Carol- Yeah, I'm acutely aware of all this. my father-in-law is multi-chemically sensitive. Sometimes even being around someone with hair spray on will trigger an attack. As well as the asthmatics in my family who have to watch what they do. I'm fortunate not to be so afflicted, as I wouldn't be able to smell enough to get out of the way.
I was honestly not trying to minimize this issue in any way, but rather call attention to the fact that the sense of smell is like any other sense: it can be lost. Everyone's well aware of the deaf and blind, but people take smelling for granted. Ha! I just realized this is actually thread creep. Sorry, ddon't whip me with a wet noodle. I'd have a better chance of smelling it if you whipped me with a wet pepperoni. Thanks, BlueJay