Margaret,I am doing ok. I lost my sister a little over a week ago. We burried her 1 week ago today. She was 4 years younger than me, 52, and in good health.
Her sinuses were acting up then she must have had a reaction to mold spores that she came into contact with while raking leaves for her Mother in law. The combination of the two caused her to not get enough oxygen in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. She was without oxygen for 12 to 20 minutes and this caused her brain to swell. The irony of it all is neither the sinus drainage or the mold spores was probably enough on their own to kill her.
I am from a large family. I have 4 brothers and had 4 sisters, I also have 4 step brothers and 4 step sisters. She is the first sibling to pass.