RE: Fired Due to Environmental Illnesses!! WHen is Enough, E...

[Guest guest]

Letitia, I am so sorry I didn't do this when you asked for it. Honestly, if

I don't write it down I forget. I just sent you my story and hope others do

as well.

I have written, called, and talked until I get worn out. Some people have

taken up hours and days of my time but then do nothing more. It is

emotionally draining and it just about killed me last spring. I had to back off

because

I had a total meltdown. I will continue to do what I can to help.

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless

minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.â€

I hope that in my life time I will see the medical community, schools,

employers,the general public,etc. wake up and acknowledge the seriousness of

the

indoor toxin mold nightmare!!!

God Bless all of us and the thousands of others than don't even know why

they are so sick!!!

Sue

I prefer not to get any messages, unless it pertains to the subjects above.

I have to reiterate. I DO NOT WANT TO get any messages, unless it pertains to

the subjects above. (KC, please do not post any of those messages or send

them back to me. Please delete them. Please respect my WISHES.

I am about ACTION!

I, too have a enough of people sending emails and not following through or

venting to hear themselves SPEAK!

I have to go now to FIGHT OUR BATTLE!!!! This battle is bigger than me!

I will continue to pray for all of you.

Your mold buddy,

LETITIA PETERS

Activist

[Guest guest]

Sue, I have the same problem. I too have thought about that and I felt that I

was having a nervous breakdown yesterday, everything seem to close in on me all

at once. I felt that I needed to take my " pills " to pull myself together, but

I realize that they will slow me down and make me even more tired. I am blessed

to have a wonderful psychiatrist who really listens to me and understands what I

am going through. I told her I don't know what I will do if I can't talk to her

on an ongoing basis. I too have receive the support of people on the board that

I can talk to and we vent together.

Letitia

To all:

I was feeling really down yesterday and wondering what was I doing. Thanks for

lifting my spirits by sending me your stories. It means a lot to me. I have

meet some wonderful people on the board whom I enjoy speaking with and building

a relationship with. We must unite among ourselves first and then spread our

wings. I am an optimist.

I don't get out much, but I I recently saw the movie " Everyone's Hero " ,

produced by the late Dana and Reeves with my 6 years old niece. I

asked her, what is the morale of the story? She replied, " To keep on

swinging. " I said, you are correct. I further told her that i " n life, you will

have challenges, but you can do or be anything that you want and you can not let

anyone stop you from living your dreams. Don't listen to them. If you fail try

it another way, but keep on swinging. " This movie was not for kids or a kiddie

movie as she likes to say, it also applies to adults as well. Yes, we are going

through an horrible ordeal, but what are you doing. Are you SWINGING? or Have

you stopped SWINGING?

How many of our dreams have been shattered? How many of us have just given up

on life and said that it will not make a difference? How many of us have lost

our way, our family, our friends, our careers, our finances, our health or our

quality of life? Don't you want any or all of that back, even if it is 50%,

75%? How many are still bitter about what has happened to you? Has it been 20

years? 10 years? 3years? When are you going to let that go and start asking

and wanting a new beginning for yourself? your family? Are you looking for

information on your own? Are you sharing it with others? What are you doing to

make yourself feel better? Are you becoming your own health advocate? You know

your body better than anyone else?

You have a choice and it is entirely up to you what you want to do, but I have a

lot of LIVING TO DO. How about you? This may be a setback, but I am ready for

my comeback. Are you ready for your comeback?

Awful things sometimes happen to nice people.

Carl, your story has inspire me. I guess that is what a friend was trying to

tell me yesterday.

I am at the bottom so there is only one way to go that is UP!

One more story, I would like to share with you, which changed my life.

I had become an anger, bitter person. I was mad with my employer and the

letters/emails that I sent to them reflected it. They were very emotional, like

some of the emails that I have read on the board. An attorney told me that you

have to STICK TO THE FACTS and TAKE THE EMOTIONS OUT. Once, I let the anger go,

which took me more than a year. It was not easy. I still regress. My letters

were no longer emotional, but that was the first step to my inner healing.

I had let my appearance go. I had gained weight 50+ pounds. I didn't want to

be seen by anyone due to comments made by people who knew me when I was a size

8. I was even asked if I was having a baby. I declined invitations to go

anywhere because I was embarass and I started to pull away from my friends. My

daily life was made up of doctor's appointments. One day I decided to go to eat

alone. I was wearing a old sweat suit, hardly any make-up. I would described

myself as appearing FRUMPY. Next enter an older couple with their daughter who

was in a wheelchair. who seated next to my table. She looked to me to be about

50ish, but she was dressed immaculate. She was wearing a beautiful red silk

jacket. Her hair was done. She had a manicure. She was smiling and enjoying

herself. She looked happy even though she was in the wheelchair. they were

celebrating her father's birthday. She smiled at me and I smiled back. Here, I

was able to walk and have allowed my situation to have control over me. She

does not know what impact that had over me. I went out and brought clothes in

my new size and guess what Value City was having a sale. I didn't want to spend

a lot of money on my " new size " clothes, because I was going to lose the weight.

In addition, I pamper myself by getting a manicure, pedicure, body wrap and

massage, which lifted me spirits up and my body thank me for it. It had been a

long time since I done that. I have learned to embrace the " new me " and I love

me. I had to " accentuate the assets and camouflage the rest. " Ladies, you know

what I am talking about. From that movement, I said that I was not going to

allow this illness to have control over me. II will have control over it. have

never looked back. I got rid of the old sweat suits and raggedly clothes as

well. That was the beginning of my external healing.

I hope that this helps someone. Just take baby steps. One day at a time. Are

you pampering yourself? Are you joyful? Are you swinging or have you stopped?

I will not let this illness or anything else still my joy. How about you?

I pray,read my bible, and watch spiritual shows, which has help me build a

better relationship with God. I am not the same person that I was before this

illness started 3 years ago on Sept. 23, 2003. I realize that I had been in a

mold environment for 7 years prior to that.

Your mold buddy,

Letitia

(means " happy, joy " in French)

Activist/Future Author

@...: ssr3351@...: Wed, 27 Sep 2006

21:30:56 -0400Subject: Re: [] Fired Due to Environmental

Illnesses!! WHen is Enough, E...

Letitia, I am so sorry I didn't do this when you asked for it. Honestly, if I

don't write it down I forget. I just sent you my story and hope others do as

well. I have written, called, and talked until I get worn out. Some people have

taken up hours and days of my time but then do nothing more. It is emotionally

draining and it just about killed me last spring. I had to back off because I

had a total meltdown. I will continue to do what I can to help. “It does not

require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to

set brush fires in people’s minds.” I hope that in my life time I

will see the medical community, schools, employers,the general public,etc. wake

up and acknowledge the seriousness of the indoor toxin mold nightmare!!!God

Bless all of us and the thousands of others than don't even know why they are so

sick!!!Sue I prefer not to get any messages, unless it pertains to the subjects

above. I have to reiterate. I DO NOT WANT TO get any messages, unless it

pertains to the subjects above. (KC, please do not post any of those messages or

send them back to me. Please delete them. Please respect my WISHES.I am about

ACTION!I, too have a enough of people sending emails and not following through

or venting to hear themselves SPEAK!I have to go now to FIGHT OUR BATTLE!!!!

This battle is bigger than me!I will continue to pray for all of you.Your mold

buddy,LETITIA PETERSActivist[Non-text portions of this message have been

removed]

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