Dancing with presence of mold & chemical injury

June 11, 2008

Hello: I am coming to understand that many people who are injured by

mold end-up manifesting some similar symptoms to those injured by

chemical exposure. In such cases,how can you treat yourself, your

enviroment, your belongings for mold without exacerbating the chemical

sensitivity? We have small areas of mold growth in our house (grout in

the bathroom, etc.) which I am certain need to be addressed, however,

treating with bleach, mildew killer, kilz, standard caulk, etc., is all

out of the question, because every one of those chemicals who further

injure my daughter and myself. Do any of you have experience dancing

with similar concerns? Thank you for your feedback, Clair

June 12, 2008

--- In , " fiasfolks " <Ijamsville97@...>

wrote:

>Hi-I've definitely been there! I had mold in many places and could

not go with the traditional " mold remediation " because of the

chemicals. In the end, almost all the moldy spaces were removed. Yes,

I know that sounds like a nightmare and it was. I had to pull out my

shower stall because mold had gotten behind the tiles. I had to take

down some of the ceiling in my husband's office because of mold and

finally, I gutted my basement. The good news-except for a wall that

still needs to be waterproofed (I have issues with the stuff they use

to do that and would love suggestions, btw) the mold is gone. The bad

news: my finished basement is gone too and because of my MCS

reconstructing it is unlikely. But I feel better than I have in a long

time (even in the summer humidity!) so it was worth it.

Hope this helps, good luck-Surella

>

> Hello: I am coming to understand that many people who are injured by

> mold end-up manifesting some similar symptoms to those injured by

> chemical exposure. In such cases,how can you treat yourself, your

> enviroment, your belongings for mold without exacerbating the chemical

> sensitivity? We have small areas of mold growth in our house (grout in

> the bathroom, etc.) which I am certain need to be addressed, however,

> treating with bleach, mildew killer, kilz, standard caulk, etc., is all

> out of the question, because every one of those chemicals who further

> injure my daughter and myself. Do any of you have experience dancing

> with similar concerns? Thank you for your feedback, Clair

>

June 15, 2008

Hi Surella: thanks for your feedback. A huge part of the challenge we are

facing is that my child would literally have to leave the house for --I don't

know how long-- for us to do any renovations.. just about everything can send

her into a reaction. Our carpet needs to go and I am certain that the mold

sports we have must be addressed but I don't know where/how to start because

it's so complex. Argh. Thanks again, Clair

In a message dated 6/12/2008 10:43:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

surellabaer@... writes:

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, " fiasfolks " <Ijamsville97@Ija>