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A Controversial Illness?

on April 9, 2008 in MCS

I ran across this article recently – Critical Review of ABC Nightline’s De Facto Presentation on Dr. William Rea and Chemical Sensitivity – and I’ve done a slow burn ever since. The article is a review of a Nightline piece about The Environmental Health Center in Dallas, Texas. It seems from the very first, the [...]

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May You Never Need This

on March 25, 2008 in ada, MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday

But, should you ever find yourself having to resign because your employer fails to accommodate your MCS, here is an EXCELLENT example of a letter of resignation: A Letter to My Hospice Employer

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Not So Dry Dry Cleaning

on March 18, 2008 in MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday

There’s a new cleaner in San Antonio. You can’t really call them a “dry cleaner” because their process isn’t dry. But, they do the job normally done by dry cleaners. But without using the typical perchloroethylene dry cleaning solvents. I went in there recently with my husband and the smell was marvelous – mostly because [...]

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From My Inbox

on January 21, 2008 in fragrance, health, MCS, reader comments

I receive emails via my other web site, Fragrance Free World, as well as from visitors to this site. I thought I would post some comments from a recently received email: If exposed for more than 15-20 minutes can be under the weather, unable to sleep and depressed for 3-4 days thereafter Air frsheners or [...]

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New Symptom?

on December 20, 2007 in fragrance free, health, MCS

Well, not precisely new. It’s just that I only recently realized this problem was related to my fragrance sensitivity. Here’s what happened: Last weekend, I had a lot of problems. First, during the day, my legs were very restless. I couldn’t sit still, couldn’t really do much of anything. I’ve had this problem before, except [...]

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Modern Chemicals

on October 30, 2007 in fragrance free, MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday

Recently, I was chatting with MamaGrizzly regarding chemicals in our modern world. She’s been reading my blog for some time and is becoming more aware of the fragrances and chemicals that are everywhere in our world. I always like to hear this since the primary goal of this blog is to make more people aware [...]

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Benefits of Magnesium

on August 21, 2007 in health, MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday

We were all taught growing up that, if we ate a balanced, healthy diet then we would not really need vitamins and other nutritional supplements. The reality of it is that this is not true at all. In fact, in the US it hasn’t been true at least as far back as 1936. The reasons [...]

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If I Could Live My Life Over

on April 17, 2007 in fragrance, MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday

I love shower time because my mind is allowed to wander aimlessly. Occasionally, it comes up with good ideas. I don’t usually like to even think about living my life over type questions. I think they’re pointless, and can often lead to negative thoughts. BUT, sometimes, it can be a good learning tool for yourself [...]

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Are fragrances a health issue for you and your family?

on April 9, 2007 in fragrance, health, MCS

Most people are likely to say, “No.” The prevalence of fragranced products makes it hard to isolate them as a cause. I first determined I had a problem with fragrances in 1970. There were not near as many fragrance products in our envinonment back then! Before you answer “No”, answer these questions: Do you or [...]

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An Amazing Human Spirit

on March 21, 2007 in fragrance, MCS

The first time I read this article “Visiting Kathy – A Severe MCS Sufferer“, I literally cried. But that was only one of many reactions I had. I wanted to print the story and send it to every one I know – friends and family. By the grace of God, I’m not there, yet. But [...]

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