Letter Writer's reply to Las Vegas Weekly story

February 29, 2008

My apologies. I didn't notice that the story was from 2005, not 2007. Their web

site makes it difficult to tell what year you are reading.

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'Why Don't You Go Lick a Moldy Surface and See How You Feel!!!!'

Dear Kate Silver,

I just read your article about mold and monsters [July 21] and I must say I'm

disgusted with your attitude on the subject!!! Mold is real and it's becoming

more and more of a problem. And all people suffering from its effects, wanting

no more than help and answers because they are scared and don't feel well, are

met by skeptics like you who, instead of possibly funding some research on this

unknown problem and finding out if it's a reality or not, just make fun of this

dilemma, thus pushing it further under the carpet and letting so many people go

on suffering!!!

What are you people so afraid of? Mold being a reality or mold being a

cover-up for a different kind of disease that may be affecting so many

Americans? Why don't you take some time and do a little research on the effects

of mold and fungi on the human body???

If the U.S. military can declare T2 mycotoxins a biological warfare agent, why

would you want it in your home or in your life??? This being said, why don't you

stick your tongue out and lick a moldy wall? Why don't you enter a few more

mold-infested houses and see how you feel after your sensitivity level to mold

is increased and you begin to feel some of the effects of mycotosis! In fact, if

you're so sure mold is nothing but a made-up illness for sue-happy Americans,

why don't you try spending a week in a mold-infested house and ACTUALLY STEP

INTO THE SHOES of people suffering from the effects of mold and then we'll see

if your article doesn't change a bit!!!!

I wish all you doubters, politicians, physicians and employees of all those

agencies who say mold doesn't cause such symptoms and illnesses would try this

and then we'd see how quickly your minds would be changed if your level of

comfort in this life was compromised. I bet funding would be made quite

available after such an experiment!!!!

Why don't skeptics like yourself open your eyes and pay closer attention to

the world around you and start noticing how many people are suffering from

fungal infections, chronic fatigue, rashes and other strange, misdiagnosed

symptoms? Take a look at the fungal infections our military men and women are

suffering from and then ask their neighbors if they are suffering any type of

fungal infections. Why don't you research if there have been any recent water

contamination reports in heavily populated military towns? Why don't you start

noticing why suddenly places with dry non-mold-growing climates are suddenly

turning up with mold? Why don't you ask President Bush about his wife's mold

sensitivity problems???

Instead of doubting I wish someone would start investigating and noticing what

so many people are feeling and saying before doubting and ridiculing and then

maybe you would think twice about the humor in someone sticking their tongue to

any mold-infested object!!! May those of you who cast so many stones start

finding some pebbles in your own life!!!!

A concerned person of science

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/content/fileadmin/oldsite/2005/08/04/letters.html

February 29, 2008

Amen!!!!!!

Joe Salowitz <josephsalowitz@...> wrote: My

apologies. I didn't notice that the story was from 2005, not 2007. Their web