Older Visitor Remarks - Page 1

your strength is beautiful.
psaluka <psaluka@yahoo.com>
ny USA - Monday, July 03, 2000 at 22:55:07 (GMT)

I wanted to thank you for taking the time to get this information out to the public. I also wanted to let your visitors know of another alternative as far as detoxifying the system. Shaklee offers a wide range of supplements, cleansing products, and non-toxic household cleaners. None of our supplements contain artificial ingredients. One of our newest products is a prebiotic/probiotic system (called Optiflora) that GUARANTEES live delivery of 500 million friendly bacteria. No other bacteria produc t can make that guarantee. Regardless of the quality of the bacteria when swallowed, a large amount of it is destroyed by stomach acids, etc, on its way to the colon. Shaklee has a patented process to encapsulate the bacteria so that it doesn't get destroyed on its way to the colon. People are getting outstanding results as their system is detoxified by our DTX, Herb Lax, and Alfalfa and their immune system is strengthened by Optiflora. We back up our products with double-blind clinical studies. Dr. Doris Rapp recommends using Shaklee's cleaners for a non-toxic home environment. If anyone would like more information, please contact me at donnawkr@earthlink.net.
Donna Walker <donnawkr@earthlink.net>
San Bernardino, CA USA - Monday, July 03, 2000 at 13:37:55 (GMT)

After leaving my last 5 jobs.. I now have a o2 machine at my work and have gotten my career back!!!! When a co-worker comes by and blasts me with a chemical cloud of perfume..I attach my nose piece and flip my o2 switch. My lungs INSTANTLY relax and I stay on it until the cloud dissapates and the colognes soak into the people's skin. It is the ONLY thing that has worked well. Nasonex, disability rating fighting, talking to my co-workers has not solved my problem...this has. However, a DOCTOR must prescribe the O2 as far as I am aware. People should be MONITORED by a Doc while on it to check o2 amounts in the blood!! This has been the GREATEST blessing for me.. perhaps EVER. Please feel free to write. I have suffered for years... but now I have been given hope and my life back. I hope this helps someone.
Suzi <ironmac2@aol.com>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Saturday, July 01, 2000 at 22:20:08 (GMT)

I read with interest your pages concerning non-toxic living. Are you aware of Shaklee's non-toxic, biodegradable cleaners? I would welcome the opportunity to get you information if you would like. It would be a good addition to your list(s). Email me your address and phone number and I can contact you--or you can call me at (909) 886-3420. The Jacques Cousteau Society uses Shaklee cleaners on their research vessels (at least they did last I knew). Our products break down well within the European s tandard. They do not pollute the home or the environment. I look forward to hearing from you. I also have a question. A friend of ours has multiple chemical sensitivities. We want to send them a computer but the out-gassing of the plastic casing, etc. affects her. Are you aware of any covers, etc. that are available to help shield her from the outgassing? We wondered about some sort of covering for the CPU, keyboard, etc. I would appreciate any leads you could give me. Thank you. Donna
Donna Walker <donnawkr@earthlink.net>
San Bernardino, CA USA - Friday, June 30, 2000 at 23:26:01 (GMT)

I am so glad I came across your web site... I suffer from Autoimmune Hepatitis and know it is cause from toxins.... Your site has been very informative. I would love for you to visit my site cause I discuss a lot of the same information. It would be nice to see a webring formulated on this very issue... Thanks for being here Love and Light Dixie aka Weave Woman
Dixie Lewellyn aka Weave Woman <dxzweave@swbell.net>
Houston, TX USA - Friday, June 30, 2000 at 15:28:28 (GMT)

I respect what you're doing to inform the public of the chemicals and toxins in our foods and environment. Sadly enough it is the foods we eat that cause sicknesses and are hastening our demise. Eat less and detox regularly. Take Blue mountain tonics and herbal bitters daily to accomplish this. (Visit our web-site for info) Your body must expel waste as soon as it is produced. Cells must not be given the opportunity to re-absorb toxins and fecal waste, infested with parasites. Herein lies the root cause of dis-eases. Only live foods can promote life dead foods cannot.
Shuba Sadiki <bmherbals@aol.com>
bronx, ny USA - Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 11:18:17 (GMT)

Your web site is great. We need to educate our society and you sure help by giving out this information.
Silvia Casasola
santa ana, ca USA - Saturday, June 24, 2000 at 13:05:49 (GMT)

Dear Jacki, I am a Deacon with Faith Baptist Chruch in Waseca, MN. We have three members who have MCS. I am one of them. You WEB page has been a great help to all three of us during the last year. One thing me are still having a great deal of difficulty with is the environment at Church. Our pastor is finally coming to understand that we are not being demon oppressed, but the environment is such that we need to choose between going to church and living the rest of our lives. After attending church it takes us from 5 to 30 days to get back to normal again, depending on what we have been exposed to. We have a fragence free policy, which is not supported very well by the membership. If you or anyone reading this, could help with information in this area or workable solutions, it would be greatly apprecated. May God continue to bless this ministry, Merlin E. Williams
Merlin Williams <mewai@clear.lakes.com>
Waseca, MN USA - Friday, June 23, 2000 at 10:25:50 (GMT)

Does anyone know of a sun screen product for little children which could be tolerated by an EI? My daugher used Springbrook Waterproof Sun Block, PABA free, and suffered a terrible headache for the next 12 hours. Thanks.
M.H. Miller <china@vtc.net>
Pearce, AZ USA - Wednesday, June 21, 2000 at 21:08:30 (GMT)

I would like to thank the number of people who email me wanting info - on Toxic Chemical free cleaning products, which includes, Laundry Det. Household cleaners, Cream cleaners, Spot and stain and Odour Eliminator (non-aerosol and alcohol free) People requiring the website to check out the products, just get in touch.
Frances Newman <frances@newvigor.com>
Ashcroft, B.C. Can., USA - Tuesday, June 20, 2000 at 19:21:18 (GMT)

For some reason, I made a hash out of my guestbook entry. It's an editorial nightmare - plus it looks damn silly. Yes, I meant 'chemical' when I typed 'cemical'. Sorry about that - but I do hope people will look into the possibility that earth moving activity near where they live could make airbourne mould a real health hazzard. It isn't the usual garden variety stuff; this mould has lain dormant for hundreds...possibly thousands of years. Our immune systems aren't equipped to deal with it. Please co ntact your local environmental watchdog group for any information they might have on this subject - and if they don't know what you're talking about, motivate them to learn through lots and lots of phone inqueries. Keep up the great work on this web site - many thanks.
Shari <Uprslbovia@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA - Sunday, June 18, 2000 at 08:34:42 (GMT)

This is an enlightening site...now I have more clues as to what might be going on with my health - or lack threof! After ploughing through a year's worth of your guestbook comments, I noticed the absence of a particular eco-hazzard, one which people living in areas of ongoing relentless development might be unaware of. When the topsoil is removed and tons of earth are displaced, moulds and other microbes which normally lie dormant under the soil, get released into the air. I suspect this is why I am reacting so badly to everything else this year...from feathers to cemical this-n-thats in all that we touch, eat and breath...this year is definitely 'The Worst'. I've been disabled with constant headaches, muscle pains, severe sinusitis, and a loss of physical energy that borders on collapse. I am in my forties, so it isn't impossible that menopause might be playing a contributing role in all this too. But I think it much more likely that our constant companions...environmental toxins...cause the overall debilitating effect on our bodies and processes, rather than laying most of the blame on 'the Change'...it gets enough bad press already. Again, a cautionary note to those who live near lots of heavy, ongoing landmoving and construction - check the mould counts for your area and contact - pester - your nearest environmental watchdog group. I hope this will be helpful. If, like me, you are in the Irvine/Laguna Hills area of South Orange County - this is definitely worth investigating!
Shari <Uprslbovia@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA - Sunday, June 18, 2000 at 07:30:39 (GMT)

WELL JACKI MY ASSOCIATE AND I BOTH WORK FOR CALVIN KLEIN PERFUME DIVISION. WE HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE TESTS ON OUR FINE PRODUCTS AND THEY ARE NOT TOXIC!!!!!!!!!! WE DO NOT APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING RUMOURS ABOUT OUR FINE PRODUCTS JUST TO GET YOUR NAME ON A WEB PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERFUME WAS CREATED TO COVER UP ODOURS NOT TO MAKE PEOPLE SICK. WE DO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC TO PERFUME BUT IT ISNT TOXIC. YOURS TRULY, GWEN ROSE AND DR. IAN PETER FREELY
Gwen Rose and Dr. Ian Peter Freely
Madagascar - Saturday, June 17, 2000 at 21:58:10 (GMT)

(Jacki's Comments: What would we expect 2 people from the perfume industry to say?!! If these products are truly not toxic, why don't they put ALL the ingredients on the labels so people can decide for themselves?!)

So Jacki met Dr. Robbins me too from a chemicals exposure accident im the same in symptoms as Jacki and I must say its hard to live like this Bill
William Hanna <williamhanna@email.msn.com>
Port st. Lucie, FL USA - Friday, June 16, 2000 at 15:09:26 (GMT)

Thank you for setting up this beautiful site. My daughter, new mother and midwife has just realized she has guite bad sensitivities and is cleaning their home so she can start to get better.
Lydia Travers <ltravers@home.com>
Vancouver, Canada - Tuesday, June 13, 2000 at 17:40:04 (GMT)

Was just checking out your website, interested in what it had, especially centered around Christ.
Miriam Reyes <MIREYES@juno.com>
N Ridgeville, OH USA - Monday, June 12, 2000 at 12:47:34 (GMT)

Thank you so much for your web site. I have suffered with this condition most of my life, I am now 44 yrs old. I also have so many other illnesses that I guess tend to go along with this disease. And of course I've been through all the doctors, testing, and not much help or knowledge for many years in my quest to find something to help me feel better. So I appreciate the information I can gather on the web. Maybe someday I will find a doctor that can help me. Thanks again, Teri Disney
Teri Disney <hoffnbabes@sierratel.com>
madera, ca USA - Sunday, June 11, 2000 at 22:10:58 (GMT)

I wish to thank you for your information on MCS. . Six years ago I was exposed to helicopter fumes in the work place. I have since become very informed about our toxic environment. Last year I was introduced to a product which helped me tremendously. It has made a significant difference in my life.
Augustina M. Schwartz, RN <schwarpj@tir.com>
Birghton, MI USA - Wednesday, June 07, 2000 at 13:40:26 (GMT)

I have a sister with enviromental allergies. she has been forced to live outdoors. please help
caroline schukraft <ssistersix@aol.com>
angola , ny USA - Wednesday, June 07, 2000 at 11:45:33 (GMT)

Jacki, I was so blessed to discover your web site. My mom has been suffering from MCS for almost 2 years now. It has totally changed all our lives and awareness to the environment. Not only did she have to quit work (she was an RN is a large hospital) but she was told she was crazy by almost every doctor she has seen. To this day, she is almost entirely confined to her house and has not found any sympathic ears. I hope to get her online very soon so she can meet other Christian women like you who have such a beautiful and positive outlook on life. God bles you in this great work you are doing by sharing your story for the nameless others out there suffering silently. Emily
Emily Frazier <johnsonfrazier@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday, June 06, 2000 at 20:54:12 (GMT)

THANKS FOR A INFOMATANAL WEB PAGE. THE DEVIL HAS PLANTED FASE FLOWERS OF OUR TIME . I THINK THESE CHEMIKILLS.NEED TO BE STOPED.WHITH ALL MIGHT.THE TREE OF GOOD AND EVIL IS PUTTING OUT A WARINGING.TO US ALL. AND THE TREE OF LIFE IS ALLMOST BEEN KILLED WHIH MAN MADE HANDS. THANKS ,MICHAEL DENNEY FROM; CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA/. IN GOD WE TRUST.....
michael denney i have allergy m.c.s. i am 29 years old.
carrollton , GA. U.S.A. 30117 - Tuesday, June 06, 2000 at 14:29:10 (GMT)

Thanks for the info...simple to understand and to help explain to family members what MCS is all about and how they can help when they are around me and of course to help my grandbabies not suffer so much...in silence and ignorance of their parents. Many Many Thanks, shirley
shirley andrew <s_k_andrew@yahoo.com>
dallas, tx USA - Tuesday, June 06, 2000 at 14:11:09 (GMT)

new to chemical sensitivity. been suffering for a long time and finally found an answer. enjoyed your site. god bless!Gail milholland
gail milholland <aspen@conninc.com>
lincolnton, nc USA - Monday, June 05, 2000 at 19:12:26 (GMT)

I have had 2 responses to my inquiry dated May22, which result is most satisfactory. I now have the newspaper article which appeared March 19, 2000, in the AZ Republic. This was sent to me from a contact in Finland. I then received a request from Alaska for the article and have been able to forward. Other contact from Florida most heartening. Thank you all for your CARING. Mary-Helen
M. H. Miller <china@vtc.net>
Pearce, AZ USA - Saturday, June 03, 2000 at 21:37:01 (GMT)

