Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I'm recalling this conversation from a week or so ago, am I correct? Heck you can take whatever you want. IMO if your going to take a few, might as well take them all. It doesn't matter if you take one or all if your going to cross contaminate your going to cross contaminate w/one or many. Or you could just clean it properly and be safe. But, there is still not guarantee that it has been cleaned properly. I hope it all works for you good luck. [] moving soon I hope to be moving soon from my moldy home. I do need to take some personal things like my phone book and journal. Are you guys saying I shouldnt even take these things??? And what about important medical records from my doctor. Of course, I'll need a winter jacket and somethings to wear but, be a minamalist. I personally think a few items, altho none would probably be ideal, wouldnt be horrible. Sometimes I get freaked out about what to take and what not to take. I have decided, as suggested, not to take my electronics and start anew. Expensive but, my health is at risk and I know that today. Thank you for your help. Felice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Felice, we had to walk away from most everything in our moldy house in 2004. The clothes I wore in the house to meet the contractors continued to smell musty, no matter how they were laundered. We threw out the clothes and got new clothes. My mom insisted on keeping her musty high school annual. That is in a big plastic baggie. I have a box of a few old papers and I hope I never have to get into them. The photos were the hardest to part with. It was hard to lose 60 years of family history in our house, but it was better than being sick from keeping the moldy things. I got sick from the things I did clean for keeping, like fine crystal and china. It's a difficult choice to have a broken heart and be sad .....or be sick from too much mold exposure. I wish we had known what we were involved with and the health risks from the beginning, but the insurance adjusters minimized the issue of health and mold exposure. There must be a special place with lots of fire and brimstone for insurance employees who didn't look out for the policyholder. Jocelyn > > I hope to be moving soon from my moldy home. I do need to take some > personal things like my phone book and journal. Are you guys saying I > shouldnt even take these things??? And what about important medical records > from my doctor. Of course, I'll need a winter jacket and somethings to wear > but, be a minamalist. I personally think a few items, altho none would > probably be ideal, wouldnt be horrible. Sometimes I get freaked out about > what to take and what not to take. I have decided, as suggested, not to > take my electronics and start anew. > Expensive but, my health is at risk and I know that today. Thank you for > your help. Felice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 > > I hope to be moving soon from my moldy home. I do need to take some > personal things like my phone book and journal. Are you guys saying I > shouldnt even take these things??? And what about important medical records > from my doctor. Of course, I'll need a winter jacket and somethings to wear > but, be a minamalist. I personally think a few items, altho none would > probably be ideal, wouldnt be horrible. Sometimes I get freaked out about > what to take and what not to take. I have decided, as suggested, not to > take my electronics and start anew. > Expensive but, my health is at risk and I know that today. Thank you for > your help. Felice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 There's a scale published by an environmental scientist to help determine your personal toxin sensitivity level. I don't remember where to find it (there are links on this board), but 1 is mild and 6 is *extreme*. It all boils down to risk/reward. If you're 'not so sick' (1 or 2), the risk of bringing items from your old environment are not so great, and you *may* be able to tolerate them, understanding the risk that keeping them around could send you further down the scale (depending on factors like general health, genetic susceptibility, and current medications). If you're a 3 or 4, it's not a good idea to keep anything contaminated around you. Items of heirloom importance or important or legal documents should be put in a safe place (preferably where you won't be around them with any frequency). I think most people on the board fall into this category. And as you can see, there are many ways of dealing with the 'have-to' category. I personally like the idea of the 'gray zone', but cross-contaminating between gray and white may be a concern for the 4, 5, or 6. If you're a 5 or 6, it's easy: ditch it. Scan it if you can, or if it's absolutely indispensable (some legal records are), put it in a lockup and have a trusted friend make direct contact with it. Oh, and one last thing. The toxins can and will contaminate and travel through plastics and other permeable materials. See the other thread going about cleaning and neutralization. > > I hope to be moving soon from my moldy home. I do need to take some > personal things like my phone book and journal. Are you guys saying I > shouldnt even take these things??? And what about important medical records > from my doctor. Of course, I'll need a winter jacket and somethings to wear > but, be a minamalist. I personally think a few items, altho none would > probably be ideal, wouldnt be horrible. Sometimes I get freaked out about > what to take and what not to take. I have decided, as suggested, not to > take my electronics and start anew. > Expensive but, my health is at risk and I know that today. Thank you for > your help. Felice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 You could put legal documents in a bank box for safe keeping. If you have the 'six years' of IRS information, you can take stack to Kinko and have them copy everything and shred the originals, etc. Pictures can be safed to computer and then print out fresh copies. If you have antique photos you want to save, there are places that will make copies of those that look identical to the orignal, or look better. If you have some valuable antique things, auction them off and put toward savings account for your health. > > There's a scale published by an environmental scientist to help > determine your personal toxin sensitivity level. I don't remember > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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