Scary stuff

Just talked with my mom. She's been suffering for the past 2 weeks [awful all-body rash, aches] - and the latest doctor she saw gave her a new slew of drugs [that have helped] - AND the speculation that some of her problems have been caused by the hideous air quality.

Or more to the point, that the fires are burning cr@p-tons of poison oak and poison ivy which is going into the air that folks are breathing in - and getting sick thereby. Considering that the smoke is worse here, that's something more to worry about.