Fw: Info from Mayo Clinic about Mold and Sinusitis

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If anyone has words of encouragement, recent medical studies, or anything

that might help Carol in her battle to have the worker's

compensation hearing office find her disabled, please send them on. She has

fought the good fight but apparently, this judge is totally ignorant of

occupational diseases caused by prolonged exposure to mycotoxins. You would

think OSHA or NIOSH could help her out. At the least, the ADA ought to

apply. Maybe the judge will understand if returning to work kills her - but

somehow I doubt it.

If you have forgotten Carol's history here is a brief recap:

>OPPT NEWSBREAK Tuesday, 11 May 1999

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> NEWS

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> " State Denies Claim of Ill County Worker [briefly: land]. "

>Washington Times, 11 May 99, C6.

> The State Workers' Compensation Commission denied Carol

> 's claim that Frederick County should help pay the

> costs of a debilitating illness she said was triggered by

> the conditions in the county office building where she

> worked. The county's attorney argued successfully that her

> lifelong respiratory problems made her unusually susceptible

> to the high levels of humidity and mold spores in the

> building. Mrs. fell seriously ill in May 1996.

> That August, the county closed the building and installed a

> dehumidifier. Mold spore readings in the building had

> reached 10 times the level considered risky for people with

> mold allergies or respiratory illness.

-----Original Message-----

From: PINCKSTER@... <PINCKSTER@...>

bherk@... <bherk@...>

Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 5:03 PM

Subject: Re: Info from Mayo

>Hi Barbara, I got the info from the Mayo Clinic regarding mold. My workers

>comp case goes to court on April 13. The medicine that they gave me to try

>to kill the mold (sporanox) has effected my liver. I just had another test

>done and I am hoping now that I am off it, the liver results will be

better.

>They called and told me to keep my appt. on Monday Hope it's good news not

>worse news. I just got a call from my office and they told me that my sick

>leave ran out a few weeks ago. They were sorry that they forgot to inform

>me. Now I just lost a lot of money. I called my Dr. and told him I was

>going back to work on Tuesday regardless, I have to survive. The sad thing

>is the new office that I will return too also had water damage and they

have

>not fixed it. For me that can be very risky. My doctor will write a

letter

>demanding that all water-damaged areas need to be totally removed and

>repaired. God why can't life be easier. Carol