@scotnovel, I got very ill years ago, and after all the dust settled, I ended up with a condition the doctors called, "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity" (MCS). When before I would get sinus headaches around certain strong perfumes, suddenly I was hyper-sensitive to many different scents & chemicals...bleach, most perfumes, Dawn dish detergent is amongst the worst, and 'new car smell'. Omg. We bought a new car, it was absolutely beautiful, and our family loved it: A Chevy Tahoe, top of the line model. Whenever I got into it, I would have symptoms as if I was coming down with a very serious deadly flu strain. I felt like death, it was absolutely miserable & horrible.
I talked to my doctor & consulted with many different experts: what can I do? What is causing this?
They said I could try running the heater (it was the middle of summer) in the car for hours, and try to get all the toxic glues & chemicals they use in new cars, to dissapate. We did that, to no avail. As soon as I would get into our beautiful new car, my throat would start closing up, my eyes would burn & water, my ears & throat would itch, and I would start feeling horribly nauseous & get a massive headache to end all headaches. This effect would last for at least an entire week, as if I had just come down with a serious flu virus.
Finally, I couldn't endure it anymore, and I had to avoid this car for an entire year. It took that long for all the toxins to dissapate to a safe enough level for me, the 'canary in the coalmine,' to not have symptoms so severe that I couldn't go for a ride. I would still have symptoms, mind you--but at least I could tolerate them.
But I felt these symptoms because I became hyper-sensitive after contracting a major illness...what about other people, how does it manifest within them? Because as the proverbial canary in the coalmine, it may hit me harder at first, but maybe it hits other people in a more silent but deadly way?
Sure did make me wonder. The bottom line is, there are far too many deadly chemicals in use today, and we take it for granted that these chemicals are probably safe around us. But I have to say, I don't think so. They just haven't discovered how bad it can be, yet. Or aren't saying so, in order to make a profit off of us...and our misery that their chemicals cause.
With MCS, I cannot use scented candles, although I would love to be able to enjoy them. So, does that mean they are bad for everybody? Makes a person wonder, doesn't it?
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