Greetings, Green Canaries! Another month has passed, so here's our usual email covering the basics. First of all, to our new members, welcome!!! You should...
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Hi Karyn, I am sorry you are having a hard time like this! It is wonderful that Andrea is so accomadating. The only thing that has ever worked for getting...
Good advice.... I don't know about scents, but in cooking, oil is the carrier of flavorings. If you saute the onion/garlic/herbs in oil a bit and then add...
Am sleep-deprived so am hoping this will come out right, if not, and it comes out like jibberish then am sorry. I have a painful frustrating dilemma. My...
... I heard a name many years ago for those women who walk around spritzing people. I thought it was quite amusing and appropriate: Perfume Snipers! Melanie ...
We soak our clothes in vinegar for a few months. Sometimes a mild detergent we are safe with. If things don't lose their chemical residues, they go in the bin....
Frosty, Personal attacks do nothing to help any of us. Oh, I suppose it might make you feel a little better to vent your prejudiced hatred, but please find...
... ROTFLOL!!! How appropriate! I once saw a woman get spritzed in Burdines. She was so furious, she slapped the woman and screamed at her! She threatened...
Just to clarify, since we had a mix-up on our end again, it's my husband (BarleySinger) who is on the D3 supplementation, and bimonthly testosterone shots. We...
... Hi willow I had my dhea levels tested over a year ago and they were very low so I took it at the lowest dose ( 25mg I think ) for 3 months it did help...
In order to avoid perpetuating the cycle of hurt feelings that always results when the intense feelings associated with our illness cross over into personal...
This got long, so I've put in section headers for anyone just skimming -- it's worth a read, for most of us, so I hope this will ... Hi Frosty! More on DHEA,...
... I agree. For those who would find a little humour on the subject a useful break from the stress, here's a small sign that at least we're not alone in our...
[A] step in the right direction, but, the poisoning should not have happened. The operative word in this article is "assessed". Does this mean past tense or...
I know someone was discussing a way to read safely without fumes. Two ways were mentioned. One a type of Bag or sheet protector - Does anyone have that...
For those interested in a live chat, chatroom times at www.herc.org/chat are below. This is the Health and Environment Resource Center site. Saturday - 7 pm...
... don't know who carries the reader boxes- others may know more about them (they are too pricey for me) But I have used the reader bags for things whose...
Hi all, I have this problem too and what I did recently was take a used, rectangular glass fish tank (or terrarium) I turned it on it's side and taped...
with A reader bag or Box don't you still have a problem when placing the item into or removing it? I've changed all my magazines to electronic delivery from...
Again I have to ask, how do you get the reading materalsin & out without causing problems or the smell on you hands? ... From: GreenCanary@yahoogroups.com...
Okay, I flew out early in the AM. The flight was not too bad, I wore a Sandy Denbraber mask and put wet paper towels on top to make the trip. I was nervous...
This approach does not eliminate 100% of the exposure so I wear a mask (if needed) and gloves which does help when I need to deal with material that is too...
Hi Steve, Depending on how severely sensitive one is this can be handled in different ways. At one end of the spectrum some people could just put it the box...
Hi Dayna, I could not tell from your post if these are new clothes or second hand. My experience, as well as others I know, has been that second hand clothing...
If you have a place outside to hang them , leave them outside for about a week, then wash them as you normally would, that usually works for me though the...
Hi All, I recently wrote this for another group I am in but thought that I woudl share it here too. It is a difficult topic and fraught with stress but I feel...
It's not that easy Frosty, I know I live in an area where specility(sp?) shops are hard to find and even more costly, sometimes I try to grow my own stuff but...
Hi, I'm 48 1/2 years old, and single. The ex threw me out afer 3 years, couldn't handle my illness, nor wanted to understand it. I got MCS a little over 8...