Re: Delp: My Mom and our Special Bond

[Guest guest]

,

You're right, no one should have to live like this. Out of all these

government agencies and programs that are supposed to help citizens

in this position they all seem to be nearly impossible to get

accepted. You see advertisements and they make it look and sound so

easy to get some type of assistance and we all know that is the

farthest from the truth.

Nice job and thanks for sharing.

KC

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> 04.24.2007

>

> Delp: My Mom and our Special Bond

> Huffington Post - New York,NY

>

> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mother-daughter-campaign/linda-delp-

my-

> mom-and-ou_b_46722.html

>

>

>

> I don't know what I would do if I lost my mom. We have always had

a

> special bond, but the last few years our love for each other has

> kept us both from falling apart. We live far away from each other

> but we try to call every day to keep in touch, give each other

> support, but most of all to know that we are here for each other.

>

> My mother is a beautiful person, 73, homeless with a heart

> condition, and living in her car because her ex husband decided to

> stop paying her alimony. He just took off no where to be found.

She

> has gone from living on the ocean in a beautiful condo to living

in

> her car. Oh she spent several years with the court system with a

> very expensive lawyer. Her ex kept delaying hearings, never

bringing

> the proper documents until finally the judge issued a warrant for

> his arrest. No one ever arrested him. Before foreclosure he sold

his

> home for a lot of cash and took off no where to be found.

>

> The court system apparently has no procedures to help women when

> something like this happens to them. She has been everywhere to

get

> help, but no one has helped her.

>

> I am very ill with a terrible illness that most people have never

> heard about. I originally got ill from mold growing in the walls

of

> a home I was living in for many years. I have had this illness for

> nine years now and have met people all over the world suffering

from

> the same illness. Many that get ill from mold get to the point

where

> just everyday cosmetics and cleaning products, etc. cause severe

> pain in the lungs, sinuses, digestive tract, and many other

> problems.

>

> There is no help for people with this illness. The only thing that

> helps is staying away from mold, fragrances, colognes, air

> freshness, etc. I have to bath with fragrance free soaps, launder

my

> clothes with fragrance free detergents, and clean with baking soda

> and vinegar to stay safe.

>

> I use to use all the regular products and lived a normal life

until

> I was about 44 and all of a sudden my life changed. I have

adjusted

> to changing my routines and the products I use, but unfortunately

I

> suffer mostly from the products that other people use.

>

> The internet has been a life line for me. When I first got ill I

> didn't know much about the internet, but I soon found my way when

I

> started finding a lot of information about the dangers of indoor

> mold, and learning about the chemicals in our products.

>

> Apparently our government knows about these issues and has done

> nothing to help the suffering. I have spent thousands of hours

> researching, writing to government officials, and even getting my

> family's story on the legislative packet several years ago for

toxic

> mold legislation that has dragged for several years.

>

> My mom has been so supportive to me. Even though she is homeless

she

> is more concerned about me than she is of herself. We have only

seen

> each other a few short times in the years I have been ill.

>

> When I first got this illness, I had never heard of it. I started

> out with a serious allergic reaction and my life has never been

the

> same since. My landlord didn't do anything to help and the next

> thing I knew I was headed to sinus surgery, developed chronic

> asthma, reactive airways disease and we were told to move out in

six

> weeks. I begged for help from our government officials, but there

> was no help.

>

> We moved only to move into another apartment that had mold. We

were

> told to get rid of most of our belongings, and the insurance

didn't

> help. Soon after my husband started having seizures and health

> problems.

>

> I use to have many friends and relatives nearby but as the years

> went by relatives died and friends just disappeared. I had a best

> friend for over 30 years, but illness sometimes takes a toll on

> friendships. Even some people with cancer soon find themselves in

> isolation.

>

> My daughter has grown into a beautiful person and has her own

place

> now. It was very hard for her in the beginning not being able to

use

> all those products teenagers like to use the nail polish, hair

> sprays, etc. My daughter was only about 13 when I started getting

> ill.

>

> I use to try to drive all her friends to the movies and places

like

> that, but I soon noticed every time I drove the kids someplace I

> would get a migraine would have to rush home. I couldn't

understand

> why I was having such a hard time around fragrances, etc. You know

> how kids can load up on that stuff.

>

> After a while the doctors realized I had reactive airways disease.

