---------- Sue wrote: > breathing problems - Dr. had not known anyone with similar problems. My > best description was thinking of blowing up a big balloon inside a small > box and not being able to blow it big enough. My respiration was rapid > and I became VERY tired, lasting anywhere from 20 minutes to several > hours! This is a long way round to get to my main reason for writing > this. I would appreciate and be very interested in more detail > regarding your mother's "breathing difficulties". Have you ever been checked for asthma? Have you had any breathing studies done, like a pulmonary function test? Just curious. ----- Mary Ann