New Realizations/Re: Relocation Accomplished

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Hi Robin-I just wanted to agree with your post-it's hard to live in a bubble

indeed! My three kids are out of the house but one works in a moldy office and

has to always change her clothes before she comes over (and she's not sick). One

lives in a moldy basement with his wife and baby! And they are not sick but I

really keep their visits short and sweet. It's hard for me not to see my

granddaughter all the time but what can I do? They are not sick either, by the

way. My other daughter is moving into what she calls " a house with a little

mildew in the basement. " Great. I'll never be able to visit long but I will

visit and will take precautions, stand outside or something, I don't know, and

hope for the best. I wear a mask and keep my nose and mouth and eyes covered-I

look like a freak but they are my kids!

I am going to get some negative answers on this and I know, everyone is

right-stay away. But life is not like that so I hear you, Robin! You can't live

in a bubble.

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> Joe,

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> My husband is not remediating. He is cleaning the house out and is not

effected despite the fact he also has one of the HLA types. I dont know how this

happens esp since I know darn well he has been exposed to alot of mold and other

biotoxins including lyme and he handled that treatment like a breeze.. this

should not have happned with his " Dreaded gene " . There has to be another factor.

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> My daughter has one of the HLA types as well and her markers are all ok so

far. I know what to look for and I have to balance fear, concern with LIFE!

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> There is a diff living in the stuff and being exposed.

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> We had the house remediated 6 months ago by someone who used proper protocol.

I am seeing that my labwork improved at that 6 month mark or before.

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> We moved out and I have children. I cannot keep them in a bubble. I talked

with them about this and they understand my situation. I am *happy* we found

good *nice* neighbors and friends for my kids. I will not let mold get in the

way of that. I am looking for ways to handle the situation without making

neurotic hermits out of my kids.

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> We live in a moldy world. I cannot go off and live in a desert in a tent and

drag my children there. I also cannot deny them friends because of mold unless I

see it effect them and then we need to come up with a solution. Honestly, if I

cant run a marathon and have functioning at about 75% I will be happy if I can

give my kids and myself a better life at 75% avoiding best I can over 100% and

being refined to a life bascially not worth living. If I didnt have kids, hey..

I could control alot more, but i do and thats part of my reality.

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> I am not planning to be at neighbors house everyday. I also will try to see

how I can and if I can manage my symptoms before I give up on the friendship.

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> Shoe found markers go up with reexposure and used csm to control. I am not

planning to vacation or live in my neighbors house. If a problem again, I will

tell her (already told her about the mold and since she knows someone who got

very ill from mold, she understands) and since they are outdoor people anyway, I

bet she wont mind chatting outside.

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> I have to experience and experiment for myself and for my kids sake. We are

fortunate that if we need to move again, we can. But if we do, whose to say the

next new neighbors will not have an issue?

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> Robin

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