the swelling has not
returned.
>
> So there is something in the fiber that is an irritant of some
kind.
> Has anhyone else experienced this kind of reaction?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Afghans are common to hold dust mites which are very common
allergens, there are few true wool allergies but allergies to lanolin
are pretty common. Then you get into fabric dies and laundry and dry
cleaning compounds. Don't know if the afghan is even made of wool but
some people are sensitive to the scratchy nature of wool (not a true
allergy) but with eyes swelling its likely a true allergy to
something. If she has no known allergies I'd suggest just not having
the afghan around another possibility is an animal allergy? Didn't
have a cat sleeping on the afghan did you? These things are like a
detective mystery you have to figure out what the variables are and
then eliminate them one at a time. JEH


>
> Gardner,
> I have severe allergies for which I take two different meds to
control. I have not noticed any problem at all when being around the
Blue Bird afghan. I usually sit in the chair directly across from
the couch where it is located. Lately I've been working on the coach
on the inside installing a new floor in the galley and removing and
reinstalling the furnace under the same couch. Again, I have had no
problem. I have more trouble in the house where there is an
electronic air filter.
>
> Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gardner Yeaw
> To:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com om>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 6:46 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Bluebird Afghan allergy
>
>
> Last year I purchased one of the Bluegird logo afghans as a
Christmas
> present fpor my wife. This year on several ocasions my wife had
an
> alergic reaction to something in the coach. Several times after
we took
> a weekend trip her eyes swelled almost shut and her face swelled.
On
> one trip she had no reaction. After carefully retracing her steps
she
> discovered that only when she used the Bluebird afghan did she
have a
> reaction. Since she stopped using it the swelling has not
returned.
>
> So there is something in the fiber that is an irritant of some
kind.
> Has anhyone else experienced this kind of reaction?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

No pets. The afghan has been stored in the bird since it's arrival.
It only affected her when she used it to keep warm on chilly nights
in the coach while watching TV or reading. It is now resting in the
garage in a plastic bag.

There are probably a bunch of ways to de-toxify it, but that isn't
in the plan since the only person capable of testing it is not
interested.

Gardner
78FC33



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> Afghans are common to hold dust mites which are very common
> allergens, there are few true wool allergies but allergies to
lanolin
> are pretty common. Then you get into fabric dies and laundry and
dry
> cleaning compounds. Don't know if the afghan is even made of wool
but
> some people are sensitive to the scratchy nature of wool (not a
true
> allergy) but with eyes swelling its likely a true allergy to
> something. If she has no known allergies I'd suggest just not
having
> the afghan around another possibility is an animal allergy? Didn't
> have a cat sleeping on the afghan did you? These things are like a
> detective mystery you have to figure out what the variables are and
> then eliminate them one at a time. JEH
>
>
> >
> > Gardner,
> > I have severe allergies for which I take two different meds to
> control. I have not noticed any problem at all when being around
the
> Blue Bird afghan. I usually sit in the chair directly across from
> the couch where it is located. Lately I've been working on the
coach
> on the inside installing a new floor in the galley and removing and
> reinstalling the furnace under the same couch. Again, I have had
no
> problem. I have more trouble in the house where there is an
> electronic air filter.
> >
> > Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gardner Yeaw
> > To:
> WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > om>
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 6:46 AM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Bluebird Afghan allergy
> >
> >
> > Last year I purchased one of the Bluegird logo afghans as a
> Christmas
> > present fpor my wife. This year on several ocasions my wife had
> an
> > alergic reaction to something in the coach. Several times after
> we took
> > a weekend trip her eyes swelled almost shut and her face
swelled.
> On
> > one trip she had no reaction. After carefully retracing her
steps
> she
> > discovered that only when she used the Bluebird afghan did she
> have a
> > reaction. Since she stopped using it the swelling has not
> returned.
> >
> > So there is something in the fiber that is an irritant of some
> kind.
> > Has anhyone else experienced this kind of reaction?
> >
> > Gardner
> > 78FC33
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>