Cancer and Mold connection - Illness forces family to change home

[Guest guest]

I wonder if this little boy had a mold-contaminated

house before his cancer...it sounds like it.

Judi

Life-Changing Illness Forces Family to Change Home

Eau

Jan 15, 2006

Three-year-old Josh Schwichtenberg is making progress

in his chemotherapy and could come home soon.

An Eau family needs to make renovations to

their home before they can bring their three-year-old

son home from Leukemia treatment.

Josh Schwichtenberg was diagnosed with the disease

this summer. Josh has undergone six rounds of

chemotherapy since August. He and his mom Lori moved

to Rochester for the treatment. " He is doing so

well, " says Lori Schwichtenberg. " So many times the

doctors come in and say, 'did you tell this child he's

on chemo? You know he has cancer,'. He's just always

happy, even with he is the sickest. "

Josh's dad and two sisters are still living in Eau

, working hard to fix-up their house so it is

safe for Josh to live in again. " We are replacing the

carpets in the house to make sure there is no mold or

dust anywhere, " says Lori Schwichtenberg. " We're

having mold inspections done and we're having a HEPA

air filter installed. "

The family's church, 's Well, has stepped up to

help pay for the home makeover. The church is

planning a benefit to raise $20,000 for them. It is

scheduled for Sunday, February 12th at Bethesda

Lutheran Church. It is a spaghetti dinner, raffle and

silent auction. Eve

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