Originally Posted by
Sewnoma
I'll add one more - don't wear really strong fragrance! I think a lot of older ladies can't smell how strong their perfume is - I've attended classes that made me feel like I was going to be ill from all the fragrance in the room, and I'm not normally that sensitive to it. It's really hard to focus on the teacher when you feel like you're having trouble breathing!
I have a friend who has had cancer treatments twice and the smell of perfume makes her feel sick. Sometimes she has to get up and leave. She has even changed the church she attends because someone always wears a strong perfume.