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Personal Mold Stories

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Help Your Family Stay Well During Flu Season!

January 8, 2020/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Help your family and friends stay well this flu season! No one wants the flu! I realize this email is not really about mold. It’s about being sick, and right now, my husband is sick with the flu, Poor man! He is miserable. But, because I am so susceptible to mold and airborne pollen, I […]

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Every Season Has Mold Challenges – Moldy Christmas Trees?

December 6, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Most everyone agrees that fall leaves develop mold. They become extremely moldy over time as they decay. My sinuses swell up from just walking through them. Raking them can put me in the bed for days. But what about moldy Christmas trees? I didn’t know that my Christmas tree could also make me ill. No […]

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How Moldy Leaves Make Me Feel

October 26, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I love fall, but….not moldy leaves! There’s something about waking up to October 1st and realizing fall is coming. As the leaves start to turn, so does my stomach. Mold will be hiding in my piles of leaves, especially after they get wet. The Curse of Fall Leaves I remember too well the moldy truth […]

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Mold Exposure Makes Me Feel Crazy

September 26, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

My mold exposure makes me feel crazy. And, not in a good way. Sometime, I wake up with a desire to call friends, exercise, read a book….and then I find myself just wanting to lie back down and go to sleep. Then, I feel a little better, and decide to take a walk, or go […]

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Finding Joy and Healing in Nature

August 1, 2019/in Coping with Loss, Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Being sick from mold, or any disease for that matter, is depressing. It can definitely rob you of even the small pleasures life has to offer. After a particularly bad bout with mold exposure, I remember being in bed for what seemed like days on end. I was too tired to even walk outside for […]

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I Just Found Out that Mold Loves Corn, Grains and Nuts

June 23, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Well, I knew about avoiding wheat because of gluten. My OB/GYN told me he never met a person who did not feel better off wheat – well, all grains I guess. However, I did not realize that the problems go much deeper than gluten. Today, I have this weird headache that feels like a pair […]

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My Husband’s Clogged Sinuses Are More that Allergies

June 21, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

After several visits to the doctor with associated rounds of antibiotics, my husband’s stuffy head and deep chest cough did not improve. He then visited a well-respected allergist, who said he was surprised my husband could even breathe, because his sinus cavities are so blocked. Again, antibiotics and this time, steroids. He was better for […]

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My Husband is a Hoarder

April 15, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Where to start? First, I love my husband. AND, he is driving me crazy. Plus, the dust and mold in my house are making me sick. It started when we moved into his family home, and began the promised renovations. It’s a cute house, all brick, with lots of potential. BUT, after years of half-finished […]

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Black Mold — Like a Creature from the Black Lagoon

March 28, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

It wasn’t noticeable last summer until we pulled a file cabinet away from a wall in a basement, and then it was like a scene from a horror movie. Black mold was growing on the wall behind the cabinet. Further investigation showed that it was coming from some leaking water in an adjoining bathroom. My […]

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Black Mold in your Thermos?

March 21, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

One evening a few weeks ago I was about to fill my stainless-steel insulated travel mug with ice and seltzer for the night as I’ve done every night for the last six months. I was wiping off the insides of the thick black lid when I came away with a black smear I’d never seen […]

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Moldy Leaves Made Me Sick

March 19, 2019/in Health & Diet, Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

As the warmer weather is beginning to move in, I am breathing a sigh of relief. However, I am also thinking about the impact spring has on our exposure to mold. The past 2 months in the southern US have been extremely wet. In fact, in Georgia where I live, we’ve already had 60% of […]

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When It Rains, It Molds

March 19, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

When I went home recently to visit my family in Maine I noticed mold spots on the ceiling in multiple rooms. Roof and water damage from New England’s snowy winter caused the mold. So I called Mark Berry, EPA’s Region 6 Indoor Air Quality Coordinator in Dallas. He assured me mold in Maine is much […]

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I Couldn’t Get Out of Bed!

