Introducing Billy
ALLERGY
By Delbert Blickenstaff 

I got along just fine after my operation. I can walk anywhere I want to but Dad says no T-ball yet. We have another problem though. 

Emily is about a year and a half now and recently she has been having trouble with her breathing. She coughs and makes a wheezing noise, and Mom says that it happens when she is around Nelly. I don’t think it’s Nelly’s fault because I’m around Nelly all the time and I don’t have any trouble. 

Dad said that maybe Emily is allergic to dogs, and that is a new word to me. I don’t understand how any animal as nice as Nelly could cause anyone trouble breathing. I guess I’ve got a lot to learn. 

A pediatrician is a doctor who treats just kids. I had heard that word before but I wouldn’t know how to spell it. Anyway Dad and Mom took Emily to our pediatrician and she did some test which showed that Emily is allergic to dogs. I couldn’t believe it. Now what are we going to do? 

Mom said that we have to get rid of Nelly. I said ”no.” Dad said that we have to compromise. There’s another big word that was new to me. He explained that we have a family problem and all of us need to talk about it. We all want Emily to be healthy and we want Nelly to be happy too. 

So, what do we do about Nelly? 

Billy