Wow! I have just begun to research MCS and your site has just about EVERYTHING I was looking for. I wish I had stumbled across this one before I went through countless others on MCS that didn't provide near the info. or resourses. Thank you sooo much for doing this to educate others and help them get through what you have dealt with for years.
Crystal <cfitz@home.com>
KY USA - Friday, June 02, 2000 at 00:14:32 (GMT)

hi there again. Thought I would drop by and see the newer entries. Seems ages since I have dropped by. So much is happening all over the world on the MCS/CI/EI front. Late last year I was fortunate to have my workcare case for chemical injury upheld by our courts here, such a relief after a 5 year battle with the system . Unfortunately there has been a lot of negative press recently fuelled by a radio talkback personality- he has just got wind of the Halifax Canadian issues. So he will undo so mu ch hard work from so many. Anyway keep up the good work, your pages are always such a good reference point for so many. may God continue to bless you and yours.....Anne
Anne <litjens@primus.com.au>
Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 01:54:16 (GMT)

Churches are a place where people wear perfume. People should ask their church to promote a safer environment. I left my last job because of strong perfume. I am glad that California is going after the FDA.
Linda S Cresswell <cresswell_linda@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 15:33:46 (GMT)

great site- thanks for the information. I am just becoming aware of just how toxic my environment is and products are. I am going to try to make some changes so thanks for the tips on safe alternatives.
Lori
USA - Monday, May 29, 2000 at 18:57:26 (GMT)

Hi, Thank you for all the information. My wife, Jean, and I teach health seminars...eating from God's plan to stay well or to get well. I was not really aware of multiple chemical sensitivities but am looking forward to studying from your extensive collection of information. I am sure it will be a future presentation in our "Foundations For Health" series. Your hard work will certainly make getting up to speed on this subject much easier. We are both 54 years old and became Christians nine years ago. Before that we were also mired in religion as members of the Episcopal church...steeped in similar traditions as Catholocism. Praise the Lord for his saving grace, pulling us out of the darkness and leading us into His marvelous light. So we can appreciate as you both can being surrounded by the trappings of Christianity but blinded from the truth. My daughter has recently begun a career developing web sites and will be setting one up for our health ministry. Will send you our address when it is up and running (will be a few months). The Lord bless you. John and Jean Metzger
John Metzger <drjohn@rainbowtel.net>
Hiawatha, KS USA - Sunday, May 28, 2000 at 21:56:40 (GMT)

Hi Jacki! Neat pictures of Taylor! I need to give you a better picture of me though! Well I'll talk to ya later.
Marcia Waller
Tallahassee, Fl USA - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 11:33:07 (GMT)

Hi Jackie and Gorden, I've experienced problems with a fragrance user in my workplace and using the info on your website have (hopefully) been able both to identify the major cause and to resolve the situation. I wanted to say thankyou. If you want the details send me an email Dave.
Dave Roberts <dlr@talk21.com>
London, England - Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 18:22:34 (GMT)

what a pleasure to have this website to share our thoughts and information. Thank you for all the work and effort you have put into this website.
Myra <mashea7@cs.com>
waldorf, md USA - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 10:38:35 (GMT)

Does anyone know who the young woman is who appeared on one of those TV shows (Dateline, 20/20, etc/) recently who lives in a tent in the Arizona desert with only her dog for companionship? I missed the program but am told by a friend who saw the program. Living in southern AZ would like to know if she is near. My daughter is MCS and lives close to me. WONDERFUL SITE!!!! Many thanks.
M. H. Miller <china@vtc.net>
pearce, az USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 23:55:32 (GMT)

Very informative.
chai yee siang <cys0912@yahoo.com>
Kuala Lumpur, Fed.Terr. Malaysia - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 01:17:40 (GMT)

I enjoyed your website. I have mcs also and I am improving daily.
Myra A. Shea <mashea7>
Waldorf, Md USA - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 19:43:18 (GMT)

THIS SITE IS THE BEST,THE FDA IS WRONG !!!!! PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL WHEN WE CAN TALK, WE HAVE TO BRING THIS TO OUR CONGRESSMAN, I'M READY TO GO FORWARD! THANKS ED 1-781-321-3161 ANYTIME!!!!!!!!!
EDWARD J. BRYAN <EDBRYAN@EMAIL.COM>
MALDEN, MA USA - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 22:37:55 (GMT)

My wife, Jill and I just got our judge's ruling in our carpet case regarding the carpet company's attempt to have our case dismissed based on Daubert criteria. This was a critical juncture, but the judge ruled that we should have our day in court! He did rule that MCS as a condition is not admissable, however he made the significant finding that this does not rule out individual symptoms from being considered to be possibly causally related to our exposure to our carpeting. We feel that this ruling is significant, and so we have scanned in the entire document and would be happy to send it to you. Please feel free to share it with anyone who might benefit from it. It is now a matter of public record. If you would like a copy of this document, send us an email address to send it to. We send our best wishes, Dennis Anello d_anello@yahoo.com
Dennis Anello <d_anello@yahoo.com>
Shelburne Falls, MA USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 09:36:09 (GMT)

Thank Goodness for this site and others. I have at the age of 48 been recently diag. with Porphyria , and MCS . I have known for 20 yrs. of my sensitivity to chemicals , man made enviromental poisions , many medicines , and food additives.I find the majority of people have little or no understanding of this sensitivity. I have to admit...i'm sure we look and sound bizare , but to the person that suffers it is as real as day and night. Not sure about others , but I sure feel isolated even living in a huge big city. Please feel free to write...I am very understanding to this dilema of life.I know there are support groups here but as i also suffer from anxiety disorders it makes it so difficult to attend. Kurt Nelson
Kurt Nelson <winky10@juno.com>
Beaverton, Or. USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 02:02:03 (GMT)

I thank God you put this site together. Four months ago my little girl was diagnosed with Tourettes. It was not til recently, after gobs of surfing and research, that I found your site and the latitudes site. I began journaling my daughters vocal tics and what she was in contact with when they were at their worst. bright green watermelon gum, my husband's deoderant, strawberries (I believe may have been the pesticide), Barbie toothpaste, small bottle of perfume. After thinking for months that there was nothing I could do to help her, I am so relieved to know maybe I can! I believe her sensitivity to chemicals, parfumes, and dyes, may be causing her to have tics. Shame on neurologists for not sharing this info with parents and kids in agony!!! I will have her tested for environmental allergies as suggested by Doris Rapp and Dr. Robbins. I believe the Lord sent you as the answer to my prayers. I commit myself to spreading the info on your site so I might help others with "tourettes". GOD BLESS Y OU
Candace <jamarik@rectec.net>
USA - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 13:42:55 (GMT)

We enjoyed your easy to read summary of MCS. There is no doubt that we are vunerable to many unknown chemicals with the biggest problem being that most doctors are unaware of the impact and solutions.
Paul & Christine Fournier <lmcsubway1@aol>
Oakland Park, FL USA - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 13:40:42 (GMT)

Perfumes bother me and two of my daughters, Runny nose Runny eyes
Howard McGowan
Charles Town, WV USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 08:41:37 (GMT)

What a well organized web site especially appreciated by dizzy-headed MCS sufferers like myself. I have had MCS ever since I can remember. I am 41 years old and the more I think about my exposures to chemicals in my past, the more incidents I can blame for my long term exposures. The landscaping jobs, floral designer jobs, office jobs, interior plantscaping, restaurants, retail clothing, all just loaded with wonderful chemicals that have invaded my body throughout the years and settled in for a long winter's nap. I applied for disability from the SSA in 1998 and after two long years of not working, I was awarded my benefits. I spent 16 years raising my two daughters on my own and probably held 25 jobs. I kept finding great jobs full of training, responsibility, and advancement and meant to keep every job and my employer's were very pleased with my enthusiasm and performance. Due to printing inks, perfume, spray paint, cigarette smoke, pesticides, deodorizers, improper ventilation, etc., I was fo rced to end each job either from absenteeism, lack of coworker's empathy, or my refusal to endure the 24-7 migraines I was suffering. I had been conditioned to endure the numbing pain on the job, but having to throw up from the pain every 20 minutes made it impossible to function at any business. When my girls were 12 and 14, I was not able to function with the simple everyday tasks much less a job so I relenquished custody of them to their father. The subsequent two nervous breakdowns I suffered gave m e my last plunge into despair and hopelessness. All who I was or tried to be was no longer a posssibilty. My sister read an article on MCS during this time and and "eureka", they were talking about me! I have been making every effort to detoxify my world. I took my SSA settlement and moved to a small coastal town that I grew up in. I watch my foods, have an air filter, drink lots of water and stay away from every harmful chemical be it in my food water or air, and try to aerobic exercise when I feel g ood and walking when I don't. Oxygen is very important in stimulating your body to function properly. Since I don't work, I volunteer when I can. Behind the lines volunteering is the best because it usually does not involve public exposure and you can do things at your own speed and capability. The reward is that contributed positively to your environment, which helps self image and restores control in your life. Find a good doctor, get counselling to help you adjust, and get on a schedule. Stick to t hat schedule as if nothing else matters, and keep those toxins at bay including the people in your life that are toxic to your recovery and regaining control of your life. As for everlasting life, look to the Lord Jehovah and take in knowledge of Him, and look to Him only for your life's blessings. If you operate your life looking to His instruction everything else will be rewarded ten-fold. This is essential for full recovery from this sick world we live in. Read the Bible for news of a soon-coming e arth paradise that we will all have a chance to live in forever. That's forever, babies. This will all be but a whisper, my friends. No suffering, crying, dying, or dispair. Every day we will feel happy and joyful and healthy, I can't wait to have a good day! Anybody that wants to E-mail me feel free, I want to help if I can.Don't give up, YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!
Susan Miley Adams <thinn@coastalnet.com>
Edenton, NC USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 16:13:57 (GMT)

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!HOW DO I SEND THIS IMFORMATION TO EVERYONE I KNOW.......I'M A REAL ROOKIE AT COMPUTING. THANKS. D.
Danette Pugh <Danipugh@aol.com>
Spokane, Wa. USA - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 08:34:11 (GMT)

help i have mcs real bad .hopefully i can find help.thanks
Susan I Myrick <myrick1411@aol.com>
Midvale, UT USA - Saturday, April 29, 2000 at 21:33:37 (GMT)

MCS Awareness Week is May 7 through 13, from Chemical Injury Information Network's March publication of "Our Toxic Times." (http://ciin.org) Thank you CIIN for this info.
Priscilla Farrell <jack.jane@juno.com>
Rogers, AR USA - Saturday, April 29, 2000 at 15:43:18 (GMT)

Hi- thanks so much for the pertinent info...what about essential oils? are they bad also?
fran brandmark <fran_bran@hotmail.com>
miami beach, FL USA - Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 13:35:59 (GMT)

great site, very helpfull
Patricia J. Taylor-Romero <opattyj@excite.com>
Milwaukee, WI USA - Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 12:39:33 (GMT)

I HAVE BEEN SICK WITH MCS AND FIBROMAYAGLIA FOR YEARS. I AM MOST SENSITIVE TO PERFUME AND CANNOT GET ANY CO-OPERATION AT WORK. I NEVER HAD THIS BEFORE I WORKED HERE AND WAS CONSTANTLY EXPOSED TO ONE WOMEN WHO SMELLED ALL DAY LONG FROM PERFUME PUT ON IN THE AM. ASTHMA TRIGGER IS PERFUME WITH ME. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY GOVERNEMENT AGENCY THAT WILL HELP US GET OUR WORKPLACES SAFER FOR US?? THIS WEB SITE IS A GODSEND. THANK YOU!
NANCY BUFORD <NLBUFORD@PRODIGY.NET>
ADDISON, IL USA - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 19:46:12 (GMT)

Thank you for this wonderful web-site. I am new to both computers and MCS. I have been to neurologists, allergists, and finally a naturopath who diagnosed MCS. I especially appreciate the tips for detoxifying products. Again, many thanks and God Bless.
Debi <skye2000@gte.net>
Richland, WA USA - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 13:37:33 (GMT)

This is a very informative site...very useful. I'll be back again for sure.
Daniel
Orange, NJ USA - Saturday, April 22, 2000 at 12:40:56 (GMT)

This is so interesting! Although I have no problems with my health, I intend to change my living conditions and live far more healthier. Thank you for the info.!!!
Ali
USA - Friday, April 21, 2000 at 20:03:59 (GMT)

I am a devoted Christian and am going to school to a nutrition consultant using a holistic approach. Chemical sensitivities is among the many health issues I am being trained in to help others. It is so encouraging to know there are other Christians out there who are seeking alternative forms of health care! Keep up the great work...for His glory alone!!!
Angie Harrison <Harrison@firedept.net>
Ca USA - Friday, April 21, 2000 at 16:08:51 (GMT)

I was really happy and surprised to find your website. I have learned a lot! It is very informative and well written. Thank you!
Jo Ann <joannb33063@hotmail.com>
Margate, FL USA - Friday, April 21, 2000 at 13:35:20 (GMT)

I have had MCS since 1988. I was very fortunate in the beginning because, unlike many others, I had very good doctors. If they didn't know they didn't stop until they found out. I had been homebound and on SSDI since 1990. My doctor was able to find me a portable air filter system that I wear around my waist so I could at least get out. I look like a space man but i've gotten used to it. I just got a PC last week and I have been thrilled by all it has opened up for me. As most of you know, life with M CS can get very lonely. God Bless you for being there. I am not so alone.
mona broberg <monabro@aol.com>
mora, mn USA - Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at 21:19:37 (GMT)

Great web site!!! We are christians too...
Douglas E. Renz <doug_renz@Juno.com>
Avon, NY USA - Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at 12:43:39 (GMT)

