Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Dear Barbara, I am new at this but here goes. I just want to encourage you in your fight. I don't know your entire problem but I can sympathize. I was royaly exposed over a ten year period at work in a govt. owned building working for another govt agency and that carries with it it own set of roadblocks. I search the internet as often as I am able for info and help. I am in Dallas. Dont know about Indiana. I can recommend an evironmental internist that sees people from all over the US and other countries as well: Dr Alfred R. , Internal Medicine, Chronic Illness and Allergy. He has an 800 phone number for your convenience and the staff is extremely helpful. 1- 800-807-7555. Good Luck. Ruth Ann in Dallas, TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Dear Barbara, Our home is in Kansas. We had to leave our house March 2000 and have not been able to live in it since. Our home and all it's contents were contaminated with stachybotrys. Today we finally got a blood test done for stachybotrys. It has taken us about a year and it was an independent insurance adjuster who told us where to go--not a doctor. We moved to Arizona in December 2000 because an allergist in Kansas said our immune system was so low that we had developed allergens to most of our Kansas environment--trees, grass, pollens, etc. Here our doctor is treating us for Candida overgrowth. It has been a very hard battle. Hopefully, the stachybotrys test results will give him more information to better treat us. Meanwhile, I would very much appreciate it you could refer us to a good Kansas attorney who could help us with our homeowner's claim. Thank you. We learn so much from this digest and it gives us emotional support and comfort also just being in contact with others who are going through or who have specialized knowledge in what we are facing. Many thanks from our entire family, Marilyn Schrock ----- Original Message ----- From: < > < > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:42 AM Subject: [] Digest Number 766 > > There are 2 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. What about the Asthma Epidemic? > From: " bherk " <bherk@...> > 2. RE: I'm back....NEED ADVICE > From: " bherk " <bherk@...> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:45:33 -0500 > From: " bherk " <bherk@...> > Subject: What about the Asthma Epidemic? > > WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2001 > > Bush energy plan: Return to oilfields > > The shift toward exploration recalls an earlier era, but today's > environmental ethos is stronger. > > By Abraham McLaughlin (mclaughlina@...) > Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor > > WASHINGTON > > As former oilman and now-President W. Bush prepares to lay out a > comprehensive national energy policy, he's set to inaugurate a whole new era > in America's thinking about energy. > > His plan to shift Uncle Sam's energy emphasis - from protecting land to > encouraging exploration for fossil fuels - will pave the way for a > controversial frenzy of new oil and gas drilling on a scale not seen since > the 1950s. It may also give fresh impulse to less-contentious ideas, too - > such as energy accords with Mexico and Canada and a natural-gas pipeline > stretching from Alaska to the lower 48. > > Bush's plan - accompanied by public worries that a California-style energy > crisis could sweep the nation - is already sparking an energy debate that > recalls the oil-crisis years of the 1970s. On one side are the > pro-exploration forces, now with the power of the administration behind > them, arguing that Americans cannot expect a continuation of low energy > bills unless they open up more land - and even permit power plants and > pipelines through their " backyards. " On the other is an environmental ethic, > far more internalized now than in the 1970s, whose representatives warn that > lower energy prices may not be worth the possibly exorbitant environmental > costs. > > > Click here for the issues that will set the tone > " The last time we had a major opening of a frontier for oil and gas > exploration was in the Eisenhower administration, " says Osten, chief > energy economist at Standard & Poor's DRI. Historically, that's " the closest > thing on the scale of what's being proposed now. " > > Bush's energy blueprint - which Vice President Cheney is now charged with > turning into full-fledged policy - calls for spending $7.1 billion over 10 > years to promote oil and natural gas development through tax incentives and > other tools. > > It would grant waivers to states to run older power plants at peak > capacity - despite the potential for violating clean-air standards. It would > ease restrictions on drilling in parts of Alaska's 1.5 million-acre Arctic > National Wildlife Refuge. And it would reverse a trend of emphasizing > clean-burning natural gas and encourage production of all energy sources, > including coal, though Bush would fund development of " clean coal " > technologies. > > Administration officials say they'll look into overturning 11th-hour moves > by President Clinton to block development in vast tracts of Western lands - > although in some cases that process could take up to two years. > > Indeed, Washington's role in energy production can be enormous for one > single reason - the amount of land it controls. In all, 60 percent of the > nation's untapped crude-oil reserves and 52.4 percent of its natural-gas > reserves are on federal lands, says Morehouse of the Energy > Information Administration here. In Alaska, those numbers jump even higher: > to 86 percent for crude oil