March 18, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

One morning, I just could not get out of bed. This had never happened to me before. I could not stand up. I called my husband for help. We both thought it might be my heart, so he rushed me to the emergency room. I spent three days there, before anyone could find what was […]

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Teacher Expresses Frustration in Letter

October 17, 2010/in Personal Mold Stories /by Contributor

Orlando, FL – I thought there was mold at the beginning of the year. My mother, who is a certified mold specialist, came in my room and said that yes, I do have mold. Then, on Meet the Teacher night, three people made comments about it smelling “moldy” or “Mildewy”. So, we had the man […]

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Another Family Loses Health and Home to Mold

December 19, 2009/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Holland, MI — Angela Alexander knows what she needs to do to protect her family, even if it means tearing down her house. Alexander discovered in July that her home at 13781 Barry St. was filled with mold, which she said explained why her seven children were constantly sick. A local builder offered to tear […]

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Moldy House Forces Family Into Camper

September 5, 2009/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written by Carolyn Willbanks Individuals and families with mold problems in their homes have often been forced to take severe measure to recover their health. Some individuals whose homes have been contaminated have no choice but to leave their home. They often lose most or all of their belongings. It’s a fact that many soft […]

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Star Jones Fights Uphill Mold Battle

October 29, 2008/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

New York, NY – Star Jones has filed a $700,000 lawsuit against the condo board of her New York apartment, because she insists her home – that she hasn’t been able to live in since March 2006 – is uninhabitable. The former “View” loudmouth, 46, has filed papers at Manhattan Supreme Court claiming that recurring leaks […]

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Man Finds Mold in Sports Beverage

April 20, 2008/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Nasau, PN – Until last weekend, Luis Marrero was a diehard Gatorade fan. That’s when the 21-year-old Pleasant Street resident discovered an unfamiliar white substance in a bottle of grape G2 he purchased in an eight-pack three weeks ago at a local supermarket. Now, he’s on the verge of changing his brand loyalty. “The weather […]

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New Home, New Hopes

March 14, 2008/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Salt Lake City, UT – Kevin Groves gives son, Gabriel, 6, a steroid shot as his eighteen-month-old Michael Groves clenches his fingers into a claw and covers his mouth to sign “scary” when he sees his mother packing. The family’s five members have become transients since they abandoned their Taylorsville house in September, moving to […]

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In Memory of Dr. Vincent Marinkovich

December 1, 2007/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Redwood City, CA- Dr. Marinkovich passed away in October due to problems affiliated with pancreatic cancer.  He was a fine physician and strong advocate for mold victims. Dr. Marinkovich will be sorely missed.

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TV Anchorwoman Ousted from Home Due to Mold

November 23, 2007/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

New York, NY – New York City local news personality Kaity Tong had to evacuate her home due to mold. In September, Tong had been living in Gramercy Park Hotel for many weeks, as the floors and wall in her Chelsea home started to buckle, seemingly caused by the conversion of the O’Neill Building, on […]

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Do You Have a Worker’s Comp Case that You Lost?

July 3, 2007/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Do you have a Worker’s Compensation case that you lost?  You can share your story on the ‘About Mold-Help’ page.

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Court of Opinion Amid Suits Over Mold

January 10, 2007/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Soon after moving into a New York City apartment, Colin and Pamela Fraser say, they began to suffer headaches, rashes, respiratory infections and fatigue. They attributed it to mold. But their lawsuit against the cooperative that owns the building hit a roadblock when the court wouldn’t let their medical expert testify that mold caused their […]

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Looking For Mold Stories – Alan Bell

November 30, 2006/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

In the 1980’s I was an organized crime prosecutor taking on the mafia and Columbian Cartel Drug rings. Then suddenly, I became a victim of an environmental injury 15 years ago. In my quest to regain health, I discovered that my plight was a tip of the iceberg of environmentally linked disease. After I recovered, […]

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Strangers Reach Out to Help Family Ousted by Mold

October 24, 2006/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Dudley, MA – A family who had to abandon their home because of a severe toxic mold infestation is experiencing another unexpected growth – the kindness of strangers. Professionals and friends are uniting behind the family, which is losing all of its personal possessions. Town Hall employees and the Mason Road Elementary School, the children’s school, plan to set up […]

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Poetic Justice; Mold. . . The Destroyer

September 11, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

This is a submission we received from one of the families with whom we are working.  Thirteen-year-old Arielle Murray wrote this lovely poem which pretty much sums up how heartbreaking this whole scenario is for teenagers as they lose their lives to mold from a hurricane.  We would like to share it with you. Mold…The […]

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Jennifer Aniston – Possible Relapse?