I have been MCS for 7 years. I have been doing pretty good for the last 3. I did not have a computer when I first realized I had MCS,this would have saved me a lot of trouble. We have just found out my nephews wife might be MCS, I have sent this sight to her along with everything that I have learned.
Jackie DeGayner <jacdeg@aol.com>
Swartz Creek, Mi USA - Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at 00:04:08 (GMT)

I found your site really informative, I will be using it for future references. I also enjoyed the spiritual parts as well........I don't have time now to explore it all but will be back I pray that you return to health and are able to keep up this beautiful site Love Wes
Wes Steinbrecker <stein@oanet.com>
Calgary, AB Canda - Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at 00:38:11 (GMT)

This is a wonderful and informative website. It is unbelievable of what chemicals are doing to our health. Thanks for all the research given to this site and keep up the good work.
B Sluss <bsluss@mounet.com>
VA USA - Monday, April 17, 2000 at 02:45:17 (GMT)

When is MCS Awareness Week?? I didn't realize that there was one. How about press releases to the local newspapers from the large EI groups (CIIN, HEAL, ShareCarePrayer, ..) that local people could send in? Maybe an interview with the local paper. This would be a great opportunity.
Priscilla Farrell <jack.jane@juno.com>
Rogers, AR USA - Friday, April 14, 2000 at 00:31:47 (GMT)

I have had mcs, ibs, and fibrom, for years and years. It'a a stuggle. Daily. I have info on videos if anyone is intersted. I also belong to a suppport group ( little help personally, but gets the word out). I'm 45 with a 21 year old daughter with the same problems. Is any one doing anything for mcs awareness week in May?
jennifer Millett <beapig@yahoo.com>
valatie, ny USA - Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at 13:34:13 (GMT)

Finding a site like this one really convinced me more there is a lot of valuable info. to learn about Toxic Chemicals and their relation to our health concerns. Well I started using NON-TOXIC, environment -friendly household cleaners just over four ago, and found out there is nothing in the market place that is comparable to what I use....and best of all, the cleaners are available world wide. I hope I have shed some light that there are excellent products out there and anyone can purchase them and e njoy better health.
Frances Newman <frances@newvigor.com>
Ashcroft, B.C. Canada - Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at 05:22:13 (GMT)

Great "little place" you have here. Lots of useful information. I never knew that about Eternety fragrance. Thanks. I have a MIDI site that is pretty popular. If want I can post some of your sequences on it. I credit and link all of the songs I use there. It might get you a little more traffic since each song would have a link by it. I also am the manager for a cartoonist that is a devout Christian, and know several others if you want to add some automatically updating cartoons to your site. Well, I am going back to look around your site some more. Keep up the great work, your causes are worth fighting for. :o)
Dan Meyer <IMZQT4U@aol.com>
Woodland Hills, CA USA - Monday, April 10, 2000 at 00:42:32 (GMT)

After two years of visiting one specialist after another I was finally diagnosed with "allergic dermatitis" caused by a severe sensitivity to fragrance. I have always suffered from many allergies, but had never had such bizzare symptoms. I left the doctor's office with some handouts on how to avoid fragrance in my personal care products and a prescription for Claritin. It took another year to - thru trial and error- eliminate as much fragrance as I could from my household. I bath myself and my daugh ter in specially ordered fragrance-free products. I make my own household cleaners. I have sought out and found a frangrance-free alternative to as many products as possible. As I said, I did all of this on my own without any useful guidance from the medical community. I found that it was not so much that they did not want to help me, just that they had absolutely no idea how to answer my questions about household cleaners, shampoos, sunscreens, etc. I desperately wanted to find someone who had this s ame type of allegy. Finding your site was a God-send. Although my symptoms are not nearly as severe as others I have read about on your website, it comforts me to know that I am not the medical abnormality I was beginning to believe I was. The information on your website is just what I have been praying for. I have found the information on Neutralizing Therapy particulary interesting since I have recently developed complications with the oral allergy medicines I have been prescribed to suppress my all ergic reactions. Thank you so very much for creating this website.
K. Larose <allarose@mediaone.net>
Dracut, MA USA - Sunday, April 09, 2000 at 23:37:32 (GMT)

Jennifer Ross of Germany reminds me of myself about 30 years ago when my dear Dad asked me to refrain from smoking in his presence. He said the cigarette smoke made his eyes burn. Now I had never heard of a thing like THAT before! It seemed to me that he just wanted to impose his will on me. Alot of people smoked. The government didn't seem to think that it was a problem. (This was years before the warnings were put on cigarettes by the surgeon general.)As I think back on that scene with my Dad, I don't recall what I did, except be irritated at him. It makes me sad, now many years later because I know now that his suffering was real. Needless to say the government finally woke up to the hazards of cigarette smoke also. And so it goes, with all the chemical pollution that surrounds us, perfumes being only one part of it. When will the government see? When will people believe us?
Priscilla Farrell <jack.jane@juno.com>
Rogers, AR USA - Friday, April 07, 2000 at 22:15:16 (GMT)

I do not know what that lemon scented smell is but it had poisoned me too a few times over the last coule of years. I recommend that Mary G asks someone else to use very hot water and vinegar to wash the furniture, then leave the window open to off gas the sulphur in the vinegar. One application should be enough, but if it still smells another washing should make it safe.. Priscilla's bed is another story: fabrics hold products based on petrochemicals for ages. I am afraid that an ozone machine is not suitable, an air cleaner with a filter for organic solvents [and NO fragrance crystals] would help more. I think that the best thing to do would be to ask someone to remove the materials from the bed base and wash them in washing soda, then give them time on a washing line to off gas before replacing them.
Sandy Perceval <sandy@templehouse.ie>
Sligo, Ireland - Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 23:42:14 (GMT)

In response to Mary G.'s question about removing lemon scented polish from a large piece of furniture...I would suggest that you first get it out of your living quarters so you don't get sicker. Do you have a garage or a storage unit? Then an ozone machine will probably reduce the odor. This was the case with a used bed that I tried to get perfume/fabric softener odors out of. It helped.(I have a source for a good ozone machine, if you are interested.) But I never could make the bed tolerable. An d what happened is that I got more sensitized trying to keep the bed in the house. I found that even when it was in the opposite end of the house from my bedroom, the chemicals (even when I could not smell them) circulated throughout the house and I started reacting. Sometimes it took a few days or a week. I finally had to go with what an EI friend had told me...you CANNOT get perfume odors/chemicals out of stuff. I know that this is not what you wanted to hear. But this was my experience. Good Luck to you. Priscilla, Arkansas
Priscilla Farrell <jack.jane@juno.com>
Rogers, AR USA - Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 22:06:18 (GMT)

Very interesting. Thank you for the time and effort put forth developing this page for public good.
Don Walaconis <dwalaconis@aol.com>
AZ USA - Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 04:39:47 (GMT)

Hi, Please -- very important -- How can I remove lemon-scented oil polish from a large piece of furniture? The fumes make me sick. Thank you very much!! Mary G
Mary G <mayedg@sanctum.com>
USA - Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 02:27:23 (GMT)

Does anyone out there know of safe walltreatments. We need to replace our very old wall paper. We have John Bower's Healthy House book printed in 1993 but wall papers at that time were toxic for people with MCS. Appreciated your help.
Susan <SWLKrueger@aol.com>
Honolulu, Hi USA - Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 01:44:39 (GMT)

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS WEB SITE. IT HAS BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE FOR ME. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRIAL AND ERROR SYSTEM THAT I HAVE HAD TO PREVIOUSLY USE IS A LITTLE ROUGH ON THE BODY AND THE SPIRIT. I HAVE ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS TO QUARTERNIUM 15, FORMALDEHYE, LATEX, CAT DANDER, MOLD, DUST, AND DUST MITES. I LIVE IN LOUISIANA. DUST AND MOLD ARE A WAY OF LIFE HERE. I HAVE TO START MY OWN IV LINES AND ADMINISTER MY OWN EMERGENCY DRUGS(EVERY 5-10 DAYS). LUCKILY FOR ME, MY SISTER HAS BEEN AN ANGEL. SHE HAS HELPED ME ADMINISTER MY DRUGS AND BEEN SUPPORTIVE FOR ME. QUARTERNIUM 15 AND FORMALDEHYE ARE IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, FROM ANY TYPE OF SMOKE TO MAKE UP. BUT, AFTER READING YOUR WEB PAGE, I AM HOPING TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE TOXINS FROM MY HOME. I HAVE BEEN TO NATIONAL JEWISH RESEARCH AND MEDICAL CENTER IN DENVER, CO. FOR TWO WEEKS. THIER RESPONSE WAS THAT, YES YOU HAVE ANAPHYLACTIC REATIONS TO THESE CHEMICALS AND WE CAN'T HELP YOU. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL LOCAL DOCTORS RECENTLY TELL ME THE SAME THING. I NOW HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR TO TRY TO HELP ME. YOUR STORY HAS GIVEN ME HOPE. AGAIN, THANK YOU. LAURIE
LAURIE <LHILLBILLY87@AOL.COM>
PRAIRIEVILLE, LA USA - Tuesday, April 04, 2000 at 21:00:46 (GMT)

Are you some kind of perfume nut!!!!!! Why are you against perfume products? If they were proven dangerous the government wouldn't allow them. Since they aren't banned we can safely say that perfumed products aren't dangerous. So I'm asking you why do you make it seem like they are?!!???!?!?
Jennifer Ross
Germany - Tuesday, April 04, 2000 at 20:30:01 (GMT)

Dear Jacki, I just discovered your website and I commend you on the wonderful job! I want to comment on your story, where you express the desire to get a 100% organic cotton mattress. USE CAUTION! PROCEED WITH CARE! In the course of 13 months attempting to acquire what I hoped would be a safer bed for me...an MCS sufferer...I may have made myself sicker. Fortunately, I never went the $1000 +/- to buy an organic mattress, so I haven't gone broke yet. Janices sent me a $35 pillow made of the stuff they stuff thei r mattresses with as a test. I couldn't tolerate it. Which means that my husband can't use it either, because it will be too close to my nose. I know people who find organic cotton to be too odorous, including myself with a sauna cover from Safe Reading Box Co...who make portable saunas. But the organic cotton cover was toxic for me...I became sensitized to it after about 6 weeks trying to ignore the odor (organic is supposed to be better, right?). When I first went to Dr Rea's in Dallas, the doctors asked me if I was able to sleep. I had NO IDEA how lucky I was when I said "Yes." Two years later my answer is "Sometimes". In other ways I seem to be more tolerant of many different situations and seem to function almost like a normal person. But for now, I wanted to advise strict caution in replacing a bed that you are able to sleep on and wake up rested in the morning. Til later, Priscilla
Priscilla Farrell <jack.jane@juno.com>
Rogers, AR USA - Monday, April 03, 2000 at 22:34:03 (GMT)

About 12 years ago,neighbors sprayed soybeans by air with Lorsban.After that insecticide made me dizzy,followed by brain fog.Every year i find more things that I'm sensitive to. Exercise and sweating helps.
Ralph <Wernn@webtv.net>
Strawberry Point, IaAbout 1 USA - Monday, April 03, 2000 at 03:39:48 (GMT)

Thought I'd register before viewing,being polite. Faith and a sense of humor have helped me survive 10 years with this MCS. The struggle continues. Thankyou!
Michael D. Kane <kanesmaine@gateway.net>
Cumberland , Me USA - Monday, April 03, 2000 at 00:25:44 (GMT)

I love your "little place". You really put in some hard work and it shows. God is smiling!
Diane Layfield <DLAY653@aol.com>
Tallahassee, FL USA - Thursday, March 30, 2000 at 03:26:44 (GMT)

Great Page email me when you can
Pauline <emt566@yahoo.com>
USA - Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at 03:48:57 (GMT)

Delighted to find your website. I have had numerous allergies develop over a period of a few years and now have asthma. I find it amazing that even though my coworkers know how sensitive I am to perfumes, most marinate in it constantly at work, even knowing I've had to increase my medications to compensate. The company does nothing. More public education on environmental sensitivities is vital, but blocked by big money interests. Will return to this page for more information on detoxing, etc.
Pam <pamjanas@g2a.net>
USA - Tuesday, March 28, 2000 at 12:14:07 (GMT)

This is a great page, other pages cant hold you a light. People need a page like this to go to with any illness because people that are not ill do not understand the pain and suffering that people with certain health problems must live with. I have had two back surgerys which makes it hard for me to do the things that I used to do. I still work and try to keep my place up but it is pretty hard sometimes.I also have a ruptured disc in my neck that needs surgery but God has helped me through without surg ery. I think God led me to this page for a reason, because I think I may be able to help some other people because I know of a really good company that makes non-toxic cleaners that might help people with MCS. If I can help please e-mail me lajyeager@aol.com or call me 606-528-7214 thank you.
Larry Yeager <lajyeager@aol.com>
Corbin, Ky USA - Saturday, March 25, 2000 at 05:58:46 (GMT)

Jacki...I did so enjoy your site. Thanks for being a special person and for taking the time to show us all how dangerous perfumed products are. Ihave often told friends that I felt that those scent things that one sticks in the sockets are not good for them, ..you have convinced me even more that we need to stop trying to >cover> everything up with perfume. Hugs and keep your chin up!
Renate <arconst@cyberus.ca>
Canada - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 12:36:48 (EST)

