My name is Wendy O’Connor and I live in Nebraska. The past 3 winters have been very difficult for me as I have developed Reactive Airway Disease from complications of Bronchitis. Two years ago I coughed from October through February, and endured 3 rounds of Prednisone burst (steroid) therapy with very little improvement. My pulmonologist told me it is vital to cover my mouth and nose whenever I venture outside in cold temperatures, even if only walking from my door to the car. Yet this was not ideal since the restricted airflow would soon leave me feeling suffocated and needing to uncover my nose intermittently. As a result, my outdoor activity was very limited. I even parked right outside of the door at work instead of parking in the parking lot (a few blocks away) or instead of being able to take the bus. Also as a result, I gained weight (due to prednisone and lack of activity) and even got a little depressed.

Desperate not to have another winter like the last 3, I began searching the internet for a way to replicate an indoor environment while walking outdoors. The best answer I could come up with was to purchase a snowmobile helmet or motorcycle helmet and just wear that….I didn’t care how weird I would look. This is especially true now, since I often need to take the bus to work and it is a long walk from the stop to my office at the University of Nebraska. Walking around downtown with a motorcycle helmet on my head seemed a small price to pay compared to how bad my lungs get in the bitter cold Nebraska winters. During my internet search I happened upon the Talus Outdoor Tech. site and discovered the ColdAvenger®. THIS was the answer I had been looking for (I hoped)!!

I ordered one at once but when it arrived and I tried it on in my living room, I was skeptical to say the least. The air-flow was so unrestricted that I thought to myself, “No way will this warm the air enough to work for me. I’ve been had.”

Fast forward to a cold morning in October. Time to try out the ColdAvenger® while walking to the bus stop and waiting for the bus. It wasn’t too cold out, but cold enough that my lungs would be irritated. I could NOT BELIEVE what a difference it made!! No coughing!! No aching lungs with every breath I took!! And warmed air to breathe in! I was floored. My cynical sister, however, cautioned me—not much of a test…wait ‘till it gets really cold out, then we’ll see how well it works.

Fast forward again to today—December 8, 2009, where the early morning temp. was a mere 8 degrees and as I write this we are in a blizzard warning. This morning, I drove to work and parked in the parking lot. I walked in to work from the lot in wind chills approaching below zero. Not only were my lungs totally comfortable, and the air I was breathing warm, but I didn’t even feel cold!! The difference that having my face covered makes in this kind of weather is remarkable. Add the fact that I am just recovering from pneumonia and H1N1, I feel like the ColdAvenger® is nearly a miracle to me. ColdAvenger® allows me to be outdoors during the winter as much as I want and /or need to be. I am certain that if it weren’t for this product I would require at least one round of steroids just to get through the winter. Now, not only am I prednisone, cough and pain-free, but I can also do the things outdoors that I need to do without any adverse lung reactions whatsoever. When people ask me what the ColdAvenger® is and if it really works, do they ever get an earful!! I have even given information about your product and how well it works to my primary care physician as well as my pulmonologist. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for such a wonderful product. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has truly changed my life.

Sincerely,

Wendy L. O’Connor

Lincoln, NE