[sickbuildings] Update with dr's here making comments.Re:Mysterious Death After Gardening

[Guest guest]

All except for two of my friends, who listened to me when I asked

them

> to correlate their feelings of depression and lethargy to a

specific

> wind direction - the direction from that farm!

> So whenever they felt like Hell, they would go outside and check

the

> wind - and they would ask each other " How do you feel. When did it

> start. When did this wind start blowing? " and made a positive

> association between their health and the wind direction.

> They moved, and said they felt " hits " from their possessions for a

> full year after moving.

> -

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A toxicologist could advise residents of what to test for by posting

adsorbant material (carbon filters) on their siding on that side of

the house and testing it for potential toxins known to come from

farms. This may include such diverse things as methane, ammonia,

pesticides, mold = experts can advise relative to the possibilities.

First you find out what is hitting you. Then you find out what

source is reasonable to implicate based upon distance, other

surrounding sources etc.

Medically, analyzing the immediate environment tells you what you

need to discuss with your doctor. Source analysis tells you what to

do to cut off the continuing influx of the offensive toxicants.

Then, if you can't cut it off, you wind up having to relocate and

perhaps lose your possessions.

Lastly, you can contemplate legal action if the losses are

intolerable or the 'sources' uncooperative from a legal standpoint.

However, the basic analysis is vital in order to manage the

situation. Too many people only think in terms of litigation but we

can't deal with the medical problems in the absence of such data re:

causation. It is unfair to the docs whose licensure also requires

they document why they do what they do etc.

Barb Rubin