July 15, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Chicago, IL  – Jennifer Aniston collapsed on the set of her new film, The Break Up, a few weeks ago.  She complained of lethargy, vertigo, nausea, and extreme sweating.The symptoms exhibit heat exhaustion, but are also the same symptoms of mycotoxicosis. Most physicians are unable to tell the difference. Could this be the residual effects […]

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Mold and the CLUE Report

July 3, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I personally have no energy left for the issue of mold. We had an HVAC system infested with inches of mold discovered after seeing small amounts in a closet and having a young daughter who would stop breathing momentarily each and every night. It was literally a nightmare. After replacing our system with a new […]

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Virginia Family Loses Health, Home, Finances from Mold; Failure to Disclose, Questionable Realtor

May 13, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

VA – After 12 years of renting, Larry Butler and his wife, Judit Szaloki, were finally ready to make the leap into the great American dream of home ownership. They found a house they liked, arranged financing, and sealed the deal, thinking their dream had come true. Their euphoria was short-lived. On a visit two […]

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Mother Shocked Upon Revolting Discovery in Son’s Food

April 22, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

UK – You have probably heard tales of an amputated finger found in a bowl of chili and perhaps about the mouse found in a cola bottle. These stories may sound questionable, but when Sarah Woolsey opened her baby son’s favorite food she was not prepared for what she found inside. Inside the can of Heinz […]

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Oregon Family Wins Mold Lawsuit

March 10, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

March 08, 2005 An Oregon family suffers physical and neurological from toxic mold in their newly built house from Beaverton-based Adair Homes Inc. Despite the attempts of many organizations and companies to stifle evidence contrary to the factual findings, it is becoming exceedingly clear that exposure to toxigenic mold can definitely cause permanent neurological, pathological, […]

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News Update! Mark Tatum; the Man Without a Face

March 1, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

In Memory of Mark Tatum – 1956-2005 Mr. Mark Tatum, also known by many as the man without a face, passed 4:00 CST Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Medco Center of Franklin, Kentucky.  Tatum lost his eyes, upper jaw, and nose to a fungal infection in 2000.  This type of infection is not that unusual, […]

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Toxic Mold Blamed for Illness

February 24, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

BAKERSFIELD, CA – A child is back in the hospital after what his father claims is sickness, mycotoxicosis, which is brought on by poisoning from toxic mold. Kenneth Johnson has taken his son, Keandre, in and out of the hospital several times for over a year with numerous symptoms, including respiratory problems, and his father […]

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Spain – Blind Man Researches Own ‘Cure’

February 18, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

A Spanish scientist has discovered the cause of a rare disease that turned him blind. Luis Carrasco, a microbiologist from Madrid’s Universidad Autonoma, started to lose his sight in 1994. It took him until 1999 to discover the name of the disease after unsuccessfully consulting 30 ophthalmologists and 60 specialists. Then a British specialist, Alan […]

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Addressing Mold Issue

February 9, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

This is a letter in response to the news of a mold-contaminated county building in Arizona from a concerned citizen. I have spent some time determining whether to address the mold Issue in the county building, and find that in good conscience, I must speak my mind and share a horrific truth. I know, first […]

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Paisley’s Mold Hell

February 8, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Country singer BRAD PAISLEY and his actress wife KIMBERLY WILLIAMS’ dream home is turning into a nightmare after becoming a breeding ground for mold. FATHER OF THE BRIDE star Williams fears her mold problems have ruined her home, but she doesn’t know how to rid the property of the problem. She explains, “It’s very serious. […]

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Ohio – Mold Has Become a Growing Problem for Family

January 26, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Toxic mold is chasing a family out of their home. It’s on the ceiling, on the floor and on the windows. Now, the family is demanding something be done. What’s growing inside the Lancaster house is ruining everything inside. “And there’s an odor too, you definitely can smell it,” Shawn Jackson said. He says that […]

