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27.11.2023 - 09:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum feels like a "prisoner" in her own home and fears going outside due to a severe allergy to trees.
Mary Duncan's allergies to tree and oak moss leave her "burning" and "tingling", with her face swelling so badly she claims she is unable to work because she can't leave the house.
The 58-year-old is now begging for help to fell two pines in her garden, which are believed to be around 70-years-old, to lessen her symptoms.
Mary told the Glasgow Times: "I am a prisoner in my own home because of the trees. My face gets really red and swollen which burns me, it is because the pine needles from the branches go everywhere.
"I refuse to leave the house when I have a flare up so I can't work, it has made my depression and anxiety a lot worse. It would cost around £1,400 to cut them down which we don't have, I am really worried about the future of my health."
Mary claims she has begged her housing association for more than four years to step in as she believes her long term health is at risk.
However, The Wheatley Group say they won't cut the trees as it is "the tenant's responsibility".
They did confirm that Mary and her partner Ian MacClean, 54, are priority for a move instead and have cut the trees back in the meantime.
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Ian added: "We don't want to leave it. We just want the trees to be cut down so Mary's allergies aren't as bad, something really needs to be done.
"Moving is an option we will consider but nothing seems to be done to help us."
Mary believes she developed her tree allergy almost five years ago, but has suffered a perfume allergy her whole life. Tree moss, also known as Pseudevernia furfuracea, is a
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