I have had a hard time breathing for several weeks now - it has been like having an everlasting cold which sometimes escalated to flu.
The 50 or more birch trees opposite my flat have been pumping out pollen like there is no tomorrow. At times I felt that there would be no tomorrow for me !.
They were so laden with rust coloured pollen catkins that the season could have been mistaken for autumn.
I have been affected more this year than last, so I have decided to move - I don't feel well enough to have that hassle, but 'needs must'.
Tree allergy woman critical - National - NZ Herald News