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Pesticide Use Prohibits Parent From Visiting School


Appearing in the Kootenai Valley Times
By: Dr. Gloria Gilbere
EHN web-posted by permission of Dr. Gilbere

Dear Dr. Gloria:

I have multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) and sometimes the way people treat me is a real challenge. One day I told a friend that I couldnžt go into the school building that day because they had just washed the carpets with a shampoo containing pesticides. I explained the pesticides would make me ill if I entered, and she laughed at me. I wasn't sure how to respond to her rudeness and insensitivity. How do we respond when people laugh at us for what is a legitimate disorder that can have life threatening consequences?

M. Sartini
Laughed at in Long Beach, CA


Dear Ms. Sartini:

MCS is called the "invisible illness" because generally we don't manifest symptoms that are visible. I've encountered many individuals that just roll their eyes if someone says they have sensitivities. You obviously donžt have a friend in the person that was to accompany you to school that day. Many physicians are not knowledgeable about this disorder, much less the general population.

First of all, find friends who are supportive and informed. If you value the relationship, provide her with information and resources so she can be informed. If she isn't interested in facts, she's not interested in your friendship.

Second, and the most important, do your research on the toxic effects of pesticides and share it with the school's administration and maintenance supervisor; the health of everyone in the building is at stake. An excellent resource on the effects of pesticides in schools is a web site at: http://www.head-gear.com/SafeSchools/pesticidelet.html .

It is my experience that individuals quickest to criticize and judge are usually the least informed; don't add to their negativity, offer to add to their enlightenment.


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Gloria Gilbere N.D.,Ph.D. is an internationally respected expert in EcoErgonomics, Environmental Illness, Natural Health practitioner, and chemically induced immune system disorders. She is the author of I was Poisoned by my body (Lucky Press) available August 1st 2000. Dr. Gilbere is Director of The Naturopathic Health and Research Center, Bonners Ferry, ID.

Gloria Gilbere,N.D.,D.A.Hom.,Ph.D.
Director, Naturopathic Health & Research Center
P.O. Box 3220, 7098 Ast Street
Bonners Ferry, IDaho 83805 USA
Ph: (208) 267-5417
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email: secondhandreactions@drgloriagilbere.com
I was Poisoned by my bodywww.luckypress.com/poisoned


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