Disabled woman 39, says her ill health is caused by dampness

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Disabled woman 39, says her ill health is caused by dampness

Sep 26 2007

icLanarkshire - East Kilbride News - East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,UK

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A DISABLED East Kilbride woman claims her life is a misery — due to

severe dampness in her council flat.

Bogle, 39, of Warwick, Calderwood, who suffers from cerebal

palsy and epilepsy says she has been trying for more than four

months to get the council to fix the problem.

But all they have done so far is paint her living room ceiling which

she says has nothing wrong with it.

, who requires the help of a carer to manage day-to-day, said

the dampness has been bringing on epileptic fits.

She told the News she can suffer these fits up to seven times a day.

They have been escalating as the dampness has gotten worse.

Up until four months ago her flat, where she has lived for 14 years,

seemed fine. Then suddenly mould started to appear in her bedroom.

She complained to the council but said until yesterday (Tuesday)

they had not been round to carry out any work.

said: " I have been complaining to the council since May but

nothing has been done to fix the dampness problem.

" The damp in my bedroom has been getting worse and worse and blue

mould now covers my walls, furniture and even my quilt. All my

belongings are in black bags to try to prevent them from being

ruined.

" It has also been affecting my chest and overall health by causing

seizures. The other week I had seven seizures in one day. "

has become so sickened with living in the damp flat that she

has put her name on the housing transfer list.

She added: " The damp has started to spread out of my bedroom and is

now on the walls in my hall and also in my bathroom which I just had

fitted by the council.

" The smell in the flat is unbearable. "

However, the council deny this is the case.

A council spokeswoman said: " The council refutes the allegations

that there has been no response to complaints. Over the last few

weeks a number of repairs have been carried out to Miss Bogle's

property.

" Following an inspection on August 23 the council instructed

and Starling, our specialist contractor, to undertake the

removal and reinstatement of plasterwork in the bathroom and hall

cupboards. This work will begin on October 2 and Miss Bogle has been

advised of this.

" The council has received an application form for a transfer of

housing and this will be dealt with in terms of the allocation

policy, " the spokeswoman concluded.