Stachybotrys Chartarum Fungus --- Sick Building Syndrom

October 3, 2001

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Yesterday we learned that dear friends on our street have left their home

becaue it is making them sick. All 6 of them live in a motel now! We spoke

with them at their house yesterday as they met with the person who was going

to take samples for culturing. They showed us inside. We saw the

mold/fungus that is growing between the walls under the windows of their 13

yr old daughter's 2nd floor bedroom. They pulled up the floor and the

insulation on the underside is greenish black.

Their health symptoms increased after they pulled the wall away and pulled

the floor up. The wife had two seizures, one of which occured in the garage.

She awoke to find herself on the concrete floor! Previous to this she had

been having increased seizures through the summer. All of their children have

symptoms of Tourettes. They have tested allergic to molds in past years.

The problem for them began with windows which are defective. The windows

allow rain to seep into the walls. When this mother pulled away the

sheetrock, she found water standing 8 " high. Their is a plastic barrier that

held in the water. We have the same windows. Our house was built by the

same builder just 7 yrs ago. We replaced 2 rooms' windows in the last 3

months. We have found damage in our bedroom windows so are scheduled for

replacement next week.

The interesting thing is that when our 25 yr old with CFS/FMS was in Austria

on 2 different times since 1999, she felt better while she was away. Upon

returning home she commented that she began to fell " sick " . She has just

returned to Austria for 9 months to be a teacher's assistant for 9 months.

We look forward to learn if she is feeling the same improvement as before.

She does take many supplements as do I to help us to have a close to normal

life. We had thought it odd that she would feel better while living away

from us.

This is shared so you might be able to consider this as one possible

contributing factor to your health symptoms.

Jan

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