Comments for 0 at http://www.nurselinkup.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.nurselinkup.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:18:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.nurselinkup.com/content/view/66/1/#comment-7 Thanks for your comment, Linda. I personally know several people made homeless by MCS. While the medical community refuses to acknowledge that MCS is real, veterans with Gulf War Syndrome and people who have lived in FEMA trailers post-Katrina know that formaldehyde and other chemicals cause respiratory and neurological symptoms that can be debilitating. There is no support for people with MCS on any official level, although the ADA deems MCS an official disability. However, with the medical community's stonewalling, how much bite can the ADA have in such matters? There are informal supports for people with MCS and many websites offering help, not to mention several groups trying to build intentional communities specifically for people with chemical sensitivity. My wife and I both have MCS to different degrees, and while our symptoms are mild, a potential move to another part of the country is a very thorny issue due to the difficulty in trying to find housing that is relatively safe. There is a filmmaker trying to finish a film on the subject of safe housing for people with MCS. However, I do not recommend the Hollywood movie "Safe" with Julianne Moore, which apparently does a terrible job of telling a fictional story about a very real problem. - NurseKeith Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:56 +0100 http://www.nurselinkup.com/content/view/66/1/#comment-6 I wonder how many are homeless because they can't find safe housing when they have chemical sensitivities? Trying to avoid things like pesticides, perfumes, VOC's from dryer vents, "air-fresheners, smoke, and other things people put in the air we all share, isn't an easy task, no matter how much money one has for housing. There are currently no supports to help people with this, nor are there many hospital or medical facilities with "clean rooms" to help. Do you know of any efforts being made to address this issue? linda - a guest Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:06:38 +0100