The Trigger

Remember my last post about Daryl's hives? After a few days' of observations, I suspect that the trigger is dust. Why do I say that? Coz an incident just now confirms my suspicions.

Kel wanted to go out & tapao dinner for us at the coffeeshop near our place. As Daryl wanted to follow Kel, I brought him along since Kel is driving there. As it was quite a humid evening, we decided to wait in the car while Kel went to tapao our dinner. While waiting, Daryl who was standing in the backside started to bang on the panel behind the back seat which house the speakers. I didn't think much of it then as Daryl is always banging on the panel whenever we wait in the car. I just make sure that he washes his hands throughly when we are home.

However, today was slightly different. When we got back home, I noticed that some reddish bumps started to appear on Daryl's hands & arms. The funny thing is that they only appear on his arms & hands, not his whole body. I suspected that the panel was dusty, thus I told Kel about my suspicions. At the same time, I also asked Kel whether he vacuums the panel regularly. He replied that Asty will vacuum it whenever they washed the car. However, it's still kinda of dusty as the panel is covered with fabric. Thus, it traps dust very easily.

When I heard that, it confirms my suspicions! I am kinda of relieved as I believe that I had found out what is the trigger for Daryl's hives. Now, we just have to ensure that the environment that Daryl is in dust free so that his hives will not be triggered. At the same time, I am also worried about Daryl. We stayed beside PIE, thus dust is always present at our house. What we can do is to vacuum & mop our house more diligently & to keep the windows closed so that our house will not be so dusty. Another way is for us to shift house. Sigh... that's easier said than done as there are so many things that we have to consider.

In addition, due to his condition, he may have to avoid some places & activities, e.g. some fashion boutiques (you wouldn't believe how dusty some boutiques can be), outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, etc. I am keeping my fingers & toes crossed that he'll outgrown this condition soon.