--- In LeadedKids@yahoogroups.com, "Alexandra" <alex@...> wrote:
>
> G'day, Bon Jour, Guten Morning, namaste, good morning, Good evening to
> all members here as I know we seem to all hail from all over the globe!
>
>
> My name is Alexandra Larson. I feel okay to post my name as I am a
> Lead Poisoning/Plumbism Activist in the Cleveland Ohio Metropolitan
> Area. I due as much media work as I can getting the message out about
> how truly dangerous Lead still is!
>
> I have an 8 year old daughter of the same name(long story!) who was
> SEVERELY poisoned. Her story is long one and detailed. The short story
> is that in 2002 at age 2 we found out before she entered an Asthma and
> Allergy study through a local research hospital during routine testing
> that she had a Blood Lead Level of 85 ug/dL. At the time it was nearly
> 9 times the level considered "safe" by the US EPA. Now the levels
> would be nearly 18 times since the EPA has changed the level to below 5.
>
> We have been through rounds of chelation therapy to remove the Lead,
> but by the time we found out the damage had already been done. We live
> with rounds of trips to the MD's, sleep specialists,Occupational
> therapists, IEP's, Psychiatrists and all sorts of social and eating
> issues. It is NO fun. I really cannot work due to the high demands as
> I also have 3 other children. I love my daughter(s) dearly and so I am
> always looking for new people to talk with. It is really hard. My
> regular girlfriends do not really comprehend and they also have less
> children.
> Little Alex is legally disabled and now her Neurologist has classified
> her as Brain injured, but there's no way to really fix it. I prefer
> "alternative" and natural medicine to help her, but through much
> experimentation and testing had had to reluctantly realise she needs
> some medications to help her. We have hard time finding friends for
> her. She has SPD(in the US this mean Sensory Processing Disorder aka
> Sensory Integration Disorder) so it is hard for her comprehend many
> normal social cues from other children.
> Being that her life is not JUST being ADD and a bunch of other
> acronyms and labels, being Lead poisoned makes her too unique and
> thus it is hard to find other parents to speak too.
>
> Hoping to find some friends here even if they are half a world away or
> in the future....
>
> Thanks for listening. I hope to get to know people here.
>
>
> Alexandra in Lakewood
>
oops, I made some grammar errors! sorry!