- Gathering
Stories
- about Chemical
Injury
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- "We hope these stories
will allow you to be tolerant, if not to understand,
- the physical and emotional
stress and pain
- of those suffering with
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)."
- Don Kempf, husband and
father of MCS persons
- August 2002
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- Gathering Stories
Directory
- Carbonless
Copy Paper CCP
- Dental
- Disability
- Electrical
Sensitivity
- Experience of
MCS
- Faith Healing
- Hospitals
- Natural Gas
- Pesticides
- Recovery
- Testing for
Chemicals
- Tribute
- Workplace
- Guidelines for
Submission
Submissions are welcome!
This space is open for first hand experience or perspective of
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Environmental Illness
(EI)'s. Success stories and pictures wanted. See submission guidelines at the end
of this page. E-mail to: maryk555@yahoo.com
Gathering
Stories Directory
- Carbonless
Copy Paper CCP
- Carbonless
Copy Paper and Pregnancy Risks
- Mary. Office
worker experiences multiple symptoms along with
termination of preganancy.
- Carbonless
Copy Paper Health Risks
- Anonymous MCS. Social
worker faces many serious and disabling health problems,
including damage to hands and skin.
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- Carbonless Copy Paper Regrets from
Finland
- M. Bank worker becomes
disabled due to CCP expoures in Finland.
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- Dental
- Dental
Assistant
- Dianne. Severe
symptoms develop for Dental Assistant.
- Dental
Toxins
- Anonymous Canary.
MCS's condition worsens from dental materials. She shares
information about safer materials and asks for souces of
promising new materials. Also, other recommendations
for materials for the not so ultra-sensitive.
- The Influence of Dental Materials on EMF
Sensitivities
- Anonymous Canary. Dramatic and
rapid improvement in EMF tolerance from removal of heavy
metal dental materials.
- Nightmare on Dental Biocompatible Street
- J. J. MCS
encounters frustrations getting answers to her questions
and special MCS needs.
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- Disability
- Disability,
Returning to School and Student Loans
- Mary Kempf. MCS
shares experience gained from returning to school. What
legal advice helped her with her difficulties getting
student loans dismissed based on permanent and total
disability.
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- Electrical
Sensitivity
- Mary Kempf. MCS
of 18 years, acquires a new sensitivity. Expertise and
commentary by an ES engineer.
- The Influence of Dental Materials on EMF
Sensitivities
- Anonymous Canary. Dramatic and
rapid improvement in EMF tolerance from removal of heavy
metal dental materials.
- Experience of
MCS
- Battling
Seizures
- Anonymous MCS. What
goes on inside the mind of an MCS person experiencing a
seizure.
- Cancer,
Radiation and Chemical Sensitivity
- Marlena.
Radiologist that suffered nearly fatal complications of
radiation treatment for cancer, looks for answers about
chemical sensitivity symptoms.
- Care
Packages Updated November 30, 2003
- Mary Kempf. What "keeps me
going" with MCS/EI.
Casualties of
Progress : Personal Histories from the Chemically Sensitive,
Alison Johnson (Editor) Paperback / MCS Information
Exchange / January 2000. http://www.amazon.com
- Deeper
than Skin Deep
- Selene Anema, RN. How our skin
connects us to our environment.
Goldenfire. Sharon,
an MCS/EI, posts her story on this site. http://goldenfiresmcs.vr9.com/story.html
- I'm
Not Crazy, I'm an EI
- Annette Quintana. A personal
essay of the MCS/EI experience.
- MCS
and Antidepressants
- Sam. A story of
caution.
- MCS/EI
Songs
- Kim Palmer. A talented singer and
songwriter portrays the experience of an extremely
sensitive MCS/EI.
Ragged Edge Online.
The New Refugees. Mary Frances
Platt. I am a disabled woman traveling alone, camping out in
isolated places and everyday campgrounds. www.raggededgemagazine.com/0303/0303ft4.html#bio
- Today
I Wiggled My Toes
- Rosemarie Rivera.
Chemically injured person shares the effects of her
chemical injury and the event of a significant sign of
healing.
- Traveling
with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
- A perspective by Cynthia
L.Viands.
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- Faith Healing
- There
Is a Time for Miracles
- Rosemarie Rivera. An
MCS person shares her positive experience with faith
healing.
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- Faith
Healing Considerations for MCS
- Mary Kempf. This
article shares first hand experience with faith healing,
faith healing authors, and other related sources to help
the MCS person who would like to work with a faith
healer.
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- Hospitals
- Hospitals
Make Me Sick!
- Peggy M. An MCS/CFIDS
person uses her difficulty with hospital exposures to
influence a progressive hospital to consider MCS
patients' needs.
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- Natural Gas
- The Dangers of
Natural Gas. My Story.
