Update on Am I really Crazy?

Thanks camomom,I think I will email that man again and have it forward it to the one I talked to today. Since I did find out the information about the person's other trailer and all.

That's a great idea. My sister in law started having seizures in high school and doctors don't know why. She's 30 now and still has them.

Sorry to be so wordy but I thought of a couple other things. It doesn't have to be the house itself or what you suspect. If you live in a mobile home (I grew up in one) it could be something toxic under your house, or even the ground the trailer is sitting on. If you live close to a power substation or a lot of power lines that could be the cause. It could also be something in her school if she is experiencing all these symptoms and you are not. If that is the case, what does she do or where does she go that you either do not do or go, or are exposed to infrequently such as when picking her up at school if it is in her school. A simple way to start narrowing down the culprits is to buy a humidifier. If it is mold it will love the extra liquid in the air, and may come through to where it is visible and thus findable. If it is an airborne tozin the additional humidity in the air will catch the microscopic alergens or poisons and weighted down by the water in the air it will sink down to the floor or adhere to your walls rather than remaining in the air to be inhaled. Change the filter in your air conditioning unit and check where your air intake is and what is around that intake. Also mobile homes are wallpapered so it could be either the paper or the glue that is used to hold it onto your walls. Investigate the materials used to manufacture your home, investigate the manufacturer (which you apparently are already onto), investigate everything until you find the problem. Obviously there is a problem but it could be in an unexpected place. Filter her driniking water, or buy her purified water. If you changed body soaps, or laundry soaps, or your brand of kids vitamins, or anything else, change it back. Sometimes toxins occur like the movie batman the first one, where the joker put his poison into different unrelated products and only a chance combination of factors will create the perfect atmosphere for the products to become toxic and or deadly. I see that the topic you posted this under was anxiety. Axiety is often caused by fear, and fear of the unknown is your problem right now, so the more things you confront and eliminate the closer you get to the cause and once you arrive at the cause, agencies and lawyers aside, then it has a "face" or a name, something you can call it, and something that you can take action against. I assume because you don't mention one that her father either isn't around or is not as concerned about her health as you are. Family medical history is a good place to start looking for answers. If she didn't have seizures before and these are new rather than an increase of an already active illness then take her for a CAT scan immediately. Eliminate as many possiblilies as you can. And when you eliminate all of them, what you are left with, no matter how absurd it may seem, is the cause. Good luck and godspeed. Once you can take some kind of positive action that has an effect on the problem the sooner you can alleviate most of the stress. Because unquantified and unnamed fears are the biggest and the scariest.

My husband is concerned but he doesn't know how to handle it and I have an outlet here where he does not. I have already checked and rechecked threw any changes since she does have a journal I keep each day. She had seizures at birth and we lived in a 1974 trailer until we moved in here at the age of 3. one month and 3 days after moving in her seizures started and since then and three medications nothing is stopping them or even slowing them down. When the house is shut up she has more frequent seizures and more ones that are not the norm for her. But I will test out the humidifier again and see what happens.

God must have gotten me in touch with the right person because today at 8:39 in the morning the health department called me and the first thing they said is Formaldehyde. The supervisor there is tracking down a tester to see if the levels are as high as they think. I just hope they find one soon. I didn't even know about formaldehyde or anything about it until pye said somehting she is a life saver if this turns out the way I think it will!

I just hope they can give you some answers. At least if it is negative, they will put your mind more at ease. I just wanted to make sure you were thinking about that. All we can do is take one step at a time. It seems they are right on it, and that is a good thing.

That is a new problem in itself. I have no were to go if they do find something. I am looking at it one day at a time. The health department contacted me this morning and hopefully once the find a formaldehyde tester they will be out here testing my home,then I will try to figure out where to go.

Yea one step at a time. I am hoping if they do find something maybe they can relocate me or something. I was thinking about asking this other park if my trailer is positive for it if they can work with me to get in there,but not sure what I should do? How is your son doing?

Thanks hun. I emailed the EPA guy again because I still haven't heard from the Health Department since last week. I didn't pay my mortgage this month because well I am gonna need that money if I have to move plus I am not about to pay for a place that might be hurting my daughter ya know.

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. If the place is hurting your daughter, then they will either need to fix it or you will have to move. In either case, you will need that money for lodging, even if it is only temporary until they can find and fix the problem. I hope that they get back to you soon and find the source of the problem. Mold can be terrible, and you might have it in the walls without knowing it. I know that you said it might be formaldehyde, and maybe it is, but I still wouldn't rule out a mold issue. I just hope that it is something that can be fixed quickly and easily and without too much expense. I have been thinking about you and praying for you and your family, even though I haven't been able to be on here. *HUGS*

I am hoping since the health dept called me this morning we will know something real soon. I left my door slightly opened during the day yesterday but now my daughter has a cough and she has had a manageable fever for two days. I have no where else to go and am starting to get even more paranoid in my own home.

...Hi, you are not paranoid, you have real concerns here. I would keep a couple of windows open, just a little bit to have the outside air come in. Remember to try to find those white masks to cover your nose and your mouth. They could help with keeping out some of the smell. Good luck.

I am so glad do not worry if there is I am sure they will advise and things like that for you Sweet I am just glad that you got some action out of all of this well done Sweet for not breaking and for coming on here to put the fears here as now things are rolling

OMG gabs hun the health department called me and the first thing they said is formaldehyde! they are trying to borrow a tester so they can come out and test my home,I am so worried and happy all at the same time!

I never even knew about this until pye said somehting and I spent all day and night pretty much online and I was floored by the whole thing.

Well here's a small update The Wayne County Health Department called me this morning and first thing they said it FORMALDEHYDE,the woman I spoke to said her supervisor is trying to track a tester down so the can look at the levels in my home. Even if it isn't that maybe they can find out what it really is.

I so hope you get an answer. There are a number of things it could possibly be. I think it is just awesome that you are being so pro-active on this. Keep up the good work!

The health department called me this morning. The think it is formaldehyde and have to track down a tester so they can come and test my home. I am scared and excited all at the same time. To know we might be able to find the cause of my daughter's seizures is a good thing but I am scared as I have no were else to live if they do find something.

I understand your dilemma, and it's best to just on standby as an alternative to look for a place to stay, just in case.. Update us on the developments of this case, yeah..

I hate to be a suer but in this case someone has got to give me some answers. I brought up somehting possibly being in my home to the doctors before and they shot it down. I guess they don't believe formaldehyde can trigger seizures but many parents and such know better. The health dept called me this morning and are trying to get a tester so they can come test the levels,that's the first thing they thought when they called me!

Thanks Shar and I hope to find an end to this soon. Even if it is not mold or formaldehyde then I can at least start looking into other things.

Well the EPA and the health department are leaning more towards it being formaldehyde which is pretty scary when you think of it. The Wayne County Health Department called me this morning and that was the first thing they said.

Maybe they will help you re-locate. Good luck Sweetie.