Re: MCS and Mold

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>> On 1/01/04, Caoimhín P. Connell wrote:
>>> Good morning, Judi:
>>>
>>> Perhaps you could be a little more specific. MCS is
>>> generally recognized as a condition consisting of primarily a
>>> dysfunctional psychological component. “Toxic mold”
>>> is a term that was invented by the news media, and it is not
>>> a term that has any scientific validity and there is no such
>>> thing as a “toxic mold.”
>>>
>>> I provide scores of references in my discussion on molds
>>> which you may find useful. The discussion is at
>>> http://members.aol.com/piobin/sok.html and I have provided a
>>> link to the page below.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Caoimhín P. Connell
>>>
>>>

Dear CC:

Oh, my. Perhaps if you ever have the poor luck to be exposed to
toxic mold and feel the changes in your body as I have (not even
having heard about it in the media at that point), you will be less
likely to believe the hallowed references you might now cite.

The problem is that mold DOES cause, in some people, terrible
health effects. In me, and forty co-workers, it caused sinus and
lung problems (permanent lung damage in me - that can be measured),
severe breathing problems in the presence of the mold and afterward
with environmental triggers that are entirely new to me, such as
chemicals. Chemicals also nauseate me that never bothered me
before - and make me very dizzy. This has destroyed my teaching
career. The woman who worked in my exact room before me also has
similar damage as well as nerve damage that led to a Parkinson-like
illness.

What we need are fewer so-called experts and more funds for good
studies so that the experts can learn what the mold victims already
know. And there are many studies out there already to support what
we mold victims have experienced.

I tell you what. Find a home full of mold, buy it, live in it for a
few years and then return to this site and let us know how you are
doing.

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