Mold and Katrina, I'm Watching....

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MOLD AND KATRINA: WHO IS WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE?

STUDY FINDS MOLD MAY ONLY BE HAZARDOUS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR

FAMILIES

As if government officials did not have enough to worry about in these days

of allegations of rampant corruption, a new study finds they may be more

susceptible to ‘toxic mold’ exposure than their constituents.

Dear Congressmen,

I have recently returned from a two day trip to Pocomoke, land to seek

medical

help for illness due to massive mold exposure from my " now uninhabitable "

home.

I would like to introduce the work of Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker. The following

quote taken from Dr. Shoemakers testimony given before a Congressional

briefing in Washington, D.C., September 2004. I attended this briefing

along with

many victims including Katrine s and Mulvey-son from

Massachusetts.

" I am a Family Practice physician from Pocomoke, land. Beginning in

1997, I diagnose and treat patients who are sickened following exposure to

water-damaged buildings. We found that their illnesses were due to

amplified

growth of indoor resident, toxin-forming organisms, including a small number

of mold species. Patients from all over the United States, as well as

international

patients, have been referred to me for treatment. To date, I have diagnosed

and treated over 1800 patients with mold illness, including 175 children.

For those mold illness patients for whom treatment is not too late, we can

make them whole again. For those children with mold illness that impairs

their

ability to learn, we can restore their ability to progress academically.

For those

patients whose illness has caused irreversible health effects, including

chronic

fatigue, neurologic problems and rheumatologic problems, in addition to

respiratory effects, we must find new approaches to improving their

health. "

Dr. Shoemaker is a profoundly compassionate and brilliant physician that is

willing to share his knowledge and address the health effects of toxic mold.

I ask that you explore all avenues available to you including the work of

Dr. Shoemaker and his newly released book " Mold Warriors " a must read to

properly understand the magnitude of mold illness. Recent publications

include:

_A time-series study of sick building syndrome: chronic, biotoxin-associated

illness from exposure to water-damaged buildings_

(http://www.moldwarriors.com/PDFs/silk-building-syndrome-2.pdf) by Ritchie

Shoemaker, Dennis E. House

_SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN WATER DAMAGED BUILDINGS: GENERALIZATION OF THE

CHRONIC BIOTOXIN-ASSOCIATED ILLNESS PARADIGM TO INDOOR TOXIGENIC FUNGI_

(http://www.moldwarriors.com/PDFs/Shoemaker-yndrome.pdf) by

Ritchie

Shoemaker, Judith M. Rash, Elliott W. Simon

Moldy Buildings: It's a Jungle in There..

Last December public hearings were held by Boston City Councilors Maura

Hennigan and Chuck along with Segal from Congressman

Conyers Jr's (D-MI) office to address the issue of mold in public buildings

and

schools in Boston. The hearing was held at the Boston Teachers Union,

testimonies were given by doctors, nurses, teachers, and other concerned

organizations as well as local activists Ginny Lane, Mulvey-son

and myself.

Our family and many others have experienced first hand, the devastating

financial,

medical and deadly effects of mold. We are not alone, this is happening

nationwide

and something has to be done. Our public buildings, homes, workplaces and

schools

are at risk.

Water intrusion, mold and indoor air quality affects us all. We need

standards,

guidelines, legislation and penalties. We need to educate each other,

share

information and bring this preventable tragedy to an end. Medical doctors

and

clinicians are in need of training to recognize the effects of indoor air

quality

that is injuring our health, our children and our quality of life.

In closing, a quote from Dr. Shoemaker " We now have the hard scientific

data

on causation of illness, showing a direct connection between exposure to

biotoxic

mold in buildings and subsequent acquisition of illness. I believe you now

have

the direct science and rock solid evidence needed to change public policy. "

By working together to truly understand the myriad of issues surrounding

this horrific

problem, we can begin to help those truly in need.

I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and others copied, to

discuss the possibility of what can be done to help victims here in

Massachusetts and victims now suffering from the aftermath of the recent

hurricanes.

Please contact me to set up an appointment at your earliest convenience.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Most sincerely,

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978-433-0450

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Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker _info@..._

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U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy _Senator_Kennedy@..._

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Senator Steve Panagiotakos _.Panagiotakos@..._

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Representative Hargraves _Rep.Hargraves@..._

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Congressman W. Olver _www.house.gov/olver_ (http://www.house.gov/olver)

Congressman Bill Delahunt _william.delahunt@..._

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Boston City Councilors:

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Mulvey-son

Katrine s

Ginny Lane

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Hey ,

What an excellent letter!!!! Why don't you send that to all the major TV

networks, the AM shows, Bill AO'Reilly, Oprah, Larry King, etc. It can't hurt

and maybe someone will pick up on it!!

Sue

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Thanks Sue,

Always thinking out of box. Awesome....

In a message dated 10/13/2005 11:08:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

ssr3351@... writes:

Hey ,

What an excellent letter!!!! Why don't you send that to all the major TV

networks, the AM shows, Bill AO'Reilly, Oprah, Larry King, etc. It can't

hurt

and maybe someone will pick up on it!!

Sue

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