Steve--In the early eighties I used Scott's Weed n Feed and never read the bag, ergo, I wore flip flops and often broadcast the stuff with a cup. In the early eighties I had viral meningitis, multiple sinus infections, diarrhea for six months and I believe that is when I began to develop chemical sensitivities, first to Paba in suntan lotion. Now I have progressed to all solvents, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, volatile hydrocarbons and have MCS. In 1998 Dursban/Diazanon really sent me over the edge, out of mainstream society due to perfume/solvent intolerance.

I have had so many chemical exposures that ought not have been on the market that it is now impossible to say which chemical did what. Had I any idea whatsoever that Scott's Weed n Feed had 2,4-D in it in the early eighties I would never have touched the bag.

M. Abou-Donia, Clement Furlong, Urnovitz and others tell me I have had all the neurotoxic exposures I can have for the remainder of my life. Furlong told me my paraoxonase is low--he also found that Dow has been souping up Dursban if you have not already heard that. My neighbor sprayed Cyfluthrin on Monday and I am sick, called the National Pesticide Telecommunication Network at Oregon State, talked to Wagner there and he actually took the problem I have seriously. He can't DO anything about it, but he did seem to link a hormonal problem with the hormone mimicking effect of the chemicals sprayed. He suggested that the product might have cause me to develop diabetes insipidus following the exposure. That is interesting because I don't have that condition, but apparently it can occur following an exposure. I looked up the condition and it can occur following nephrotoxic exposures. I don't think this information will lead me anywhere medically, however, but I did want to tell you that things have to be pretty obvious if Wagner is doling out information such as that over the telephone. He admitted he could not stop spraying near me.

So, I am moving out of my 4,800 sq. foot house again, to travel over to N.C. to a friend's house who had a chlordane problem (Eliz. O'Nan) to bunk.

I would say that my adult life has been ruined by lawn care products. As I told the EPA in the recent communication session, I have a plaque from George Bush saying my kid is one of the highest academic achievers in the state, thanking us as his parents, yet in the chemical arena, I can get no recogniton for my problem.

Something here is very wrong. We aim to try to do something in the legal arena. We have been at this for months. We will let you know what happens.

Susan
 

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