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From 2007 to 2010, I suffered accidental Toxic Injury (also called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness). But, the forced time in bed has given me time to write. It has been such a blessing to work on my children's books and stories!-
Steve & Christa
I love: God, family & friends, outdoors, gardening, animals, writing, reading, photography, cooking, music, dance, bare feet, long skirts, lavender & yellow, and chocolate.
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Category Archives: MCS/Chronic Illness
Book Coming Saturday
Our book is done and will be released Saturday, October 22. Yahoo!!!! Our friend wrote this lovely forward for the book: Foreword (to Building a House for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) Shelter. It is a basic need for human life. Without it, … Continue reading
Before the Hard Journey
She stood lonely and cold and shivering, the wind whipping her hair. She turned her face away from the wind, but she could not escape the chill, the gray, and most horribly, the loneliness. The empty, bleak moor contained only … Continue reading
What I Miss/What I Love
I do try to focus on the positives of life, try to follow in the footsteps of my Grandfather, whom Dad always called “the eternal optimist.” Usually it’s pretty easy for me, unless I am scared or worried. Then I … Continue reading
7 Thoughts on Testing Materials
So when you’re really sick from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illness/Toxic Injury, how do you test materials to see if you can tolerate them? It was tough for me because I felt it was hard to tell the difference between really … Continue reading
Building a House for MCS
Steve & I have been working on our new book, Building a House for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: a Mold-Resistant, Low-Tox Home. (That title is a mouthful! LOL) In the book, we explain in detail how we built the house and … Continue reading
Posted in Low-Tox House, MCS/Chronic Illness, Mold/Mould, Writing/My Writing/Children's Books
Tagged CIRS recovery, clean house, dealing with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, fresh air, healthy building materials, house for environmental illness, MCS life, recovering from MCS, recovery from Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance, relief from toxic injury
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A Letter from My Husband When Someone Attacked Me
My husband never ended up sending this letter, but it helped me “process” the harm the other person tried to do to me (years ago, an out-of-state friend). Maybe it can help some of you who have been wrongly attacked … Continue reading
Sixth Month in the Low-Tox House
Let me say that without this house, I’d probably be dead. Among other complications to my surviving extremely severe Toxic Injury (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity), our young daughter needed scoliosis surgery this year. The surgery and many complications following has necessitated … Continue reading
Posted in Low-Tox House, MCS/Chronic Illness, Mold/Mould
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Can Hot Dogs be Good for You?
Hot dogs–junk food, right? Well, the traditional ones contain those controversial nitrites, and they give me headaches even if I just smell them cooking. All-natural hot dogs still contain nitrites, but at least they are from food sources. When I … Continue reading
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Whose Fault?
There are people who think everything is everyone else’s fault. And there are people who think everything is their own fault. I’m the latter. Maybe there are even balanced people who know that not everything is “someone’s fault” and can … Continue reading
