help with ideas for someone just realizing their mold exposure

[Guest guest]

I went through mold poisoning that was the final cause of my MCS 4

years ago. Now my boyfriend's sister is realizing that her house in

NC that she just bought and renovated is possibly the reason she's

been getting sick. She has a bad cough with phlegm, and

exhaustion. There's visible mold in their basement, water damage,

and mold is even growing on her shoes in her closet.

I told her enough to start her getting panicked and, like anyone,

she didn't want to be overwhelmed. Her doctor put her on

antibiotics, which I know is going to only make things worse. She

just wrote and asked me what I would advise about a few things, so

I'm asking the group, because again I don't want to give too much

info, and some answers I'm really not sure about. I did already

tell her to join the group and get Mold Warriors, but I think right

now she needs to keep it simple and I'd like to help.

Any advice on:

1) What to do for her cough? (besides get out of the house, which

is not a possibility for her)

2) What to use to clean the mold?

3) Any good, clear instructions out there for black mold remediation

they can do on their own (they don't have money)?

4) Is it worth it to do the petri dish tests? And if so, which lab?

5) Any other advice that's not too much for her to handle at this

time - like basically, the top three things to do for her health and

house that won't cost too much and won't be something she can't

handle (like having to leave the house)

I had to remember that when I was in the same situation, I couldn't

imagine that mold could be that bad. It took losing my health and

everything I owned completely to wake up to the reality. So it's

hard to advise others when I know too well the damage that living

with mold causes, as I just want to say - get out, it's not worth

it! So any help is appreciated...

Jill