Water is essential to live, but where there's water damage in buildings the mold growth could be rampant. Mold can be visibile, mold can be hidden. Mold growth can make people very sick. It is alarming how many people get sick every year from mold exposure yet don't even know what is causing their illnesses. Luckily I found a good Dr.! Search out the doctors from the "Mold Warriors" book by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker to find the ones that are good in your state.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
nc state has a leaky nuclear reactor
NCSU has a leaky nuclear reactor. What has that to do with mold illness? One simple fact: NCSU does not maintain their facilities plain and simple. If they can't change an air filter before it breaks the hvac system, how in the world are they going to repair a leaking nuclear reactor? Just wondering.....http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/08/1328937/ncsu-says-leak-in-reactor-not.html?tab=gallery&gallery=/2011/07/07/1328558/nc-state-reactor-leak-070811.html&gid_index=1
Monday, December 27, 2010
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
http://http://arizonaadvancedmedicine.com/articles/multiple_chemical_sensitivity.html
This website has some pretty good information about multiple chemical sensitivities.
This website has some pretty good information about multiple chemical sensitivities.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Air handler leaks on ceiling at eb2

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Mold

Here is a great link to find out more information on multiple chemical sensitivity.
If you ask a person that has been exposed to mold, they will more than likely tell you that they are sensitive to things that most of society could never fathom. If a building has been water damaged, a lot of MCS (multiple chemical sensivity) patients can tell as soon as they walk in the door. With an increased sense of smell we are like the canaries in the coal mine. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, we can smell small amounts of voc's and mold behind the walls, in the ceilings, behind tiles, under the floor, etc. Call us bloodhounds if you want but if we can smell it, it's there. Unfortunately this illness limits our abilities to function normally in society.
It can really start to drive a person insane. But fortunately there is more than one of us and we can find comfort in knowing that others like us exist. Unfortunately society doesn't see us as sane, and therefore we suffer the stigma of: crazy, delusional, or psychotic. Maybe we should tell people that are allergic to strawberries and peanuts that "it's all in their head" and watch while they die from an anaphylactic reaction as we force them to be around the very thing that is poision to their bodies. I mean really why is being allergic to mold so unbelievable and being allergic to a food so accepted in our society? Its the same thing really, only we are allergic to mold and multiple chemicals and voc's.
It can really start to drive a person insane. But fortunately there is more than one of us and we can find comfort in knowing that others like us exist. Unfortunately society doesn't see us as sane, and therefore we suffer the stigma of: crazy, delusional, or psychotic. Maybe we should tell people that are allergic to strawberries and peanuts that "it's all in their head" and watch while they die from an anaphylactic reaction as we force them to be around the very thing that is poision to their bodies. I mean really why is being allergic to mold so unbelievable and being allergic to a food so accepted in our society? Its the same thing really, only we are allergic to mold and multiple chemicals and voc's.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
UNC Facilities are a mess - News and Observer
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/03/717591/unc-system-facilities-are-in-a.html#storylink=misearch
This story just scratches the surface of what is really going on with the HVAC systems on NC State's campus. Many, many buildings are spreading mold and making people very very sick. Some buildings are new, some buildings are old that are having problems. Basically there is just no excuse for the lack of maintenance and lack of budget to maintain these buildings. If you are going to build it, you must maintain it, and historically preserving a building full of mold, is just wrong, its just wrong.
This story just scratches the surface of what is really going on with the HVAC systems on NC State's campus. Many, many buildings are spreading mold and making people very very sick. Some buildings are new, some buildings are old that are having problems. Basically there is just no excuse for the lack of maintenance and lack of budget to maintain these buildings. If you are going to build it, you must maintain it, and historically preserving a building full of mold, is just wrong, its just wrong.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Mold Warriors book

This is an excellent source of reading material on the subject of mold illness. I was amazed that I actually couldn't put this book down. I have a hard time focusing after being exposed to mold at work. Once I started reading it, I realized that I wasn't alone anymore. I realized that mold illness is happening to people all over our great country the good old USA. I realized that stricter laws need to be in place when building new buildings. I realized that the hvac systems need to be maintained in all buildings for good health. I realized that buildings that leak are bad for your health. I realized that many many school teachers, students and staff get sick unnecessarily because the buildings they work in and/or go to school in are contaminated and pretty much, nobody cares, and nobody does anything about it. Well its about time we all banded together and stood up to the problems that are forcing us into having adhd children, and becomming adhd as adults. Its about time people started realizing that the girl down the hall had leukemia because the building she worked in was contaminated with mold.
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