reaching out

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm just reaching out for some solidarity and comfort

because I am sitting here with sobs in my chest,

feeling totally overwhelmed and alone...I have moved

and moved as many of you have and the place I'm

renting now, as soon as the rains started, I started

getting those awful symptoms I know so well. I bought

an excellent air purifier and dehumidifier and took

mold plate tests. My doctor is very familiar with

mold illness etc-he is a naturopath and brilliant-he

suggested I do the mold plates with the purifier on

because he knows how hard it is for me to move, that

I'm low-income living on disability and the choices

that are out there for me in terms of rental, and it

would tell us how well the purifier was working..with

4 colonies being considered normal, every room was ok

except the bedroom-24+!

The owner is a very kind man and just came by with the

realty company reps and a mold tester guy who used

radiowaves to test for moisture behind every wall, in

every room-also had other testing stuff that you have

to drill a hole in the wall to test. The owner is

willing to do all that. I showed the guy the plates

and I felt them take it seriously, but not

understanding it to the level we of course do. He is

going to get the roof checked, as well as the crawl

space. He is willing to pull up a piece of carpet and

see what's under there. In short, he's willing to do

whatever needs to be done, within his financial

ability. He said he wants us to be comfortable here

and considers himself responsible.

Thing is, the rug was laid with a pad over

concrete-my doctor has let me know that could be the

source-no waterproof barrier..also, I lived in the

unit adjoining and although there is a thick firewall

between us, that place had a mold problem..I have

little hope this place can be safe for me without the

owner having to spend more than he is able to...I have

been emotionally preparing for another move, but here

is my pain:

I feel because I have only Sec.8 money, very

despairing about finding a " safe " rental, I feel

despairing about moving and getting into another mold

situation (there seems to be no really effective way

of knowing), my loving partner understands to a point,

but he is not as affected as I am, and is fighting

cancer and diabetes and is 60 and dreading another

move, and I am tired and have Lyme Disease to boot.

With all the obstacles and so little resources, how am

I going to get well? I know I have to but it's going

to take a miracle. I think about moving to Arizona,

cause it's drier there (I live in Northern Cal.) but

my partner gets sick in the heat, though he is

willing to consider even that. I still feel so alone

and overwhelmed. I have one friend who has this who

understands, but she has money to be able to just get

out and find something else. Is anyone broke like me,

having to get themselves out of this mess? It looks

so bleak...I am 38 and I have been ill most of my life

and I wonder if it'll ever change..

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