I want to *complain* - being a CHOCOLATE*HATER* - I am very disaaaponted with Gorden's link tp HERSHEYS - ohhhhhh - it' DANGEROUS ahhahahahaha - Things like that should be PROHIBITED !!!!! - well, I survived, but what about dearest Mikael ? he *hates* chocolate too - and all those recepies - ohhh Jacki - what have you done -grin- Love and hugs Helle
Helle Kongevang <mcscphdk@mail.dk>
Copenhagen, DENMARK - Tuesday, March 21, 2000 at 12:52:40 (EST)

Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou! Your site is informative and educational. It feels as though you are talking about me! You have given me the gift of feeling validated. Thankyou again.
Mary Jane McGinley <dandj@nbnet.nb.ca>
Fredericton, NB Canada - Monday, March 20, 2000 at 18:04:49 (EST)

May the Lord continue to bless you as you faithfully serve Him.
Ann Ellis <ixoye@alliedhi.net>
Haleiwa, HI USA - Monday, March 20, 2000 at 17:51:18 (EST)

WOW, what a wonderful site. I've been fighting sinus and other problems for years and knew perfumes were a major factor.I have mulitple symptoms and doctors finally said it's all emotional, but I've never been convienced of that. I'm on several meds for emotional problems as they can't find anything wrong to explain symptoms. I could relate to one part of this site about having to hold your breath when walking down laundry asile in grocery store, that's me. I have a small business and I get sick when someone walks in my office with perfume on. I also hold my breath when walking in post office hear in town. I will not walk into the local bank as all 4 lady's are soaked in the purfume. I have recent had to stop attending my local church services due to heavy perfume in the air which saddens me as I'm one of the elders and am suppose to run the sound system. But I get headaches really bad when I do attend. I also enjoyed reading your faith page, wonderful testimomy. God Bless your for this web site and my the lord continue help you with this project to inform the public of this problem of MCS. Steve Monroe
Steve Monroe <radioman@jupitercity.com>
Quilcene, Wa. USA - Monday, February 21, 2000 at 03:26:10 (EST)

Have read this site multiple times now since finding out I have MCS. My symptoms are mostly burning nose/mouth and body at this point and I hope do not get into the other problems that others seem to suffer. I am changing mostly everything in my house to be non-fragrant and w/o any petro chemicals. I find so far that the cost to do this is has not been too bad. I am a mother of 2 young children and I pray that they never come down w/this problem and that I can help make their lives better. I have always been very sensitive to many things like perfume, smoke, gasoline and cleaning supplies. I have never been a big perfume wearer and always cleaned my house w/o using gloves. I have had my carpets cleaned and scotchguarded and used many fruit scented candles in the last year. I wonder how much of this has contributed to my problem. Reading this site helps me that there are others out there but, I still have to wonder if at such a young age w/young children how to get by day to day w/o being able to run here and there to do all the things a mother needs to do. When I worked full time I had problems - annoyance basically - w/smells in the workplace. Fortunately, 1 1/2 years ago I was able to quite and stay home w/my children. Since then, I am worse. This also makes me wonder what is going on. Hoping to make my way thru this problem in the best way by changing how and what I do and lots of hopes and prayers. I am seeing an environmental doctor and taking lots of Vit c and other nutrients. Is there anyone out there that has also done this and seen improvement - maybe if no dissappearance of symptoms at least greatly lessing of symptoms? Have also heard of NAET but wonder if anyone has done it and it has truly worked. Interested in corresponding w/anyone regarding MCS and these issues.
donna foster <dmkfoster@aol.com>
Doylestown, PA USA - Saturday, February 19, 2000 at 20:07:35 (EST)

I am a 46 year old female with severe allergic asthma. even though I have not been diagnosed with chemical sensitivty by a dr.I am sure this is what I have.I can't clean my house or be around any type of strong odors without getting very sick.I have an hmo & I feel like that is why I have not got the proper treatment. I stay sick all the time and stay on antibiotics for constant sinus & asthma infections.I was in search of information when I found your web site and was very impressed.It makes me feel better to hear that other people are going through the same things I have been.I am a customer serv.rep in insurance field and constantly around fax paper & other chemicals that bother me.I would like to find a friend with the same situation to correspond with.I also love your christian page.I am also a christian & I believe this is what has carried me through this. thank you for being there. chris e.
Chris Edwards <perrycris@altavista.net>
nashville, tn USA - Saturday, February 19, 2000 at 11:42:18 (EST)

I thank you both and I thank God for the gift of knowledge. I found your sight very informative. I myself suffer from MCS, and have found some relief when I spend extended time on my favorite arid Carribean island, St. Barthelemy... minimal polution and lots of fresh ocean breezes. I pray for us all, that one day soon those who refuse to know the truth will have the eyes, ears and heart to hear. Merci Beaucoup & Jah Bless!
Janice Luft
French West Indies - Friday, February 18, 2000 at 15:39:29 (EST)

I think a group at immune@best.org can answer several questions asked by people here in the past two months. I just got into it today and already found they answer a lot of questions on MCE EI FM CF and more Connie
connie <kcoberholser@webtv.net>
USA - Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 12:38:06 (EST)

A GREAT SITE FOR BOTH THE INFORMED AND THE MIS-INFORMED! WHAT YOU DON'T SEE...COULD KILL YOU!!!
KATHLEEN HOUGHTON <GANDK@ALASKA.NET>
ANCHORAGE, AK USA - Tuesday, February 15, 2000 at 08:47:55 (EST)

I have MCS & an abscessed tooth which needs to be removed. Dr. will give me an anesthetic injection, which is concerning me greatly because I'm so sensitive to chemicals. Please let me know quickly whether you've had any experience or knowledge re. anesthetics for dental work. Thank you very much. Mary G
Mary G <mayedg@sanctum.com>
FL USA - Sunday, February 13, 2000 at 15:12:15 (EST)

I saw your website address in our e-mail, and logged on. Members of my husband's family (his father, brother, and himself) have all suffered from mild Tourette's, so was curious. I particularly noticed your Christian faith,as we also love our mutual Lord Jesus very much. My husband and I have been Christians for many years. I am a "striver", so very much enjoyed your testimony about the bug letting go. Yes, it is true. Seems we need to be worn down in order to "let go", only to discover that God is indeed in control, and only has our good in mind. Then, that indeed is true, "that God causes all things to work together for good, to those who love God,to those who have been called according to His purpose." And, that the working together for good, for us, His creatures, does not mean that the 'causing' is good, but the result, which causes us to turn to Him in a deep way is "working together for good" Thank you for your dear testimony. May I share one of mine? It is in the same vein as yours. On PBS, (Channel 2 - Edu., Program on Nature), I was watching a pride of lions approaching, and singling out from the herd, a baby antelope. The narrator said of this particular antelope, that whenever an attack like this takes place, that the herd goes back to chase away the predator/s with their long horns, and then forms a wall surrounding the one, i.e. baby being attacked, and becomes a fortress or buttress protecting that one. It was such a vivid picture to me of the Body of Christ in such a practical way! This is how our Jesus cares for us. I was reminded of that verse in Ephesians 6:10, ll: "Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. V.ll: "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,". There is an accompanying footnote, which is also encouraging. I'll just quote a bit of it. "the church (brothers and sisters, not a building)is seen here as a warrior for the defeating of God's enemy, the devil. To defeat God's enemy, we need to put on the whole armor of God. "Put on" is an imperative, a command. God has provided the armor for us, but He does not put it on for us. Rather, we ourselves must put it on, exercising our will to cooperate with Him." "The church is a corporate warrior, and the believers are parts of this unique warrior. We must fight the spiritual warfare in the Body." Anyway, it seems I have found someone who appreciates the lessons learned in nature also. I have always loved and enjoyed the beauty of God's wonderful creation, and am learning to appreciate His creatures in so many other ways also, i.e. us. We have so many frailties, and yet, there is the "treasure" IN the "earthen vessel". Thank you again for sharing the story of the little bug. E-mail is a wonderful way to share so many things. In His keeping grace, Joan Mauzy PS. Have been married to my husband for 27 years, 4 children; Michael, 25 years, Rebecca 24 years, James 22 years (special needs) and Christopher 12 years. Hope this is not too long, but probably is.
Joan Marie Baer Mauzy <kjmauzy@aol.com>
Newton, MA USA - Sunday, February 13, 2000 at 11:47:47 (EST)

Has anyone had O2 therapy for arteriel blood gasses? Has anyone taken drops for chemical sensitivity? Would like to chat?
Connie <kcoberholser@webtv.net>
pa USA - Friday, February 11, 2000 at 12:41:41 (EST)

I suffer from asthma from exposure to chemicals in the workplace. My office has tried to make reasonable accommodations by giving me a private office,HEPA filter, etc., but some of my co-workers continue to wear colognes. They just don't understand that this is life-threatening. Do you have any suggestions? Talking to them, and trying to educate them on the subject, did not work.
Janice Mitchell <janicemitchell@worldnet.att.net>
Charleston, WV USA - Thursday, February 10, 2000 at 15:15:30 (EST)

Thank you so much for being there! I thought I was all alone out here.
Catherine Ann Jurs <owlover7@aol.com>
Montgomery, IL USA - Thursday, February 10, 2000 at 10:29:19 (EST)

Hope has two lovely daughters, Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are and the Courage to change them.
Sheri <naturesinspiration@sierratel.com>
Coarsegold, Ca USA - Thursday, February 10, 2000 at 01:23:47 (EST)

My mom suffers from mcs and this was a very helpful website.
Linda manco <lfmanco@aol.com>
slingerlands, ny USA - Wednesday, February 09, 2000 at 12:32:34 (EST)

the topics that i've gather here are very useful. Thanks.
alet fernandez <alet_fernandez@eudoramail.com>
Bacolod city, Philippines - Wednesday, February 09, 2000 at 05:06:29 (EST)

I AM VERRY CONSCIOUS OF MY ENVIRONMENT AND OF THE EFFECTS OF EVERYDAY CLEANING PRODUCTS,THAT IS WHY I AM LOOKING THROUGH SITES LIKE THIS.MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS IN THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY USE ON A DAILY BASIS THAT IS HARMFUL TO THEMSELVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO WHAT IS SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT ALWAYS SAFE FOR HUMANS. I HAVE FOUND SOME PRODUCTS THAT CLEAN AS WELL OR BETTER THAN MOST BRANDS AT THE STORE AND ARE SAFE AND COMPARABLE AND SOMETIMES LESS EXPENSIVE.THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT ONLY AVAIBLE FOR INDUSTRY THEY ARE ALSO AVAIABLE FOR THE HOME. YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT LAJYEAGER@AOL.COM FOR MORE INFO.
LARRY YEAGER <LAJYEAGER@AOL.COM>
CORBIN, KY USA - Tuesday, February 08, 2000 at 12:06:39 (EST)

AWESOME -- AND PRAISE GOD -- WE ARE CHRISTIANS AND I AM AN ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT AND CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DIRECTOR AT OUR CHURCH. GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. PRAISE GOD. AND A APPLE USER TOO. THE BLUE G-3 I WAS FORWARED YOUR ADDESSES IN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM LINDA JACOBS ON CHEMICALS THIS WAS THE QUESTION -- MY HUSBAND HAS COPD AND WAS IN THE U.S.M.C. LOOKING FOR WHAT CHEMICALS THAT CAUSED THIS. WE KNOW IT IS FROM CHEMICALS AND FUMES AND AIR POLLUTION AND SMOKING THEY ALL SAY BUT NO WHERE WILL IT SAY WHAT CHEMICALS HE WORKED WITH MANY CHEMICALS IN THE SERVICE AND WE NEED THE NAMES OF SOME TO BE ABLE TO WRITE DONE FOR THE VA BENIFITS OFFICE. WE APPLIED A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE VETERAN HAS TO DO THE LEG WORK CONNECTING C O P D WITH MILITARY SERVICE. HE WAS IN VIETNAM TWICE WITH HIS TOURS. AGENT ORANGE WAS SO INVOLVED. LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS AND PRAYING YOUR SIGHT IS ABLE TO HELP. THANKS SANDI
SANDI L. MARTIN <SANDI M 96@AOL.COM>
CLEARWATER, FL USA - Tuesday, February 08, 2000 at 03:11:03 (EST)

FOR YEARS I IMAGINED CHATTING WITH OTHERS WITH MCS OR FOOD SENSITIVITIES BUT HAD NO IDEA SUCH REALLY EXISTED. MY CHILDREN GOT ME THE WEBTV TWO WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. A CHRISTIAN WEB SITE FOR EI! WOW AND THANKS. GOD LED ME TO YOUR SITE EARLY AND YOU EVEN CARRIED SP@C WHICH I HAVE GOTTEN MATERIALS FROM SINCE 1983. YOUR INTRODUCING US TO THE CHAT ON-LINE WAS SO WONDERFUL SINCE I CAN'T FIND MY WAY WELL YET. GOD HAS CERTAINLY USED SO MANY OF YOU BY YOUR SHARING. YOUR ENTIRE SITE HAS BEEN SO INSPRIATIONAL. I HOPE I CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING HELPFUL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF ON THE MCS-SIE AS I GET MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER. LOVE IN CHRIST, CONNIE PS THE KC STANDS FOR KARL AND CONNIE
CONNIE <KCOBERHOLSER@WEBTV.NET>
USA - Sunday, February 06, 2000 at 15:29:14 (EST)

I have hives on my body when I first get up in the mornings. very low energy level, I have food allergies, but lately I have noticed a clean gown and where I touched my body was where I was so broken out. I have a lot of chemical allergies, like sprays, cleaners etc. I think it may be fabric softener or detergent. Also, very bad allergy to smoke.
judy <harrysr@planetc.com>
USA - Saturday, February 05, 2000 at 19:36:41 (EST)