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Canada: Dream House Nightmare

January 22, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Imagine living in a house, which shifts slightly under a heavy snow load or in a high wind, because of an unstable centre-bearing wall. Whenever it rains, water enters the building through a breach in the building envelope. The flooding in the basement creates a proliferation of toxic mould. Sharon Ann Mariani got more than […]

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Sandra Bullock Settles Toxic Tort Case

January 14, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Austin, Texas – A $1.5 million price tag for a home by Hollywood standards is a modest sum; however, when that price tag soared to $6.5 million and the owner cannot live in the home, it becomes a nightmare and lawsuit. Amazingly, for the past month the Sandra Bullock history-making case against her builder, Benny […]

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Oregon: A Man’s Fungal Infection Ends in Death

January 13, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

OREGON-A Coos Bay man’s lifelong battle with a rare disease ended Sunday morning. Brian Baldock, a well-known figure in Marshfield High School athletics, died of a fungal infection at approximately 9:45 a.m. Sunday at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. He was 27. Baldock, who worked for nearly 14 years as the trainer for […]

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Mold Spreads Misery

December 27, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Melbourne FL – The little hand-painted sign on Shannon Watson’s house says “Home Sweet Home.” But it’s wise to stay away. Mold and mildew lurk inside. Lime-green stains are seeping through the grain of her wood-paneled walls, marring her work office. Black smears streak the closet floor in her 6-year-old daughter’s bedroom — Samantha was […]

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Gabby’s Mold Story

December 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Repairs in HUD apartment, including the hole in the ceiling and the residual mold in the ceiling, were never addressed.

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Ohio Family Spends Thousands to Rid Mold from Home

December 1, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Problem Discovered After Home Warranty Expired An Ohio woman’s house was nearly destroyed by black mold, and it’s costing her tens of thousands of dollars to have the home fixed. Gloria Rakosky had no idea what they were getting into when they bought their Tudor home in 2003 for nearly $275,000. In the past few […]

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Toxic Mold – In a Child’s Words

November 5, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I would like to create and organize a mold exposure association to help others like my brother, myself and also my mother – people that can’t financially get themselves better and those who have no money to clothe and feed their families. I would like to have tutors for their children. Also,  I would like […]

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Mold and the Church

November 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Mold and the Church I was a volunteer church secretary for over a year and was exposed to various molds. The church was infested with mold – mold was visible on many areas and a musty odor was very evident as soon as you walked into the building. I was treated by my Infectious Disease […]

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Mold House

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Lexington, Kentucky – Ainslie Vice and her husband broke ground in the spring of 96. Six years later they haven’t spent one night in the house. From top to bottom Vice says the house has a laundry list of problems. The biggest problem is mold. The mold problem has destroyed their retirement home and their […]

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Family Says Mold Took Their Health, Lawsuit Claims Home Was Toxic

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

HARLAN TOWNSHIP – In 1998 Dale Fry was an energetic landscape subcontractor with a healthy young family moving into a new Warren County home. Soon afterward, Mr. Fry, a nonsmoker with no history of respiratory problems, began suffering from chronic coughing, shortness of breath, headaches and dizziness. His four children, ages 2 to 8, later […]

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How Can You Determine If You Are Being Affected by Toxic Mold?

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I have recently moved back to Pittsburgh, PA from Florida and reside in a renovated railroad station which houses up-scale apartments. I live on the top floor of the building. I have lived here about 6 months; over the last 2 months, I have experienced certain symptoms which I did not know to put down […]

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Brenda’s Ordeal

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

My name is Brenda Park LPN, and I am employed with Vineland Developmental Center. I have noticed my health has went down hill tremendously in the past 4 years that is when I started working there! I have had bronchitis, pneumonia, sinus infections, respiratory infections, IBS, stomach problems, legs hurt so bad that I can […]

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Wegener’s Granulomatosis

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I was diagnosed with Wegener’s on Feb. 02, 2004. Since then, I have been on chemo and steroids- mine also started with sinus problems that went into my lungs a kidney specialist was called and he sent my blood work to Stanford University Medical for diagnosis. I was shocked as the only problems I’ve had […]

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