- Roxanne
Bedford-Curbow. A person becomes chemically injured
from natural gas. Learn about the dangers of
misinformation and misdiagnosis of the toxic effects of
natural gas. www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lnaturalgas.htm
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- Pesticides
- Activist
Story of Courage and Cunning
- Anonymous MCS. A
short story of one MCS activist's spontaneous walk into a
pesticide operators' meeting.
- Florist
Chemicals
- Anonymous. The
journey begins to discover the cause of disabling
symptoms.
- "Hello,
I am an Acceptable Risk"
- Barbara Rubin. The acceptable
risk of chemical injury in the workplace and
governmental policy is questioned and analyzed by this
chemically injured person. Read about flaws in research
for the safety of pesticides.
- Herbicide
Applicator Is Chemically Injured
- Anonymous.
Herbicide applicator made ill from applying chemicals.
The applicator was told the chemicals would not harm
person or animal.
- Herbicide
and Pesticide Free Lawns: A Testimony
- RK Simon, Ph.D. Lawns successfully maintained
without toxic chemicals for generations.
Living with Chemical Injury.
Barbara Rubin. Story of an MCS person that has been
chemically injured by pesticides. http://community.webtv.net/Raisyl/PHOENIXRISING
- Steve Tvedten.
He offers alternatives to poisons and detoxification.
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- Recovery
- Eating to
Live. Selene Anema. An MCS person
discovers the relationship between food allergy and
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. How she succeeds in her
recovery. http://www.hopedance.org/framecurrent.htm
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- EI
Mom of 7
- Sherry Chapin. A story of an EI
who gains some recovery.
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- Breathing
Oxygen for MCS
- Rita. How an MCS controls the many symptoms of
exposures, which includes the benefits of oxygen.
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- How I Met the Man I Married
- Mary Kempf. " . . . and
How My Life Has Changed." An MCS story.
- Mark. MCS who suffers from migraines shares success,
tips and resources.
- Tibetan
Mediation Helps MCS and Incense Pollution
- Wolfgang Keim.
MCS person shares improvement from MCS symptoms with
meditation techniques, and sites dangers of incense
pollution connected to meditation practice.
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- Testing for
Chemicals
- Testing
for Chemical Injury
- Barbara Rubin. Chemically
injured by pesticides, an MCS shares her knowledge and
experience of toxicological testing as an aid for
personal and legal protection.
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- Tribute
- UNCOMMON
PRACTICE: A Doctor Who Listened. © Donna
M. Chavez, 2001 Editor’s Note: I met Dr. Randolph
and wrote this story seven years ago. The good doctor has
passed away, but I think his story is still compelling
and inspiring. This was a story about a revolutionary, a
mutineer on the ship of medicine.
www.thewritecoach.com/uncommon_practice.html
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- Workplace
- MCS
Painter Frustrations and Struggles
- Carl Wood.
Chemically injured painter of 21 years, describes new
life with MCS and a trip to the toxicologist
"expert."
- Update includes comparison
of MCS symptoms and those of a friend with Gulf
War Syndrome. Updated
February 27, 2002
- MCS
Protected at Work by "Nose Patrol"
- Barbara Wilkie. How
fellow workers helped an MCS person avoid exposure to
fragrances in the workplace.
- "Sick
Building" Creates Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
(MCS)
- Diana. Toxins
entering through the workplace ventilation system was key
in this woman's story.
- Stepping
Up to the Plate
- Roxane. An MCS/EI
story relates her experience, and makes an appeal for
acceptance and understanding of MCS.
Toxic Teacher
Syndrome. Online article researched
and Written by Ronald J. Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O. "A 25
year old women begins her new career as a 2nd grade school
teacher. . . " www.drgrisanti.com/toxic_teacher.htm
The stories above represent the
perceptions and experiences of the authors. They are not intended to recommend, draw conclusions, or
denigrate any person, organization, practice, product, or
procedure.
Gathering
Stories Guidelines for Submission
All Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and
Electrically Sensitive (MCS/ES) persons are invited to share
their story here The story can be related in informal or formal
style, but please review and follow these guidelines for
submission.
Signature. Please specify whether or
not you want to be posted as anonymous, first name only, or full
name, and if you want your e-mail address posted. The e-mail
address is not expected, but some authors prefer this option.
Content. The writing needs to reflect
exactly what experience or facts you want to convey to other
MCS/ES persons and the general public. Reading out loud can help
discern the correct content.
- Terminology. Technical terms or medical conditions
should be explained in a way easily understood by all.
For example,
- “. . .urticaria, which is
another type of skin reaction . . .”
Spell out abbreviations (e.g. “NIOSH, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health”.)
Spelling. Speling needs to be cheked.
Oops!
Link Function. All links furnished
must be working links at the time of submission. Check all links
prior to sending.
- Proof and Approval. One
proof will be e-mailed to you for minor corrections and
for your approval.
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