Appreciate your site immensely. Always had sensitivity to perfumes and chemicals, but after moving to Florida 3 yrs ago its gotten much worse. I get a symptom I can't find in any literature, as well as the usual ones such as fatigue etc. It consists of rapid development of upper GI gas and associated pains and discomfort when exposed to the smells of pesticides and chemicals in air here. People treat their lawns, grounds and homes constantly for insects and weeds. The air reeks of these odors all year long. My home was a refuge at the beginning but now with me getting more sensitive and the house getting more infiltrated with the chemicals of everyday living, it is less satisfactory even in the house. I am more sensitive than others, no doubt, but when I perused your site I realized that others suffer even more than I and felt fortunate. The most sickening aspect of this all, is that the medical profession has done very little to understand this problem. Most often, a person presenting with environmental illnesses is viewed by a physician as psychosomatic or they will try unneeded drugs or tests that have no effect in solving environmentally caused problems, and possibly do more damage to a weakened system. Like medical education, that provides virtually no emphasis on nutrition, they also forget about the chemical-laden environment we are forced to live in.
George <gmmail@altavista.com>
Palm Coast, FL USA - Saturday, February 05, 2000 at 12:00:38 (EST)

I love your homepage, photos and MCS information pages. Very informative!
Bonita Poulin <poulin@recorder.ca>
Brockville, On Canada - Thursday, February 03, 2000 at 16:00:29 (EST)

Any bode knows anything about deseases from amonia in the water ? Thanks for help.
Mohandas Hora <mohandas@as400.itec.com.br>
Sao Paulo, SP Brazil - Wednesday, February 02, 2000 at 15:36:45 (EST)

It's great to see a couple survive the trails that you have been through. Your courage and belief in God shine to the world. I have been in the clogging world for about 15 years and wish you could have enjoyed many more years, through my 2 daughters I have remained. Praise HIm : Barbara
Barbara <bj2773>
Augusta, GA USA - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 16:41:47 (EST)

My sister has MCS and I am very concerned about the problem of chemicals in our environment.
Ray Des Roches <Rrmarshvu@aol.com>
Pocasset, Massachusetts USA - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 13:59:16 (EST)

Please send any information you may have on this topic. I am very much interested. Thank you!
Hilda Lacayo <Hildalacayo@aol.com>
Miami, FL USA - Thursday, January 27, 2000 at 09:41:51 (EST)

This web site is wonderfully informative and has been quite helpful. I get migraines (35 years) when I am exposed to perfumed products, even candles and potpourri, and only Imitrex (for migraines) will take the headache away. Is there anything an allergist can do for me? I have read the web sites and it looks like there might be some hope. CAN an allergist give me shots to stop my sensitivity to perfumed products? I have been told that they cannot help problems caused by environmental odors. Does anyone know?
Barbara Christmann
USA - Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 13:51:39 (EST)

i suffer greatly from MCS, my coworkers and employer do not understand and make my life hell.
sheila macdonald <sheial.macdonald@css.gov.on.ca>
stroud, on canada - Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 13:33:38 (EST)

Thank you God for directing me to this site. There is a name to my illness and I am not crazy! You are a faithful God and I thank you for your faithfulness and provisions. Is there anyone in north central Ct or Western MA who has MCS who would like to chat?
Judee <dixj@usa.net>
CT USA - Monday, January 24, 2000 at 20:36:02 (EST)

I'm looking for a mother that has MCS and had to leave her work place in a office, because of poor air, or carbon paper etc. This mom will have to have children at home, and has left her job within the past year in a half, because she can no longer deal with it.. This is for a magazine. We need to get the word out , and this is a blessing. Email me at Faithful@tez.net Thanks for helping, we also should start writing letters to our congressman, Gov. in each state to have MCS day. Lets all do are part to help the next generation with this lonely disease. May God Blessing be with you all.
Faith <Faithful@tez.net>
VA USA - Sunday, January 23, 2000 at 12:50:33 (EST)

I AM 28 YEARS OLD MAIL. I THINK I HAVE M.C.S. I WAS TESTED FOR ALLERGYS IN THE SUMMER OF `1999. IT WAS ACTIVE. LOTS. I HAD A LOT OF THING HAPPEND TO ME I WAS BORN WITH CROSSED EYES , A HEART MURRMER, BELLY HIRNA. I AM ON DISABILTYS INCOME.WITCH IS NOT MUCH I DONT DRIVE. MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 9 MONS. OLD. MY MOM IS VERY SICK. AND I EXSPOSED TO 2ND HAND SMOKE. AND CHEMICALS . IS THERE ANY HELP. GOVT.
MICHAEL DENNEY
WESTERN GEORGIA, GA. GA. USA - Friday, January 21, 2000 at 16:19:02 (EST)

I think we'd be foolish to think there is no relation between the increased toxins/chemicals and the increase in illnesses. While continued and further study is needed, we do need to think about what we are doing to our bodies, and our enviroment. Believe me, I'm NOT GREEN...but I sure seem to be thinking more along those lines. Education is the key - NOT name calling. Everyone needs to read, learn and teach. Thank you for putting so much information in one place!
Mig Williams <alw3@bellsouth.net>
Memphis, TN USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 15:02:58 (EST)

I have really enjoyed your site.
Lita Trace <ltrace@knology.net>
Augusta , GA USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 10:54:34 (EST)

Where I live the people are like animals and must mark their teritory with perfume. It is killing me. I can't shop for groceries or cloths. In the work place I have non-breathing moments and have even been taken to the hospital by rescue squad. My employer thinks I have a personal problem with the people I work with not perfumes. NOT SO. I get along well with everyone. I have even taken notes from my doctor to my employer and consideration is not being given for this condition. I do have fibromyalgia. This is like speaking a different language to them. I have tried to inform everyone I work with and around that I am not upset with them but I can not breathe with the perfume so strong. So far No good. Any suggestions?
Anna Markham <annamarkham@hotmail.com>
Smithville, TN USA - Monday, January 17, 2000 at 13:16:32 (EST)

Dear Jackie, I'am presently suffering from a chemical illness caused by riding my camel. I live in EGYPT and my camel's name is LUMPY. HE is SUCH a CUTIE. The problem arises when a ride him. I go into convolsions and break out with small red spots. Would you by any chance understand this strange condition? I know your not a doctor but what is happening chemically? I think I might be having baby camels any day soon.
Allison Cubert
Egypt - Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 17:18:46 (EST)

Dear madam/sir, I need information about a self-help group for people suffering with MCS. Perhaps you know sometthing about a group in germany??? We didn´t find them in the www but we know about its existence. Please write soon, kindest regards, Anna Blumert
Anna Blumert <a.blumert@kostal.com>
Lüdenscheid, Germany - Thursday, January 13, 2000 at 15:11:52 (EST)

Dear Jacki & Gordon, God bless you for your wonderful information pages. It is great to see such an informative web site. My wife has severe chemical sensitivities, and this will be a boon to her. Thank you so much.
Michael Boggia <Mbo4485238@aol.com>
Tucson, AZ USA - Thursday, January 13, 2000 at 09:39:22 (EST)

>Subject: Chemical damage caused by Disulfton > >Comments: In 1984 I was hurt in an insecticide accident and was treated by Dr. Rae in Dallas. Two things have helped me: 1. By using magnets I have finally gotten to walking fairly normal. 2. The formula Cell Forte with IP-6, Enzymatic Therapy, Green Bay, Wi. has helped me tolerate food again. I have developed fatty tumors in my gut and nothing else has helped. The dosage was four capsules daily. I couldn't tolerate this, and after a bleeding from my stomache, I cut down to a half capsule twice a day. Now I am up to one or two capsules. Note: Do not use magnets if you are wearing any kind of electrical aid such as a pace maker. At first when I used full doseage of IP6, I had enternal bleeding from probably a pouch in the gut. You should talk it over with your physican before using any treatment)
Luther Butler <lbutler@erath.net>
USA - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 at 23:48:50 (EST)

Please provide me with any information or late breaking news that you may have relative to Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. thank you for your efforts and the enlightenment.
Wilma Tichauer <Glamr@webtv.net>
palm beach gardens, Fl USA - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 at 22:06:25 (EST)

I thank you for your data on MCS and the effects of prefumes. I will be ordering the pamphlet to distribute to my other faculty members. I do have one comment to make and I hope it won't offend you. Many times I am viewed as eccentric or worse because of my strong objection to scents. In viewing you site( and this may be the offensive part) I find that the religious reference lessens your credibility somewhat. It may cause people to say "well, there you go!" I understand your commitment, but I feel that the focus should remain at the "scientific" level to convince sceptics. Please son't take offence. Yours truely Cathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy <murphcat32@aol.com>
Teaneck, N.J. USA - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 at 11:55:45 (EST)

Just a thought on the latest entry concerning mercury filling extraction. I have known many people who have had their fillings removed only to react adversly to all replacement materials. They are generally toothless or nearly so. Also, the pain from the procedures can be too much for very sensitive people, especially those who are extremely ill. One young lady I knew ended up committing suicide after her fillings were removed by one of the EI dentists. I can tolerate no dental materials well, and have months of pain from the least toxic filling material. It is something I just have to weather through, I only wish my friend could have stuck it out. Please be careful and use your best judgement prior to jumping on the amalgum removal bandwagen; it does not work for everyone. Actually I do not know any very sensitive person that it has really been a success or helped their health at all.
Marcia
USA - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 at 09:57:00 (EST)

I also have MCS and enjoyed your web site very much. I invite you to visit the National Coalition for the Chemically Injured web site: www.rtk.net/ncci . I hope you will find it as rewarding and informative as I have found yours. Stan
Stan Scarano <sscarano@netkonnect.net>
Arlington, VA USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 20:18:27 (EST)

One of the best sites of the web. I am thrilled to see a site dedicated for God. God Bless !
Vijai Kingston <vijai@earthlink.net>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 17:31:49 (EST)

David Doi,DDS on the Big Island has been trained by the Huggins method in removing mercury from the teeth. Dr. Huggins has written a book called "It's All In Your Head". In the back of his book one can call his 800 number and find out where dentists are in your area who have been trained by his method. Dr. Doi also sent me to a lab where I gave a blood sample to be sent to a lab in Colorado Springs. The blood test was used by my Dentist to determine which dental materials where not toxic to my system. In Dr. Doi's office he does not allow any of his workers to use any scented products and he has the state of the art dental equipment to keep the dental materials from floating in the air. Dr. Doi is located in the Waimea Professional Center (808) 885-7144
Susan <SWLKrueger@aol.com>
Honolulu, HI USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 14:06:03 (EST)

Thanks for an excellent and helpful website. I have sewer worker's rash and asthma from exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide (sewer gas) where I was a teacher. It has escalated so I have other chemical sensitivities.
Ginny Marsh <gmarsh@aye.net>
Borden, IN USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 13:33:13 (EST)

regarding purchasing an air filter, from a dental lab technician....interesting. "We went to Home Depot to purchase ours. Since each room in our lab has one I find I can breathe easier but what is interesting is what made us buy them in the first place. One of our technicians started breaking out in hive like welts only on her legs, only after she arrived at work and only on the portion of her leg that was exposed. If she wore shorts they went all the way up her leg, if she wore jeans with no socks then only her ankles. We tried vacuuming, scrubbing her work station, changing her work station but it did no good. Her hands/arms/face did not break out (which I thought was odd). The first day we used the filters she did not get the hives and hasn't since."
Kelly
USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 00:03:43 (EST)

OSHA has an online site where you can leave electronic feedback. Anyone concerned with MCS in the workplace may want to view this site and leave feedback. OSHA proposed ergonomic standards http://www.osap.org/newsflash.php3
Kelly Eldridge
USA - Monday, January 10, 2000 at 23:28:28 (EST)

, let's not forget that breathing plaster dust is also hazardous, as is breathing porcelain dust, acrylic filings and resin dust. While we are at it, the dust generated in my partial denture department probably wouldn't help you run a faster mile, and the stuff that sticks to your lab coat while you're polishing a gold crown can't be all that healthy either. Let's talk about other fumes and aerosals. Do you spray opaque? Use monomer or accelerator on you CA cements? Beryllium is only part of the exposure you need to think about. Do your kids ever come visit the lab and watch you work? Your spouse or other guests? do they wear a mask while they sit and visit? If you work at home, think about what you track into the carpet and then later put into the air when you vacuum. Dental laboratories generate plenty of hazardous material, usually of the airborne type and good vacuum systems, air purifiers and masks are as important as any other tool or equipment. And NOT just while metal finishing.
For Lab Techs. etc.....Be aware
USA - Monday, January 10, 2000 at 21:12:45 (EST)

I heard recently that some people are alergic to dentures(the plastic?) Amongst 40 other common foods and chemicals, I am alergic to dental wax and bee's wax.(commonly used in orthodotics...kids braces. I personally think dentists should have to have some knowledge of MCS. Maybe if a few of us suffering contact the American Dental Society, Or Harvard Dental Lab, maybe there will be some understanding and research done. Harvard encourages their students to do research. They have a website online, by the way. ...just a thought. Everyone does not have MCS, it is up to the few of us suffering to make out symptoms known. And hopefully educate other..and spare them suffering. Thank you again, Jacki for your site....you will probably save people from much unnecessary suffering, surgery, and death. I believe food and chemical avoidence can cure many illnesses that attack the vital organs. I agree with the NAET theory, but not necessarily the treatment proposed. Good luck to all suffering. Enid Rylee
Enid Rylee
USA - Monday, January 10, 2000 at 18:07:50 (EST)