I

> tried all the asthma products, but we found the only thing that

> helped was to stay away from these cosmetics. . After years of

> research come to find out that the companies that make these

> products don't have to reveal what goes into their formula for

> shampoo, etc.

>

> Come to find out that the United States has tried everything

> possible to stop any regulation on our products. Canada is

starting

> to make change. California is banning some chemicals that go into

> baby products and fragrances, etc. The EU government has started

> regulating the chemicals in our products, but how long before the

> suffering will end.

>

> Asthma is an epidemic with our children and fragrances and these

> products trigger asthma attacks for many of us with this condition.

>

> I would have never survived without my mom. Even though I haven't

> been able to see her much during the years she has been so

> supportive sending me cards often, comforting me when I am crying,

> and letting me know how much she loves me. We have cried together,

> laughed together, and tried to solve the world problems together.

>

> I have tried to do everything I can for mom. I have written

letters,

> called everyone I can think of to get help for her, but mostly I

> just love her all the time. She is always in my thoughts wherever

I

> am, whatever I am doing. My goal is to make change. There is no

> reason in this day and age that a woman should have to live like

we

> are living. My mom homeless and me living in isolation trying to

> avoid products that shouldn't even be on the market.

>

> We have an ancestor that was a governor in the 1800's. My aunt

> babysat for a senator that was governor when I became ill. We have

> ancestors that died for our country, one that is the first one on

> record in my state to die as a police officer. My grandfather died

> before I was born falling off of a fire truck. You would think

that

> I could get some government official to meet me after nine years

of

> writing, calling and begging for my life-- and now for my moms.

>

> I hope that there will be some time that I can share with my mom

> where we are both in a safe place in our life. So much time has

gone

> by, and I am afraid that we are running out of time. One of us

isn't

> going to make it--we are getting older and weaker.

>

> Whatever happens I know that the special bond that my mom and I

have

> cannot be taken from us as long as we live. I am her girl. When my

> time comes I know that I did everything possible to make this

world

> a better place for my daughter and her future children. I hope I

> live to see that day. It has been such a long struggle just to get

> the truth out.

>

[Guest guest]

LINDA, MAY I ASK WHAT YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH? I HAVE A RARE ILLNESS AS WELL,

THAT NEARLY NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF.....CAUSED BY MOLDS. YOU MAY BACKCHANNEL

ME, IF YOU WISH.....

THANKS,

VICTORIA

[] Re: Delp: My Mom and our Special Bond

,

You're right, no one should have to live like this. Out of all these

government agencies and programs that are supposed to help citizens

in this position they all seem to be nearly impossible to get

accepted. You see advertisements and they make it look and sound so

easy to get some type of assistance and we all know that is the

farthest from the truth.

Nice job and thanks for sharing.

KC

>

> 04.24.2007

>

> Delp: My Mom and our Special Bond

> Huffington Post - New York,NY

>

> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mother-daughter-campaign/linda-delp-

my-

> mom-and-ou_b_46722.html

>

>

>

> I don't know what I would do if I lost my mom. We have always had

a

> special bond, but the last few years our love for each other has

> kept us both from falling apart. We live far away from each other

> but we try to call every day to keep in touch, give each other

> support, but most of all to know that we are here for each other.

>

> My mother is a beautiful person, 73, homeless with a heart

> condition, and living in her car because her ex husband decided to

> stop paying her alimony. He just took off no where to be found.

She

> has gone from living on the ocean in a beautiful condo to living

in

> her car. Oh she spent several years with the court system with a

> very expensive lawyer. Her ex kept delaying hearings, never

bringing

> the proper documents until finally the judge issued a warrant for

> his arrest. No one ever arrested him. Before foreclosure he sold

his

> home for a lot of cash and took off no where to be found.

>

> The court system apparently has no procedures to help women when

> something like this happens to them. She has been everywhere to

get

> help, but no one has helped her.

>

> I am very ill with a terrible illness that most people have never

> heard about. I originally got ill from mold growing in the walls

of

> a home I was living in for many years. I have had this illness for

> nine years now and have met people all over the world suffering

from

> the same illness. Many that get ill from mold get to the point

where

> just everyday cosmetics and cleaning products, etc. cause severe

> pain in the lungs, sinuses, digestive tract, and many other

> problems.

>

> There is no help for people with this illness. The only thing that

> helps is staying away from mold, fragrances, colognes, air

> freshness, etc. I have to bath with fragrance free soaps, launder

my

> clothes with fragrance free detergents, and clean with baking soda

> and vinegar to stay safe.

