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beginning with our sons asthma which was non existent until we moved into this house. By the end of 5 years of living there, all 5 of us were terribly ill, running fevers of 103 that couldn't be broken with any of the typical methods used, my daughter suffered an ear infection that no antibiotic would cure, in fact they seemed to make it worse, but the real killer was when my wife started suffering pain all over her body, her skin turned red and burned, her bones, especially her shin bone grew bumps on them that were extremely painful, she layed in bed and screamed. Once we realized the issue was primarily in our bedroom wall which is where we all were laying for 2 months, sick the entire time, we sealed off that room and lived in the living room. We all got a little better, but when the winds blew in the right direction, we all got terribly ill again. We never got completely over it until we eventually came to the realization that our only out was to leave all our belongings behind and move out. Once you have been sensitized to mold, you can over come some of the symptoms but you are never cured. No matter where we go in the country, even in the dry southwest, all it takes is walking into one business, a friends house, or even a church that has a little bit of mold in it, and symptoms come back. The worst night we had was taking our son to the emergency room, and not knowing if he was going to survive.

The doctors do not know how to treat mold exposure and mold sensitivities, because mold exposure emulates other illnesses, and why not, it is poison, it is a biotoxin.

The number one culprit of mold is our construction techniques, and the building of hollow walls. The use of drywall is like pouring gasoline on a fire, paper lined drywall is a harbinger for toxic molds like Stachybotris, Aspergillus, Pennicilium and others, the hollow wall construction gives them a dark cool, and all too often humid environment in which it can grow the same way weeds take over an unkempt yard.

Simply put, DO NOT buy a house with mold, not if you love your family. Do not buy it even if you suspect mold. Don't look for mold to be growing on the walls, look at the walls and ceilings and look for signs of water damage from roof leaks, plumbing leaks, etc. Look for solid siding with no leaks where rain or sprinklers could penetrate. These are signs of a potentially dangerous home.

Insurance companies are writing exclusions to mold even as you read this, the medical profession will not help you, and mold remediation is very expensive. While people talk about bleach and Quaternary Ammonia, there is still no guaranteed method of removing or killing all the mold, other than to completely remove the materials that are infected with it and replacing them with new materials, and in many cases this means simply tearing down the house and rebuilding. And, if your furniture or clothing contain mold spores from that infection, you will simply transport them into your new home and will sooner or later develop the same problem you had before.

We've been there, I've seen first hand the health hazards of mold, I don't need the CDC or the opinion of some editorialist or a doctor to tell me what mold can and cannot do, it can cause you more pain and grief than life itself can dish out. You've been told, from experience, will you listen or like most of the world who is still in denial, will you become a victim yourself before you will believe?

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