Aloha, I come back to your site again and again...so many great links! Mahalo Nui Loa (thank you very much) I moved to Hawaii to get away from a polluted city area...it has been wonderful and my health is almost back to what is was when I was a child! Good air, water and absence of pollution make a BIG difference! If anyone reads this, maybe you can help me find a web site where I could search for a dentist that is at least "MCS aware", would prefer in Hawaii, but would travel to CA or WA, if needed. Mahalo!
Kimberly <Kimberly@underahulamoon.com>
HI USA - Sunday, January 09, 2000 at 21:32:46 (EST)

In coming to your Web site I feel as if I found a friend. Thank you for your ministry.
Thea Pollock <addison@scruznet.com>
Santa Cruz, CA USA - Sunday, January 09, 2000 at 12:52:45 (EST)

I wonder if anyone knows of a web site for safe guest houses for MCS people like us? Ours is the only fragrance and aerosol free guest house I know in Ireland.I would be glad to provide a link to others in other countries.
Sandy Perceval <sandy@templehouse.ie>
Sligo, Ireland - Thursday, January 06, 2000 at 13:43:13 (EST)

enjoyed your site and wanted to let you know about our ministry for people who live with chronic illness or pain, Rest Ministries. I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. God bless!
Lisa Copen <rest@restministries.org>
San Diego, ca USA - Thursday, January 06, 2000 at 02:14:31 (EST)

just happen to come across this site. what a gem!! thank you
spockette <spockette@email.com>
salinas, ca USA - Thursday, January 06, 2000 at 01:15:45 (EST)

I have had this problem MCS since 1991. Now my life is entirely dictated by it.I'm a visiting nurse right now and most of the patients I see smoke which makes me sick literally. I've asked that I not have smokers bbut many times the person making the scedule doesn't know who smokes and who doesn't. So I suffer. The VA doesn't aknowledge this condition. I'm worried about where I'm going to work when I finish the BSN. That's a whole other nightmare. We're going to be RNs in a few months. The other 87 students have been asked repeatedly by me and by disability services to not wera perfume on the days of class that I'm in with them. I stood up in front of them and described the condition, gave them printed material explaining it, the nursing instructor read a letter to them every semester saying the same thing. There's a student with MCS in the class, they have a reaction to all scented products(there's a list read to them), and it asked that they refrain from wearing these products on the day of the class. Guess what...they still wore perfume and cologne.I told them about the problem specifically because they will be in the healthcare field. Let me say this. I'm an LPN right now and one of the first things I was taught was healthcare professionals can not wear any scented products-it makes patients who are allready nauseas sicker. My instructors would send people who wore perfume home to shower and made them make up the clinical time.(the student had to pay the instructor $22.00 per hr for the makeup time) So, it took only one person "forgetting" and wearing perfume. After everyone heard she had to work on Sat. and pay that kind of money-nobody else ever "forgot" and wore perfume. I have to say that the only reason anything was said to the RN students was because of me. Even after seeing me flee from the toxic environment of the classroom vomiting-a nursing instuctor continued wearing perfume. She finally got it when we were in a small seminar group and I started dry heaving because of her perfume. Now she's a perfume free crusader-she tells everybody they shouldn't be wearing it. Of course, they still do. I know because I have to hold my breath to walk by them in the quad. In clinical, I had to avoid certain areas that the other students were in because they still were wearing perfume.It's not just the perfume. They put new rugs in the building where all of the nursing classes are. I couldn't even walk in the door without getting a migraine headache.Now if I get behind a diesel truck I get sick. If I get behhind a car with a smoker, I get sick. Oh and I love this one. My best friend who is a nursing student also and is extremely understanding about this problem, gave me a christmas present. It's a cd cabinet with pretty flowers and hummingbirds painted on it. Guess what, it made me sick. I'm typing this using one eye because I now have a migraine and the light makes it worse. This is ridiculous.I have to clean my house with vinegar because everything else makes me sick. I can't do the laudry for two reasons-we have oil heat and the fumes of the burner makes me violently ill, and the detergents make me sick. Numerous doctors told me I was in so many words crazy. 3 told me I had vasomotor rhinitis and that I may have environmental triggers for the migraines. MAY HAVE? The Dr. who finally diagnosed MCS said-they give that diagnosis when they don't know what the hell's wrong with you.Interesting. His son also had that diagnosis and I gathered that he didn't agree with it. Anyway, I'm becoming more and more of a recluse. People just don't understand. With the billion dollar scent industry convincing everyone they must smell like an artificial raspberry to be desireable-people with this problem aren't going to make a dent in public opinion. I have a request, though. Next time you see someone in healthcare for a doctor's appt. or whatever...and you smell the nurse,CNA,HHA,NP,PA,DR,or PCA you tell them that they should not be wearing it and you just wanted them to be aware that it makes some people sick. You never know who it affects, so you shouldn't ever put it on.This was in one of my nursing books-that I don't have any more.Just one more aside. Most hospitals or healthcare agencies have a policy regarding wearing scented products. Maybe what it will take to make people aware is to complain. In my last two clinical rotations I explained to the nurse I went out with that I had this probblem. One in a schhool nursing position and one in the visiting nurse association. Both continued to wear perfume, even after seeing me get sick. The next day, they both told me the same thing. They both were employed by the VNA. They told me that the VNA had a strict policy against the wearing of any scented products. My question is, then why did they keep wearing them? Especially after seeing what it does to me. I just don't get it. Tara Fetterly
Tara Fetterly <fetterlytara@netscape.net>
Fitchburg, MA USA - Thursday, January 06, 2000 at 00:57:03 (EST)

I found the information on Air Fresheners very informative. My Grandmother is a compulsive Air Freshener user and I hope that that information will help to stop using Air Fresheners. Thanks
Cheryl
Brampton, ON Canada - Thursday, January 06, 2000 at 00:41:25 (EST)

I'm a Persian Gulf Veteran with Multiple chemical sensitivity. I have had it since my return to the states in 1991. I just found a doctor who would write the diagnosis down. Of course he's a civilian doctor. The VA doctor says that there are no treatment sites available. I heard that there's one in Texas and don't know how to find out for sure.Anyone know for sure?
Tara Fetterly <fetterlytara@netscape.net>
USA - Wednesday, January 05, 2000 at 23:04:54 (EST)

I'm just diagnosted mcs
Annie Louise Hansen <egon.hansen@mail.tele.dk>
4873 Væggerløse, Denmark - Tuesday, January 04, 2000 at 10:13:54 (EST)

Dear Jacki & Gorden and other surfers - first of all a happy new year to you all, and many thanks (again) for your pages which have introduced me to a couple of very nice people. I just wanted to ask if anyone knows or has experience of Kiehls products which are marketed here as 'expensive because they contain ONLY the best ingredients' ! (Of course ha ha what other reason could there be ). I don't discount EVERYTHING I read in the glossies because after all that was how I got to know about Aveda and I am a devoted fan of their 'sensitive' range. I got a Kiehls shampoo and notice that it doesn't contain this Lauryl/Laureth ? Sulfate that people go on about. If any one has any info I would be interested to hear. Sadly 2 companies which might have had suitable products are not available here (kiss my face and aubrey organics) and after my disastrous first attempt will not be making any more - sorry attempting anymore - internet purchases. Kiehls have just started being sold here in a couple of the more 'posh' shops so would be interested to hear of experiences. Very best wishes to all - Katherine xx
Katherine Phillips <phillipskatherin@hotmail.com>
London, UK - Monday, January 03, 2000 at 17:59:53 (EST)

Thank you for the informative website. It is encouraging (for support factors) & yet saddening that there are so many of us injured in some way by our chemical environment.
Carla Atkinson <ceatkinson@netzero.net>
Marion, IA USA - Monday, January 03, 2000 at 17:28:24 (EST)

I found your website to be very informative. I'm very interested in harmful ingredients found in mainstream products on the market. Dr. Samuel Epstein inspired me initially. Now it's actually one of my hobbies!
LaVonna Jones, R.N. <lifebalance@gateway.net>
Indianapolis, IN USA - Monday, January 03, 2000 at 10:53:41 (EST)

I enjoyed your website very much. I found guidelines to Non-toxic living very informitave. I have alot of changes to make and any help is really appreciated.
Patricia Campbell <Patcam777@aol.com>
N. Wilkesboro, NC USA - Monday, January 03, 2000 at 01:08:51 (EST)

I am interested in finding out more information about sick building syndrome for my friend Eric.
Marilyn Jane <mmootsey@hotmail.com>
redford, mi USA - Monday, January 03, 2000 at 00:24:43 (EST)

I found your pages while looking for some fragrance free products. Your brochure is so well written. I plan on ordering some soon. I sent the link to another unscented friend. I really understand illness. I've had bad allergies all my life. I now have three neighbors that use heavily scented fabric softeners that keep me in doors when they are doing laundry. I occasionally receive a magazine that has touched one with a perfume ad somewhere in rout which ruins it for me. I can't sit with a large group of people either such as the church sanctuary.
Frances <oconnor@iwvisp.com>
CA USA - Sunday, January 02, 2000 at 18:37:18 (EST)

Thank you for your wonderful website. I've been interested in cleaning up my family's environment for quite some time. (I can't always afford to do what I would like, but I try to do what I can. Hopefully, I'll be able to do more in 2000.) I'd recently been going through a confused, busy, & scattered time spiritually, mentally, & emotionally, and your testimonies, etc. have helped me to refocus. Thank you so very much. In Him!
Marilyn Buchanan
USA - Saturday, January 01, 2000 at 03:56:58 (EST)

Outstanding information. I just wish I knew how to get our building to be a "Perfume Free" building. Thanks - Desi
Desi de la Garza <desi@co.bexar.tx.us>
San Antonio, USA - Thursday, December 30, 1999 at 17:28:36 (EST)

I read your story after my husband called me from work and told me he had run across it. He seemed convinced that it was something I should consider since my symptoms are practically the same and even moreso. I still haven't had a diagnosis and have just about given up. I think that everyone who knows what I have described for years (and with those years - increased symptoms)thinks that I am overly concerned about my physical health and maybe there isn't anything wrong at all. Your story with interesting because it contained some of the symptoms that were missing with other similar diseases (i.e. lupus, rhuematoid arthritis, lymes, fibromyalgia, etc.)I feel I fit into every category yet still no answers. Thanks for your article... maybe I am a step closer to finding out!
Rose Briggs <celticrose65@juno.com>
Waldorf, MD USA - Wednesday, December 29, 1999 at 21:47:25 (EST)

I am interested in the multiple environment section.
V Uber
Hamilton, OH USA - Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at 23:35:39 (EST)

I have a friend who has environmental illness. I wonder if I have a little of it. I have a lot of headaches and I am a very peppie person. I am tired all the time and I can't do like it would like to do. I know I have a big problem with mold. It really makes me sick. We live in a old house and have a old basement that stays wet. I am not losing weight or any thing like my friend. She just wondered if I might have a little or the start of it.
Beverly Grant <glgrant@clarksdale.com>
clarksdale, me coahoma - Friday, December 24, 1999 at 08:04:38 (EST)

update on dental wax...apparently my alergy is due to something inherant to the actual wax itself. Did an analysis and discovered I am alergic to natural bees' wax, so some hidden ingredient in the dental/orthodontics wax was not the culprit. (not a big surprize, because I am alergic to honey as well...and over 50 other common foods due to MCS) Go figure that one. But none-the-less, avoiding all triggers I stay well so wanted to share with others of you suffering... Warning: SUSPECT....well...EVERYTHING! Thats the only way to weed out the bad and get well. When you regain your health due to proper elimination it is well worth it. Good Health is always the better trade off. ....holding my breath at the gas station these days. Enid Rylee
Enid Rylee
USA - Wednesday, December 22, 1999 at 02:25:57 (EST)

Jacki, You're site is helping so many people. We must help ourselves with elimination first. Thank you for sharing what you know with fellow mcs sufferers. Every little bit helps. I am going to share two unsuspected products I reacted to. I am a young healthy person as long as I avoid the triggers that offend me. Recently my ankles bloated up for 3 days due to a deoderant on the market. Starts with an M..but don't want to name names. Please analyze if the same happens to you post-usage. Also, for others with braces and using dental wax BEWARE. I get a very sick reaction. Possible ingredient "alum" which is aluminum potassium sulfate. Children wearing braces should be warned of a potential alergic reaction. Who would ever suspect dental wax?! This mcs has a surprize around every corner doesn't it. Stay Well. Enid
Enid Rylee
USA - Saturday, December 18, 1999 at 16:37:39 (EST)

This is an excellent site. It has more understandable information than on it/links from it than any other I have encountered. I am needing information to try to get our L.R. Master Chorale to become officially and absolutely perfume-free (how can you spin out that beautiful tone when a passing wave of air makes you gag or cough audibly into that sensitive musical phrase?) Another choir member had a respiratory seizing-up during another concert. It just isn't right that the few persistant killer choir members can sabotage the performance which all have worked toward--or can send a fellow singer to the hospital. Thank you for this immensely useful information.
gail k demirtas <gkdem@yahoo.com>
thousand oaks, CA USA - Saturday, December 18, 1999 at 01:01:57 (EST)

