Toxins, community and not taking on rudeness

• Posted by Elisa on April 18, 2008 at 10:15am

Well, the salmon we had for lunch (my fault, should have "cajuned" it like I usually do hehe) did a little number on the belly the evening before, but when I woke up stuffed and coughing I knew there was more going on than undercooked fish. My youngest has been with a runny nose for about 2 weeks now and that has been the longest he has been ill. I opened up the basement and realized (or was reminded) that there is a mold issue somewhere that NEEDS to get get dealt with (as the toxic smell of mold triggers my asthma). Now I live in a row house condo, so my mold problem is my neighbour's and vice versa. Yesterday afternoon I was telling my neighbour how I have to tackle this problem and she brought me inside to show me her own issue. Black mold creeping up the corner in her bedroom. I was horrified. But even worse, it is not one of the connecting walls to my condo, which means the next neighbour now also has a mold issue as it's not just on the surface when the mold is that thick, it's deeper. We went through having a wall replaced in our son's room (that he refused to sleep in........good thing he was more keen than we were) and we didn't have the mold on the surface, it was just dampness in the wall (so I thought). When I had my husband open it up the studs were like dirt......could've have taken it and spread it out in the garden! Needlesstosay, the mold needs to go. I suspect that the attic space is also contaminated and all our roofs are connected. I am determined to maintain not only the health of me and my family, but also my neighbours. And I have really awesome neighbours! SIDE NOTE: In our one section in the complex, we are the ONLY ones that own, the rest of my connected neighbours (5 others, 6 condos) all rent.

So I make a call to the condo management. WOW!! I had to get off the phone as quickly as possible. They were rude from hello! (and that don't jive with me!) Now I have dealt with management before on many issues (hahah since I seem to have a lot of complaints.....valid complaints), but I have noticed that they have not followed through with what is expected or what they said they would do and have not responded to my calls and emails. But now people's lives are being seriously affected by neglect and I have little to no tolerance for it. They acted quickly when it was my son's room that was rotting and they will do the same when families are at risk as well. I am just so glad that the weather went from shorts to snow pants again. I was in a sleeveless top and sweater yesterday and today I won't step out the house without my winter coat. It's GREAT! Why? Because the heat was making the mold toxins strong and making the air unbreathable. I was having an asthma attack while I was sleeping and ran wheezing for my inhaler. I was so full of mucus, I slept on my back, slightly propped up.

Today, I am going to take pictures and make a report to send to the management, to the condo board, and to capital health, and to city bylaw if necessary. So hopefully, it doesn't have to go that far, but I need to be prepared.

On the workout front, I am getting Michelle's back (not backside.....not quite there yet) and I am loving my pects. I found some pictures of me before marriage and the kids, but it was after my workout days and so I don't really have a comparison to go from in my own personal log other than the pics from 4 years ago. I am more muscular now than I was then, so I am thankful for the strength. Off to go and gear up for the photos. Pray all is resolved soon.