Mold problem — the truth behind the lies

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Mold problem — the truth behind the lies

http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/opinion/opinionview.asp?c=156289

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

- By Dee -, Kirkwood

This is in regard to the article about the mold problem at Argonaut

High School. Due to an amateur attempt by one of your readers who

has no expertise in fungal disease to profess that exposure to mold

is somehow benign, I cannot watch innocent children exposed to

toxigenic molds. The truth needs to be told by someone who was once

as ignorant as Mr. Wells, and I embarrassingly admit that I am a

nurse, who should have known better from the beginning. But at the

time, I couldn't possibly believe that some indoor household molds

could cause permanent neurological damage to my children. I thought

if I couldn't see it, there is no way it could possibly harm my

children. I think that's a pretty common assumption of the lay

people of the world today.

I was wrong. The middle school that my children attended had a mold

problem due to a roof leak. We were warned of the problem after the

fact. My twins were both diagnosed with mycotoxicosis (systemic

fungal disease). Within six months both children suffered from

bloody noses, acid reflux, asthma, and chemical sensitivity. One of

my children has been recently diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis

while both suffer from Fibromyalgia.

By the time the school was announced a " health hazard, " bloody

lesions were found in the stomach lining of my younger child during

a routine test for acid reflux problems and an unexplainable

digestive disorder. Both suffered from severe memory problems that I

don't think they will ever recover. None of these illnesses run in

my family or my husband's. The strange thing is that over 65 percent

of the students at this school became ill with the same or similar

problems, including several cases of multiple sclerosis (MS). Since

I removed them from that school and they have been attending a new

school, many of the original symptoms diminished but they will be

forever damaged, mentally and physically.

That is when I started researching this stuff. I discovered that the

mycotoxins from some of the molds found at the school have been

documented by the U.S. Army as weapons of mass destruction. The

World Health Organization and Merck Manual have recognized and

identified the neurotoxins found in many of these molds for years.

Argonaut High School is doing the right thing and don't let the

ignorant or biased people in the world tell you anything different.

Mold is very expensive to clean-up and many people prefer to pretend

it doesn't exist. My only reply can be that if the cruel naysayers

of the world had their lives turned around by this devastating

invader, they would stop playing ignorant and would truly

understand.

Do you think that businesses and homes nationwide are closing their

doors just because they are caught up in the insurance

companies " hype " and " hysteria " fad regarding mold? Give me a break.

Some businesses have lost millions by closing their doors. They

wouldn't do this because of a rumor with nothing to substantiate it!

Mr. Wells, I know you probably mean well - unless you are in real

estate, building or insurance and you are trying to brainwash an

innocent community. But stating fiction as fact is unwelcome and

unethical by all standards if it affects people's health. If you

honestly believe that mold is only a " placebo, " I suggest that you

do some research at the mold-help.org Web site and start reading

some true facts about mold, including some of the double-blind

study, peer-reviewed medical papers before you become liable for

your misinformation and propaganda that you are disseminating with

your letter. Even the most intellectual, unbiased experts know when

they are just pulling things out of their hat.

For more information, I suggest that everyone read some factual data

on this subject and don't listen to ignorant people who have no

education on the subject. Good luck to everyone. I hope that order

is restored soon. The health of your children will be in my prayers.

Here are some of the best resources on the web: www.mold-help.org;

www.cdc. gov; www.schoolmoldhelp. org; www.doctorfungus.com.