>

> I use to use all the regular products and lived a normal life

until

> I was about 44 and all of a sudden my life changed. I have

adjusted

> to changing my routines and the products I use, but unfortunately

I

> suffer mostly from the products that other people use.

>

> The internet has been a life line for me. When I first got ill I

> didn't know much about the internet, but I soon found my way when

I

> started finding a lot of information about the dangers of indoor

> mold, and learning about the chemicals in our products.

>

> Apparently our government knows about these issues and has done

> nothing to help the suffering. I have spent thousands of hours

> researching, writing to government officials, and even getting my

> family's story on the legislative packet several years ago for

toxic

> mold legislation that has dragged for several years.

>

> My mom has been so supportive to me. Even though she is homeless

she

> is more concerned about me than she is of herself. We have only

seen

> each other a few short times in the years I have been ill.

>

> When I first got this illness, I had never heard of it. I started

> out with a serious allergic reaction and my life has never been

the

> same since. My landlord didn't do anything to help and the next

> thing I knew I was headed to sinus surgery, developed chronic

> asthma, reactive airways disease and we were told to move out in

six

> weeks. I begged for help from our government officials, but there

> was no help.

>

> We moved only to move into another apartment that had mold. We

were

> told to get rid of most of our belongings, and the insurance

didn't

> help. Soon after my husband started having seizures and health

> problems.

>

> I use to have many friends and relatives nearby but as the years

> went by relatives died and friends just disappeared. I had a best

> friend for over 30 years, but illness sometimes takes a toll on

> friendships. Even some people with cancer soon find themselves in

> isolation.

>

> My daughter has grown into a beautiful person and has her own

place

> now. It was very hard for her in the beginning not being able to

use

> all those products teenagers like to use the nail polish, hair

> sprays, etc. My daughter was only about 13 when I started getting

> ill.

>

> I use to try to drive all her friends to the movies and places

like

> that, but I soon noticed every time I drove the kids someplace I

> would get a migraine would have to rush home. I couldn't

understand

> why I was having such a hard time around fragrances, etc. You know

> how kids can load up on that stuff.

>

> After a while the doctors realized I had reactive airways disease.

I

> tried all the asthma products, but we found the only thing that

> helped was to stay away from these cosmetics. . After years of

> research come to find out that the companies that make these

> products don't have to reveal what goes into their formula for

> shampoo, etc.

>

> Come to find out that the United States has tried everything

> possible to stop any regulation on our products. Canada is

starting

> to make change. California is banning some chemicals that go into

> baby products and fragrances, etc. The EU government has started

> regulating the chemicals in our products, but how long before the

> suffering will end.

>

> Asthma is an epidemic with our children and fragrances and these

> products trigger asthma attacks for many of us with this condition.

>

> I would have never survived without my mom. Even though I haven't

> been able to see her much during the years she has been so

> supportive sending me cards often, comforting me when I am crying,

> and letting me know how much she loves me. We have cried together,

> laughed together, and tried to solve the world problems together.

>

> I have tried to do everything I can for mom. I have written

letters,

> called everyone I can think of to get help for her, but mostly I

> just love her all the time. She is always in my thoughts wherever

I

> am, whatever I am doing. My goal is to make change. There is no

> reason in this day and age that a woman should have to live like

we

> are living. My mom homeless and me living in isolation trying to

> avoid products that shouldn't even be on the market.

>

> We have an ancestor that was a governor in the 1800's. My aunt

> babysat for a senator that was governor when I became ill. We have

> ancestors that died for our country, one that is the first one on

> record in my state to die as a police officer. My grandfather died

> before I was born falling off of a fire truck. You would think

that

> I could get some government official to meet me after nine years

of

> writing, calling and begging for my life-- and now for my moms.

>

> I hope that there will be some time that I can share with my mom

> where we are both in a safe place in our life. So much time has

gone

> by, and I am afraid that we are running out of time. One of us

isn't

> going to make it--we are getting older and weaker.

>

> Whatever happens I know that the special bond that my mom and I

have

> cannot be taken from us as long as we live. I am her girl. When my

> time comes I know that I did everything possible to make this

world

> a better place for my daughter and her future children. I hope I

> live to see that day. It has been such a long struggle just to get

> the truth out.

>