Hi, what a terrific site! I am a Christian wife, mom of two andRN. I suffered with severe allergies for over 30 years and also CFS for 11.5 years. Those years taught us much but I thank the Lord for a friend who shared a solution that worked It is well documented, nontoxic, environmentally safe, doesn't cost any new money and 100% guaranteed I would be glad to take time and explain what was shared with me almost 5 years ago and gave me back my life and my husband his wife and my kids their mom! I know not all things work for everyone, but I also believe we can be used of God to help someone else, so maybe I will be helping someone by offering to share. God bless and Merry Christmas! Jer 29 vs 11-14
Tracey Horne <hornerugby@aol.com>
ON Canada - Friday, December 17, 1999 at 21:50:26 (EST)

I found your site accidently while searching for a perfume,no less,for my wife-one she can no longer find locally.I believe all I've read at your site for I believe I have MCS.Once or twice a year I become very sensitive to my own after shave(Old Spice) and dish washing liquids,liquid laundry detergent and many other items.The effect lasts several days then I recover from it but usually wind up discarding many household products and try to replace them with "unscented" ones.I will spend more time at this site soon and will recommend it to many family members and friends.Thank you.
Manton B Bruce <mjmbruce@webtv.net>
Marstons Mills , MA USA - Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 20:20:23 (EST)

Your Page is really good for school essays!
Rebecca
St.Johns, NF Canda - Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 18:59:18 (EST)

Thanks for the wonderful info and testimonials. I too have multiple allergies that sometimes overwhelm my immune system. Keep the faith and good news online. GOD's PEACE B 2 U . When will the world see that WE NEED JESUS ???
P. K. Baker
Mabelvale, Ar USA - Saturday, December 11, 1999 at 02:47:25 (EST)

I have bookmarked your web page - thanks for the info!
G. Todd Giles <tnsgiles@pacbell.net>
San Diego, CA USA - Wednesday, December 08, 1999 at 13:52:56 (EST)

i have been looking for a web site like this for ages, fantastic, people dont believe you when you get sick from all the chemicals we ingest and absorb. now i have the evidence to backup the claim. keep pu the good work, regards annette and rob
rob <bonzo2@bigpond.com.au>
cairns, qld australia - Wednesday, December 08, 1999 at 06:14:16 (EST)

I have found this to be A very valuable and practical web site dealing with Environmental Illness. I copied your detox bath page. While I am not as sick as some, and better than last year, I still need all the help I can get. Thank you. Yours, sharing the love of Jesus: Dave.
David Watkins
Edgewater,, Fla. USA - Monday, December 06, 1999 at 00:18:20 (EST)

Very informative and helpful web site!! Thank you for all your time putting it together!!
Kimberly Shaw <KLShaw@rocketmail.com>
Kaneohe, HI USA - Friday, December 03, 1999 at 22:19:28 (EST)

It will be great if the testimony include the reference from the Bible.
maurice <mauriceyu@hotmail.com>
USA - Friday, December 03, 1999 at 00:56:58 (EST)

Hey! I am a member of the weigh down robin and I saw the link to your page. Needless to say, my time was very worthwhile-spent. You have an awesome web page, Good luck as you (and I) continue to journy through the desert! Phil. 4:13
Abby Spruill <steadfastfarms@mindspring.com>
Hoschton, GA USA - Thursday, December 02, 1999 at 21:06:02 (EST)

I have visited your website so many times and have given out printouts to friends and family on how to live toxic-free lives. I'm 23 years old and I am so glad to have come this realization at this time in my life. I'm going to give a speech to my class on Friday on this topic and hopefully I can help make a difference in someone else's life as you have helped me. Thank you so much.
Jeannette Monsivais <monsivais@utep.edu>
El Paso, TX USA - Thursday, December 02, 1999 at 00:56:48 (EST)

I Have MCS and am interested in learning more about NAET therapy. I heard that it can clear you of all your sensitivities 100% forever. Has anyone gone through this process? Does it work? Any side effects? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Also I have changed all my houseold and personal care products to all natural ones that really work, if you would like to know which ones e-mail me. Thanks Kim
">Kim Emmons <jemmons007@aol.com>
Maple Valley, WA USA - Monday, November 29, 1999 at 16:57:00 (EST)

Does anyone visiting this website live in a city with air pollution that you can visibly see? I am thinking of relocating to the West Coast, maybe Las Vegas, Phoenix, LA. But have just come back from a trip from Las Vegas and I couldn't believe the gross air pollution. Because I am sensitive to fragrance and tobacco smoke.. I am wondering if anyone here is affected adversely in these cities.. obviously it can't be good for us... but does it affect your ability to enjoy the outdoors? Do people with respitory problems get worse living in a city with smog? Any stories or info would be greatly appreciated.
Susan <circlebcas@aol.com>
IA USA - Monday, November 29, 1999 at 13:32:07 (EST)

It's nice to find a web site on natural living that is Christian based and not New Age. After all, it was God's plan to begin with. We try and live as natural as possible and have recently begun making our own soap. It's totally natural with no added fragrances. I could never use store bought soaps, the scent gives me a headache. For those who need all natural, gentle skin cleansers handmade soap is the best. There are many people who make and sell it (including us, we're Soap Wagon) and it is easy to make, look for books at your library.
Christi Sloper <JASloper@Juno.com>
Colorado Springs, CO USA - Friday, November 26, 1999 at 13:52:59 (EST)

YOU HAVE SUCH A COOL WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yasi Zia <yasiz@yahoo.com>
Vienna, VA USA - Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 20:20:28 (EST)

looking for as much information on MCS and Angioedema as I can find. Also looking for detox methods that work. Thirdly, looking for as much information on sick buildings as I can find. Thanks, Phyl P.S. Does anybody out there know about PCB's or PCV's in the blood? I need information ASAP. thanks
Phyllis M. Quigg <pquigg@uswest.com and pquigg@uswest.net>
Phoenix, AZ USA - Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 09:35:23 (EST)

My sister in law (Lori) has been diagonised with CFS and Environmental Illness. It is very frustrating on her. She has been sick for over 2 years and isn't getting much better. She's very depressed, sometimes even suicidal. Any advice that you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Your story is very encouraging. I hope that some day, she will get a little better.
Susan Critch <scritch@mail.gov.nf.ca>
St. John's, NF Canada - Friday, November 19, 1999 at 14:06:23 (EST)

This web page was very informative and beautifully written. Keep up the great work!!
Sandy <Oxygenaire@aol.com>
SI, NY USA - Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 19:37:03 (EST)

Read an article about mcs in a magazine in the doctors office and wanted to get further infomration. I didn't have allergies, ashtsma or sinsus trouble until Jan of '98.
Brenda T. Simmons <bsimmons@mountain.org>
Circleville, WV USA - Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 08:23:43 (EST)

I am a christian mom who came upon your website as I was doing some research regarding my son Jalen. He was recently diagnosed with autism. It is so great to meet christians who share love for our great Lord and Savior. God bless you.
michele davis <coupie@prodigy.net>
buena park, ca USA - Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 17:09:14 (EST)

I would like to know what kind of hair shampoos people with MCS can use. I have tried baby shampoos, pine tar shampoos etc. and still to no avail. I definitely react to soaps and fragrances. I seem to tolerate dandruff shampoos with anti-itch ingredients, but the one I could use was discontinued.(I hate when that happens!!) My only alternative is baking soda which does not sound so thrilling. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sheri
Sheri <naturesinspiration@sierratel.com>
Coarsegold, Ca USA - Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 00:54:50 (EST)

I am a chemically intollerant person who was injured in a single event and since have had epilepsy and small strokes. I would appreciate hearing from people with these symptoms and how they treat them. I am most interested in possible herbal remedies that help. Thanks for this site forum.
Marcia <Sunsetjt@infomagic.com>
Flagstaff, Az USA - Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 09:37:19 (EST)

You have such an informative site. I have had reactions to chemicals for several years now and have seen many doctors. Through trial and error, I became aware that I need to avoid fragrance--not necessarily smells, but the word "fragrance" on ingredient lists. After using someone else's shampoo last week and breaking out again, I got disgusted and decided to find out what about "fragrance" makes me sick. The information on your web page will make my life infinitely easier. I'm to the point that I can't even clean my house or be at home when someone else cleans it. It's good to know there are alternative products that will enable me to feel at least slightly useful again. Thanks for the info.
Deanna
IA USA - Monday, November 15, 1999 at 23:32:48 (EST)

what great info
DEbra <antonuci@flash.net>
sugarland, tx USA - Monday, November 15, 1999 at 20:51:18 (EST)

I am a concerned member of the following North Bay groups (I live just north of San Francisco): Environmental Health Network, Marin Beyond Pesticides, and the Health COuncil of Marin. I am very scared of our current lifestyle and the total denial of the evil in the products shoved down our throats by advertising. I work as a Home Health Aide, and the health professions are considered the most likely to be impacted by the chemicals used to "disinfect" the home and hospital room. thak you for your site, carol S
Carol Sterritt <cjsterritt@angelfire.com>
Sausalito, CA USA - Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 10:52:30 (EST)

my sister susan, has mcs--i am searching for assistance or help concerning safe housing, employment, support group, and a physician in her area. She has been living with this for about 2 years and we didn't know what was happening to her or even know about mcs until we found this website. she is having difficulity at work and fears she is going to loose her job. Also, we are trying to find her a place to live, she lives on second floor apartment and is having difficulty with other tenants perfume, fabric softeners and candles, ect. please help!!!!
michelle valatka <meich@epix.net>
dallas, pa USA - Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 16:26:30 (EST)

In the last year, this has become a real problem for me. It is effecting my job and career. I work with the public and it is becoming more and more difficult. Any scent now will set me off.
Renee Cordray <rencordray@prodigy.net>
Fort Worth, TX USA - Sunday, November 07, 1999 at 22:35:56 (EST)

An article in the NY NEWSDAY Newspaper of September 12, 1999 on pages H17 & 18 tells the story of the store Victoria's Secret and how they are putting perfume into the ventilators to be sent into the air when you shop. Sounds like when the Jews were put in chambers and they the poison was sprayed to kill them. America used to have free air. I will never go into a Victoria's Secret Store again. The air could kill you.
Kay <Ednanona@aol.com>
Huntington, NY USA - Sunday, November 07, 1999 at 02:43:06 (EST)

Greetings in Christ Jesus Thank you for your web site. Fourteen years ago I was told that I suffered from MCS. It has been a battle because most of the people I live around just do not understand what it is I suffer. Yet I went through all the testing, allergy shots, trying to clean up my environment and going on supplements. The supplements and additional health additives amounted to a stagering $200 a month. On one income we came close to banckupcy. It cost to live better. Some say well it's better than living sick. Well praise the Lord our God has a better alternative. After 12 years of doing it the way Doctors suggested and going broke I fell before my knees to God. He knows just what we are going through. It has only been by faith in Him that I am able to go shopping for our "needs". We live in a poluted world. Even the computers (we can not seem to live without) give off toxic fumes. We can not avoid polution all together. There is a verse in the Bible that tell us we will be exposed to poisen and not be harmed. We must do what the Bible does speak of. There is a verse that said we are not to mix fabric (cotton/& whatever). I just do not know where these verses are off hand, if you are interested look them up for yourself. God does intend for us to live as close to pure in spirit, soul and body as we can. We Christians are partily to blame for the environment, because we have not learned, nor taught our children the improtance of being good stewarts of the earth. Our God commanded us to take care of this planet. It is now up to us to turn the tide and take the God given responsibility to clean it up. I will not live in fear of polution for our God is greater. I know I have a lot to learn on just what it take to clean up my corner. So I am greatful for your information. Please pray that the others in my home will not only understand, but help also in the clean up. Thank you. Eileen Jennings
Eileen Jennings <hygbear@elpaso.net>
El paso, IL USA - Friday, November 05, 1999 at 08:55:35 (EST)

I am so happy I found your site! I too am frightened by the chemicals we all are exposed to daily and in fact I hope to write a book about it. Please add me to your mailing list. Thank you for the great work!!!!
cindi gortner <cggortner@hotmail.com>
Oak Park , CA USA - Friday, November 05, 1999 at 01:09:28 (EST)

Wow! I think the wife will want to look at this. :)
Paul Mahaney <vjames@ca-connection.com>
tehachapi, ca USA - Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 18:50:02 (EST)

I also suffer from MCS
Cindy Shore <cshore@supernet.com>
Fayetteville, PA USA - Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 06:30:11 (EST)

Thank you so much for sharing your MCS experience and so much information. I didn't realize that this was a diagnosed problem. When I explained the perfume induced headaches to my doctor, she told me not to eat cheese! I finally made this search with the onset of a particularly nasty headache. I feel insane when I tell people I can taste their perfume!
Cree <cree2k@yahoo.com>
KS USA - Monday, November 01, 1999 at 17:22:08 (EST)

My allergies to perfume have had a great impact on my work location. I think that the government must start laws to protect the environment from perfume hazards. When health is affected, the EPA must enforce a safer environment.
Linda <cresswell_linda@hotmail.com>
USA - Sunday, October 31, 1999 at 01:50:41 (EST)

