new to site, need advice

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Greetings,

My name is Umluqman and I am new to the site. I found it from

another message board as I was looking up info on molds in the home.

A little about my situation:

My family and I live in a townhouse in an apartment complex. We all

have experienced since we moved here 3 years ago some form of

repiratory illness along with the flu and other related illnesses. I

thought it was just a bug that was going around. After the first

year, I noticed that we were sick more often than not. My children

started to develop severe coughing and one of my children started to

have asthma-like symptoms. Every time I took him to the doctor, they

just said it was an upper respiratory infection and it would have to

pass on its own, giving us some prescription for the symptoms and

cough medicines. This went on for the entire time living here. I

did not start to suspect anything until I had my last child, this

past year. She is just 3 months old now and has been in the hospital

for respiratory illness, including a slight asthma attack , RSV and

Brochiolitis. My 6 year old son started his coughing again, and also

ended up in the hospital this past Dec. with severe asthma attack and

pneumonia. It was at this point I noticed the growing of mold on my

upstairs bathroom ceiling. The mold is in the masterbath and the

kids bathroom. In the kids bathroom the mold covers half the ceiling

directly over the shower.

Ihave since developed fatigue, coughing, rash on my chest that does

not seem to heal quickly, sore throats, irriated eyes, and chest

pains. My husband has been coughing lately and nose started to bleed

off and on these past weeks,along with my 2 oldest children.

I did not know what to do, and since I was not covered with health

insurance, did not even attempt to see a doctor. until now.

It just so happend that I got a solicited call from a company here in

Georgia that tested air for homeowners. Well, since I did not own my

own home the caller said there was little they could do, and they did

not want to take my $50.00 to test my air since the appearance of

mold was there. The lady I spoke with suggested I visited a couple

of sites and find out about the mold, and to GET OUT of my dwelling

immediately if I could.

She went on to explain some of the effects of mold, which led me here.

I have no idea what to do. I need help on what type of action I can

take. I have brought this issue to the leasing managers attention

for several months now, only for nothing to be done. Not even

attemtps and in my shower the soap dish and the tile around it has

come completely off. I had mold so bad in my bathroom cabinet, I got

extremely ill, (not knowing at the time it was related) and very weak.

If there are any suggestions as to what I can do in the state of Ga.

please let me know.

Thank you so much.

I did read some of the post here, but it was too much to go through

them all, a bit overwhelming.

Thanks for building this community , it is well needed

Your Friend

UmLuqman