Larry,
Maybe you meant well, and it is always good to point out the many triggers and causes of asthma, but (a) I know what triggers asthma in me and my daughter; (b) after working on environmental and health issues for 25 years, I damn well know that the pollution levels in SD are sufficient to trigger asthmatic episodes.
I know my daughter's asthma triggers, thank you very much, so don't presume to lecture me about them. And while we lived in SD there was usually a strong correlation to exposure to traffic exhaust and or unrestricted emissions from construction sites, or in one case, the Duquesa waste dump being burnt, which deposited a black dust over much of western SD for days one year.
Some of your discussion of asthma triggers also exposes your limited knowledge of living conditions "on the ground" in the DR, as well. Carpets? How many carpets have you seen in Dominican homes? I've seen very, very few, and I have been visiting Dominican homes for 20 yrs and lived there full-time for four.
Lack of airflow? Most Dominican homes are open to airflow year-round, 24 hrs a day. Mine certainly was. Perhaps the very rich with air conditioning supported by a generator (
planta) keep their airflow minimized, but most Dominicans and I venture to guess most DR1ers do not have such houses.
Lack of playing outside? You must have never raised kids in the DR. I did. They played more outside than in.
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So, although your child suffers from this, don't go jumping on the environmental over reactionists bandwagon just yet. Take a look at the other things you are doing as well as your family history first.
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First time I have been called an over-reactionist by anyone on this board, at least that I recall. Ask anyone who has been on this board any length of time back to my first posts in 1998. I don't jump on anyone's bandwagon. I tend to consider carefully before posting, and when I do, try to give measured posts. Just guessing, but that's probably why I was asked to be the Environment Forum Moderator.