Re: Letter to a [I hope not] dead boy

[Guest guest]

Good letter Joe, hopefully they listen. Perhaps you may be correct,

it could be RADS, my wife was also diagnosed with this disease along

with several others.

It is so frustrating no matter how much you speak of this condition

and mold induced illnesses and you do your best to simplify it, many

still just don't get it. (the message) I recently had one of the

employees I work with, that I've explain alot to about my wife's

condition and the effects it has had on so many others, make one of

the stupest possible, " do you think she is going through menopause? "

Luckily that statement was not made to me but to someone else that

does understand and that does get it. Their response was, " What the

hell does that have to do with anything.?! " They also made the

statement that she doesn't look sick and walks fine, as my wife was

hunched over the shopping cart. I just can't believe it. Like they

haven't heard anything I've said.

This is one reason why I've posted that article on that gentlemen

that wrote the book, " The last lecture " that was given 6 months to

live, who is dying from pancreatic cancer. Diane Sawyer interviewed

him and his wife and I will post the link to this interview shortley

and I wish more people who don't get it would watch this. Because

those that are ill do their best to hide their condition so they

don't offend, upset or make others feel uncomfortable. It is a

difficult interview to watch and I highly recommend everyone to

please take the time, when they get the chance to watch it.

Joe I will post below one bit of research that states mold causes

asthma, by Elliot Horner. Hopefully this will convince some

physicians or at least consider a connection between asthma and

biological contaminates.

KC

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=97605

Building Owners, Managers Take Note: Damp Buildings, Mold Can Cause

Asthma

ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/11/2005 -- Two landmark studies

released earlier this year provide the first solid evidence that

damp buildings and exposure to indoor mold growth are risk factors

for developing asthma and not just in making asthma symptoms worse.

Other studies demonstrate that current methods for sampling and

analyzing indoor air for mold may be underestimating the amount of

airborne material that can trigger asthma attacks.

" These are extraordinary findings, with serious implications for

building owners and facility managers, " said W. Elliott Horner, PhD,

FAAAAI, principal scientist and microbial laboratory director for

Air Quality Sciences, Inc. These studies are highlighted in a free

new report from AQS titled, " Asthma and Damp Buildings: Making the

Connection. "

The results from these studies indicate that the risk for developing

asthma appears higher for, but is not limited to, people who are

sensitive to mold allergens or who have parents with asthma. Also,

spores are not the only particles in the air that come from moldy

surfaces. These studies showed that for every one intact spore in

the air, more than 300 particles of dead parts of the mold colony or

digested bits of the substrate on which the mold grew also may be in

the air. These particles can carry the substances that can cause

immune system and allergic reactions. And because these particles

are much smaller than mold spores, they can be inhaled more deeply

into the lung.

" What this means for buildings owners and facility managers is if

your buildings are damp (have moisture or water intrusion problems),

your buildings can support indoor mold growth and the people living,

working or going to school in your buildings have a higher potential

risk for developing asthma. This in turn puts you at higher risk for

liability and bad publicity, " Dr. Horner said.

Although these results send a powerful message, the news is not all

bad. Building owners and facility managers will soon have an

exclusive opportunity to attest that their buildings are designed,

constructed and operated in a manner that prevents indoor mold

growth.

SOURCE: Air Quality Sciences, Inc.

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> Last year, my father was crippled by doctors, during a mold-

induced hospital stay.

> Today, in a classic example of irony, his home attendant, told

me that her son was being

> discharged tomorrow, from the hospital, for [my diagnosis]

mold induced asthma. So, I

> wrote the below letter, for her to give to her son. After I

gave her the letter, she told me that

> her son's doctor told her that mold was not making her son

sick. That he was sick with

> asthma, due to a junk food diet from Mcs. So she is

staying with her son, IN THE

> MOLD HOUSE, to cook him wholesome food, for two days, so that

his asthma will go

> away. AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!

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> Hi ,

> Read this letter BEFORE you leave the hospital. IT WILL SAVE

YOUR LIFE. I was in the same hospital, with my first asthma attack,

at the age of 9. That was 56 years ago. I am now 65 years old. I am

going to tell you things that NO DOCTOR WILL TELL YOU. If you

believe me, you can SAVE YOUR LIFE. If you don't believe me, YOU

COULD DIE. I'm sorry that I had to frighten you, but you haven't

heard what I am about to tell you, from any doctor, and you must now

begin to take responsibility for keeping yourself alive, and

healthy, because NO DOCTOR CAN DO THAT JOB.

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> YOUR HOME IS KILLING YOU!!!!!!!!! Due to water leaks, that

your mother told me has happened, in the entire vertical line of

apartments, in your building, there is MOLD growing inside the walls

of your apartment, where you can't see it, or clean it out. This

MOLD is what is causing your asthma. If you go back to your

apartment to live, NONE of your medicines will work. That is because

asthma medicines will only work on asthma. But, what you are

suffering from, is a combination of asthma, and a disease

called " REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE " . Your asthma medicines, and the

oxygen, will only work on the part of your suffering that is caused

by an " ALLERGY " to MOLD. The doctors can measure that part of your

suffering by doing an IgE blood test.

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> But, the doctors have no way to " measure " the part of your

suffering that is caused by " REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE " , so they just

ignore that part of your suffering, and tell you that " it is all in

your head (imagination) " . This disease is a direct irritation, and

inflammation, of your lungs, that is not measurable with an IgE

test. When a doctor can not measure something, they will say that

it " does not exist " .

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> Your mother told me that, when you went away, to upstate N.Y.,

you told her " my asthma disappeared " . That happened,

because there was NO MOLD where you were. When you returned to

your apartment, your asthma returned. Your asthma will return,

AGAIN, if you go into your apartment NOW, even for only a few

minutes, to pick up your personal stuff, to take to your sister's

apartment. Ask someone else to bring your stuff out of your

apartment. You should not enter YOUR BUILDING, at all. Good Luck.

> Joe Salowitz [Phone #] Call me so we can stay in

touch, so I can help.

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