I've spent the last 25 years of my life (I'm 40) walking through life as if I'm dodging a mine field. Holding my breath passing a smoker on the street, or crossing the street to avoid them. Being subjected to rude smokers in the car in front of me, who don't have the decency to keep their windows rolled up so they can breath their own toxic air, but instead hold their arm out the window as far from their nose, throat and eyes as possible, while the filthy stream of smoke makes a beeline to me in my car. I plan to see movies at off times so there are less people around so I can find a nice, cozy perfume free spot in the corner. Inevitably, with an entire theatre empty, a stink-scented person will sit near me, and I have to search for another space. A movie is somewhat easy, but when one has assigned seating venue tickets - I'm stuck "half-breathing" all night, not being able to fully enjoy. I practice yoga and even though there is a sign posted about not wearing any scented products, people walk in and permeate the studio. This is really tough to "breath deep," in a pose while not being able to take a full complete breath. Yoga is about nourishing the organs and nervous system... hard to do under those circumstances. I have to leave early, usually with a mild headache and nausea. I've finally started telling these people to please move since their scented product is making me sick. I'm going to print out some of the articles on this web sight and post them on the yoga studio bulletin board. I rent, and even though I have pleaded with the landlords to tell me in advance of any painting/repairing/spraying that they will do, they don't. Non MCSers just don't take it seriously. In the last 10 years I've pretty much had to shy away from public life as much as possible. I'd rather spend my days hiking in nature, wholesome and natural, then a nausea producing department store anyway. Speaking of department stores, 1 hour maximum, and then I am out of there, otherwise, I end up with a headache. As it is, after 10 minutes I get stomach-sick. 8 years ago I asked my doctor to write me a letter to give to my employer. It simply states that I am sensitive to scented and or toxic products, and bright light. Exposure will cause severe migraine headaches. This is great to have, although it still causes unenlightened people to be annoyed, especially if they have to make a change. I've been ridiculed so often for being "too sensitive" it's really sad. I can smell a fire, hundreds of miles away, when others cannot. I can smell chemicals upon immediate exposure, while the average person doesn't. When I'm teased I tell these ignorant people that I am actually stronger than them. While my body will get sick from exposure, it is also an advanced warning system. I shy away and run from toxic exposure, while the average person is breathing this stuff in, poisoning their body and not even knowing it. G-D did not create chemicals and I believe that even though it is awful to have this condition, I try to stay positive and look at it as a blessing. My intake of toxins is limited because my body says NO! I also have "outside" clothes and "inside" clothes. This way, any junk I've picked up from being outside, won't be transmitted on any of my belongings indoors. I don't wear shoes in the house.. you get the picture. Having MCS is a lifestyle. I think the hardest part is when I'm with other people. It's one thing to negotiate the mine field solo, but when others are with me, they get dragged along. I now just tell my friends, "when you are with me, my illness is your illness." I've lost friends because of this illness. They just couldn't put down that cigarette, or got embarrassed one to many times by my direct and outspoken combat in dreadful situations. I can remember when there were no "no smoking" laws and people smoked on airplanes. Once I was seated in the last row before the "first row" of smoking. I refused to be seated and told the flight attendent, if they didn't want to have an ambulance pick me up in Texas, they'd better move my seat. They didn't want to do it, but I stood my ground, causing the plane to be delayed by 10 minutes. That is one small sampling of what I and I'm sure the rest of us MCS sufferers go through. Always "fighting for health." Thank you for having this web page,it's comforting to hear other people's stories and to know we are not alone.
Susan <ddrinkmilk@aol.com>
Fairfax, CA USA - Sunday, October 31, 1999 at 01:53:10 (EDT)

I need help!! I have severe sensitivity to chemicals, perfumes and smoke. I am interested in knowing how to filter supply air into my 9 x 9 positive pressure office at work. I have 240 cfm inflow. I have a t-bar ceiling with supply and the return air is pulled from beneath the door giving me positive pressure and reducing the inflow of contaminated air. A 7" HEPA filter restricts air flow too much. What type of filter, including qualification of carbon and/or charcoal and HEPA filtration that will minimally reduce air flow.
Linda Risk <shasroad@snowcrest.net>
Redding, CA USA - Friday, October 29, 1999 at 16:20:19 (EDT)

Dear Jacki: Thanks for your story. It is so encouraging to know that you are getting stronger, especially since God is your source of strength. I am a believer also. I can relate to your story as well. I am recovering from being poisoned by intravenous steroids my doctor gave me because he thought I had Multiple Sclerosis. The steroids poisoned my body and blew out my thyroid. They wanted to give me radio-active iodine to kill my thyroid and put me on a drug called thyroxin for the rest of my life. I now know that what I was suffering from was an epidural gone bad during the birth delivery of my son in June of 1998. The epidural produced a lot of neurological dysfunction that symptoms of MS would produce. I told the doctors that I was not going to take the radio-active iodine and that I would heal my thyroid naturally. He just laughed and said that my case was the worst he has ever seen and that I would be the first to heal my thyroid. Well after 8 months my thyroid is almost completely healed due to a number of treatments that might help your disorder. My treatment included, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, and "engergy work or rebalancing", and chelation therapy. All these treatments brought me back from the grave and radically changed my immune system. If you are interested in understanding more about any of these treatments, e-mail me at my husbands address and I will write back to you. In His Care, Paula R.
Paula Reinhardt <ericr@spade.net>
CV, CA USA - Friday, October 29, 1999 at 04:08:42 (EDT)

My oldest daughter suffers from MCS, and is a patient of Dr. Doris Rapp, Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Rapp has published some wonderful, informative books...("Is This Your Child's World?" and "Is This Your Child?") My daughter's allergies have turned her world (as well as ours) upside down. It is a very REAL problem, and it needs to be recognized as such. People are very quick to disregard anything they don't understand, and to label people negatively who suffer with MCS. It is sad to think that people need to have something like this hit home in order to accept that MCS really does exist. It is a devastating illness....I know...I have seen it first hand. God Bless the canary in the coal mine...it could be you.....
Kim <joekim88@postoffice.ptd.net>
PA USA - Thursday, October 28, 1999 at 20:10:16 (EDT)

A truly insprational page, made me realize I need to put my trust back in Our God Almighty.
Jennifer <CoBen1330@aol.com>
LaBelle, FL USA - Wednesday, October 27, 1999 at 22:59:04 (EDT)

Great site, well put together. Thanks for the wonderfule information. :)
Francine Day <dayf@nbnet.nb.ca>
Moncton, NB Canada - Sunday, October 24, 1999 at 17:35:12 (EDT)

Fantastic page
James Boone <jbbonaire@aol.com>
Bonaire, GA USA - Saturday, October 23, 1999 at 20:15:01 (EDT)

Your site is fascinating. I've known now for 2 years that I suffer from MCS but in my region it is not recognized and no one seems to know much about the disease and even less the medical staff in our city. Do you know any association in Canada that has info on enviromental diseases or how can I inform the population of the risks they are at, etc... How to get proper treatment, etc. Thanks for your help? And again, congratulations on your site. It is very informative and helpful. Line
Line Deshaies <a.p.q@sympatico.ca>
Rouyn-Noranda, Canda - Wednesday, October 20, 1999 at 12:26:46 (EDT)

QUESTION: What is the problem with jute backing in area rugs? Debra's book says that jute is not desireable. Is it a structural problem or a chemical/toxic problem? My wife and I need to know in order to make an informed purchase. Thanks.
Roger Fjerstad <rlf@rosenblum.com>
Sunnyvale, ca USA - Tuesday, October 19, 1999 at 15:29:18 (EDT)

Thank you, thank you! What a comfort to know of other sufferers and know that I am not just overreacting! If anyone out there knows where I can turn to get excused from Jury Duty, please let me know. My doctor will not support me in this and the last time I was called, I became so ill around my well-scented co-jurors that I could not even walk back to my car! Thanks again. Jocelyn
Jocelyn Chaparro-Mikolka <JrHarpy@aol.com>
Gloucester, MA USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 19:03:44 (EDT)

In response to knowledge of a fragrance free workplace. I know and have heard of only one and am glad to tell about the wonderful people who support their fellow employee. It is a non-profit organization called the Grand Canyon Trust. There are 30+ employees and 1 chemically sensitive person. The people I have spoken with are very supportive and understanding. It is an environmentally concerned group and I commend them all. I do not work for them but wish I was able. I also wish people who are connected to the petrochemical industry would stop interjecting their propoganda into environmentally concerned websites. It is discusting and hurtful. Thanks again for your wonderful website.
Marcia <sunsetjt@infomagic.com>
Flagstaff, Az USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 10:02:57 (EDT)

I just wanted to say that I'm extremely impressed both with the amount of researched fact presented on your page and with the way the people presenting their stories persevered in finding the true cause of their illness. It's scary--I read your page and noticed that I suffer from MANY of the symptoms of MCS...I shall have to do more research. Please, keep informing people about the dangers of perfumes...as an organic chemistry major at Bennington College, I can tell you that I work very closely with ethanol, benzophenone-2, and acetone, all of which can be found in perfumes by Calvin Klein, Armani, Versace, and the Gap, to name a few. I would like to recommend that you look into one company: Aveda. Aveda claims that its fragrances are entirely plant-derived, are never animal tested, and are biodegradable. See them at www.aveda.com (no, I'm not a salesperson for Aveda, but I find that it's very easy and enjoyable for me to use their products). Take care, and thank you! Regards, Abby Summar
Abby Summar <asummar@bennington.edu>
Bennington, VT USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 03:05:34 (EDT)

Thank you for this wonderful site explaining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Alice
Alice Wells <canaryalice1112@hotmail.com>
San Angelo, TX USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 00:30:53 (EDT)

I came across this site while looking for a water treatment system and air filtration system for my home. If anyone has information regarding either, please E-mail me at HEOtto@aol.com. The information this site provides only confirms my suspicions regarding the connection between environmental conditions and overall health. Thank You.
Heidi Otto <HEOtto@aol.com>
Clifton Park, NY USA - Sunday, October 17, 1999 at 14:53:05 (EDT)

Please forward this message to those on your lists and address books who might be interested in avoiding radiation hazards due to possible y2k computer/human errors. We MUST act now -- We CAN make a difference (through cyber-democracy!) There is power in numbers. Go to website dedicated to y2k nuclear risks, containing back-up information AND quick ACTIONS, w/easy-follow directions to email petition to governors in each state, sign onto the World Atomic Safety Holiday (WASH) petition, send emails to ALL elected representatives in seconds, and/or world leaders. Very important to get this out to as many as possible and as quickly as possible. http://www.mothersalert.org/
Mothers Alert Org. <mothersalert@yahoo.com>
ny, ny USA - Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 16:35:46 (EDT)

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n///// USA - Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 05:25:26 (EDT)

I feel for everyone and would like to say that this site is a good one. I would also like to say that there are companies out there that make green products (toxic free and 100% ready to return to nature. Email me and I'd love to help you out and send you information.
Ryan <houndL_2@yahoo.com>
Alexandria, Mn USA - Friday, October 15, 1999 at 14:43:57 (EDT)

I've suffered from MCS for a number of years, but was unable to locate any information until I began researching fibromyalgia which I was just diagnosed with this week. I am so happy and blessed to finally find a source that can provide me with the necessary information to help clean up my environment. I've been removing a number of toxins from my home, but through your site have learned a number of new ways to help protect myself and family from these dangerous and deadly products. Also, I loved your reference to the miners using canaries in the coal mines because, for years, I've told people, "I'm your canary. You better pay attention to what's happening to me because you're headed down this road, too." God bless you!
Marti Robbins <mrobbins@oecadvantage.net>
Noble, OK USA - Friday, October 15, 1999 at 11:12:42 (EDT)

I would also like to be informed if anyone knows of a fragrance free workplace. I became super sensitive to chemicals, perfumes and smoke after I was exposed to a toxic chemical seven years ago. shasroad@snowcrest.net
Linda <shasroad@snowcrest.net>
Redding, CA USA - Wednesday, October 13, 1999 at 13:48:01 (EDT)

Does anyone have any information on fragrance free workplaces? I am interested in finding one to work for, I am even willing to relocate to find an office setting that demands clean air and no fragrances from it's employees? Thank you for any info anyone has!!!!
Susan <ironmac2@aol.com>
ia usa - Wednesday, October 13, 1999 at 13:32:28 (EDT)

Very pleased with the information I have just read on your website. I too faced serious health problems, but found some products that not only cleaned the air around me, but cleaned out the chemicals inside my body with all natural, organic supplements. I started a detox program that changed my life in a week. I would love to share these products with other people who need help with their medical conditions. I praise the Lord daily for bringing these products to my attention. I love to share them with others!
Christi Bovee <jonbo@ligtel.com>
Shipshewana, IN USA - Wednesday, October 13, 1999 at 10:11:10 (EDT)

Hi, I would just like to tell you that chlorophyll is not toxic. Chlorophyll comes from chloroplasts, witch is what gives plants their green colour and allows plants to carry out photosynthises. Chlorophyll is actually good for us! I just thought I would clear that up for everyone.
Steph <anmbia@yahoo.com>
Toronto, ON Canada - Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 18:57:45 (EDT)

You are an answer to prayer...with wisdom from the Lord! Thanks for helping me.....SO MUCH! I'm developing a new philosophy...."if the Lord made it, I can receive it and pray over it with thanksgiving. If man has monkeyed with it, watch out!"
Jeannie Poole <poolej@mdot.state.mi.us>
Charlotte, MI USA - Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 09:18:05 (EDT)

I have a cock-a-poo 16 weeks old, his name is Benny. He is 15 pounds already. We think he will be bigger than anticipated. You have a great web page thanks.
Susan
Burlignton, Ontario Canada - Monday, October 11, 1999 at 11:03:56 (EDT)

Dear Gor