and 62.2 percent for natural gas. > > That's why Bush says opening ANWR is an important part of energy > development. Yet to do so, he must get congressional approval, which could > be hard, given environmentalists' passion for blocking the idea. They say it > will sully " America's Serengeti " and harm its many plant and animal species. > > > > Continental free-flow > > One less-controversial idea is a natural-gas pipeline from Alaska. Several > groups have scouted out routes, including one that would run underground, > thus risking less environmental damage. Also, deals with Canada and Mexico > would alleviate energy shortages by enabling free flow of power on the > continent. > > Also, the Rocky Mountains are expected to be a less-controversial source for > natural gas - and in fact may soon beat out Texas as the nation's main > source for it. National demand for gas is expected to rise 30 percent - as > nearly all of the electricity generating plants now under construction rely > on it. > > > > 'Energy has to come from somewhere' > > As for the national energy debate, Bush " can do a lot by refocusing the > discussion on supply, " says Stuntz, a deputy energy secretary in the > first Bush administration. " We're doing a good job poking holes where we're > allowed to, " she says, " but without increased access, we won't be able to > keep up with demand. " After all, " it has to come from somewhere. " > > Advocates of more access say the public can't have it both ways. A poll by > the Associated Press hints at the public's often-contradictory attitudes > toward energy. Sixty percent of respondents said they were worried about > energy problems such as those in California, yet just 33 percent favored > opening ANWR. > > Environmentalists, too, argue that the public can't have it both ways. There > are drastic environmental consequences to drilling widely, they say, in the > name of cheap pump prices and electric bills. > > Yet there is a history of compromise and moderation between drilling and > conservation - even by Republican presidents. President Nixon, for instance, > created the Environmental Protection Agency. And President Bush backed the > Rio climate-control treaty. " In four short years, " says Kete of the > World Resources Institute, referring to the first President Bush, " the last > Republican president supported and was party to very significant progress on > climate control. " > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:31:38 -0500 > From: " bherk " <bherk@...> > Subject: RE: I'm back....NEED ADVICE > > Beverly: I am so sorry that I didn't jump in with advice, but you have > asked some very specific questions and ones I can't really answer. If there > is an attorney in Indiana, I don't know who they are - but we do have > several attorneys on the list who might be able to help offer advice. There > are other very good attorneys if you think you need advice and when it comes > to homeowner problems - we often need advice. > > Since my husband is an attorney with the department of insurance, we would > never delay notifying our insurer immediately when we suffer a loss. We > have only had two the entire time we have been homeowners - both when limbs > have fallen on our house, but never when we had an appliance fail or water > damage and thank goodness no mold. My mold exposure was at my office. > > I will also ask around on the homeowner group and see if any of them can > advise you. I do know there are members of our group who have had problems > with cross contamination and if you search on " cross contamination " in the > archive, they will pop up. I think a lot of what you are experiencing is > the result of how overwhelming dealing with a mold contamination can be - > the illness, the mental problems, the fatigue and on top of all that having > your family going through the upheaval, moving and leaving everything behind > and the financial pressures. It is one of the most stressful things you > will ever go through. On top of that, most of our members have a lot of > trouble even finding a doctor who understands mycotoxicosis and has the > experience to see our families through this crisis. > > I will search through the archives and you might want to also go through the > " files " section to see what can be gleaned from the information we have > uploaded. Friends, if there is anything you can advise Beverly on, please > do so. I know the Brunsons have gone through this same thing recently, so > maybe they will jump in too. > > Take care, and we will all be thinking of you. > > Barbara > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hi all, That was an excellant poem Kat! Started my day off w/ a good laugh. lol Patsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 In a message dated 12/15/2003 12:58:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, writes: Hello, if anyone has Tinnitus and also was implanted with a Nucleus Contour 24 3-G Processor and still lives with Tinnitus, I would like to ask some questions. Feel free to respond. Thanks............Barry in PA. Anyone who responds to this, please share this with the list as I am also interested in hearing responses from folks. I currently have tinnitus and dizziness when I hear sounds and am a CI candidate. I'm curious to know if these symptoms have subisded when getting the CI. I've decided to go for the CI implant, but I won't be able to schedule it until my new insurance becomes effective on Jan 1st for us to submit the pre-authorization approval paperwork. Thanks. Sheila in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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