Our youngest son was admtted to the St. Louis Children's Hospital while on a trip to visit family last week. He was diagnosed with pneumonia for a fourth time. He was also diganosed with Moderate to Severe Persistent Uncontrolled Asthma which is what causes the pneumonia to form. This nightmare started when he was exposed to toxic mold in a house we rented from the time of his birth until he was nearly two years old. His first hospitalization and asthma attack ocurred when he was 18 months old. He is now four years old and has been hospitalized four times. The type of toxic mold that caused him to have this severe form of asthma is called Chaetomium. Please read through our blog to learn more about our story. We hope that by telling our story, we can help other people.
(the picture above shows how much of a struggle it was for our son to breathe even while on oxygen)
Click here to read the full story regarding his most recent hospitalization.
This is dangerous and as I read it I feel thge chill of fear in my body.I wish him a better health soon.
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I am going through something similar right now. I am renting a house, moved in May of 2008. So far my daughter who is 2 has been constantly sick, cold, flu symptoms, sometimes high fever for no apparent reason. In October she had pneumonia which took two rounds of anti-biotics to get rid of. Then she was sick for 7 days with terrible cough and fever of 104 every night. The doctor said it was probably the flu (which it could be) But she has this persistant cough that is worse at night or when she is playing. She is now on two puffers, and they think it may be asthma.
When I moved in there was a leak in the attached garage which was supposed to be fixed. Well the leak was fixed three months later after a huge rain storm and the garage flooded. BUT, they did not remove the drywall and the mould just kept on growing and was a huge spot of black mould. We sent a sample to be tested and it came back with three different types of mold. Alternaria sp., Ulocladium Sp. and Stachybotrys Sp. (which is the bad one) I told the landlord he needed to remove this drywall and I wanted to see what was under it....well when he did the insullation was completely black and him and his brother both said, "It is dirt"...dirt yeah right. I told them that is mold, they said No it is dirt. Also I took pictures of the roof, there is no venting and no vapor barrier in some spots you could see the tar paper or shingle through a hole??
After he told me "No its dirt." I contacted Property Standards Officer (by-law) who came out to investigate and inspect. He ordered them to immediately, within 90 days remove all the moldy insullation, fix the crumbling fire rated drywall that is my masterbedroom wall and scrub, sand and treat the wood with mold resistant paint and then install vapour barrier.
Him and his brother came two weeks later and removed all the drywall and insullation. They had new insullation and drywall up that day!? So now I have no idea if it was even removed or vapour installed etc. I know that in the summer it gets really humid in the garage and I can just bet the mold will be back.
I'm also pretty sure its in the master bedroom wall, it comes partially over the garage. In the corner of my room I can smell a musty, earthy smell, especially in the summer when it's humid.
This is where my daughter and I have slept almost the full two years we have been here. I on now on my 5th sinus infection and we are no longer sleeping or using that room. I can't really afford to have a mold inspector come in to have a look and am afraid to cut a hole in my wall, because I don't want to release any more spores into the home.
I am moving out Feb 1st but my landlord said I need to pay him my last months rent even though I paid first and last. I have a friend who is a paralegal and is going to try and help me. But as far as I am concerned, I am not paying him the rent and I am getting out for my daughters and my health.
Any ideas on how I can check if there is mold in the master bedroom wall that is over the garage? Is there a special camera I can use???
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Thank you so much for sharing your story! Please let us know how you and your baby are feeling now that you are out of that house. It was heartbreaking to read your story as is sounded so much like mine. Our youngest son has permanent damage and is a severe asthmatic now, with no known allergies. His triggers are viruses that would just cause a runny nose in a regular child.
ReplyDeleteThere should be care taken so that there is no mold in the house.Such infections and severe illness is surely to be kept away.Immediately professionals have to be called to clean the same.
ReplyDeleteBlack mold has been rumored to cause death. This extreme reaction has not been actually scientifically documented. Many believe there is a link but that is just has not been proved. Thanks for sharing your story.
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I am so very sorry to hear about what you are going through. I've been there. We lost our Home 8 years ago due to toxic black mold. I'm keeping your son and your family in my prayers. God Bless you guys!
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