I have a story to tell about my health.I want to be open and honest with all of you. It has taken me awhile to be able to share this with others. Okay: I am telling this from my heart without reservations.
About 16 years ago, I was employed as a dental hygenist with Public Health. Our offices were located in a building which had to have the roof replaced. I was pregnant at the time. To make a very long story short - I will expand on the factual info. As I stated before the roof had to be replaced and it was during the winter season. A large tarp was used to encase the renovations. The workers used every type of propane-kerosene- and other lethal stuff to keep warm as it was very cold that winter. These gases were constantly being drawn into the building. We didn't even have a proper air filtering system. Many of us became quite ill breathing this air. There was one day that I cried because I didn't want to enter this building because I was pregnant and I was  becoming extremely ill. I begged my employer not to make me go into this environment but he said he would fire me if I didn't do so. I HAD to work for the money. In the mean time I had extensive testing as to why I was so miserable all the time. I was desperate -especially when I found out that my daughter was missing a chromosone nine weeks into my pregnancy.
My perinatologist called world wide to see what this was about. It seems that this particular chromosone was unmapped. There were no answers to rectify this problem. Absolutely noone knew what to do! At 5 months I had an an amnio and found out that my daughter was fine but had growth problems. She was born on July 26,1991-4.5 pounds. I never had the chance to nurse her or even bottle feed her since she refused all nourishment. After spending a year with her her in the childrens hospital (I slept on a cot in her room and went to work daily ). She was tube fed at home for 6 years. I hated to insert the tube daily but my husband was a wonderful support. I thank God every day for giving us such a precious child. She is now 15 years old and so beautiful inside and out. She is 5'3...100 lbs.,intelligent and just a joy in our lives. She is really into sports and speaks 3 languages. She is my special gift from God.!! I just wish I was healthy enough to do the things that mothers and daughters do. I was left with asthma-sinus problems..chronic fatigue syndrome..osteoporosis because of going through menopause at the age of 40. I knew what was happening but the medical community wouldn't listen. PLEASE- I URGE everyone to speak out and rise up to prevent this from happening to you and your siblings. I can't live a normal life now as I have become allergic to almost everything. My body is so toxic that antibiotics don't work. I am battling for my life now and my specialists etc. will not say that my workplace contributed to my illness. PLEASE- Don't let this happen to you or your loved ones.
Sincerely,
Anne-Marie Wycliffe