Re: MCS and Mold

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Susan,
What a great idea and response. I am sure old CC would change his mind
real fast once he had seeping rashes all over his face, and multiple infections
from a broken down immune system, that had already been compromised by
an illness. I think old CC has a dysfuntional psychological component. Glad
there have been a few signs of intelligent life on this board after all.
Judi

On 4/17/04, Susan wrote:
>
>>> 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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