Help! I have to Move! by Liora Leah Blog entry

Woman with MCS seeks safe housing! This is a very very very challenging time for me and I need HELP!

Date: 9/25/2007 9:53:10 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2388 times

I am looking for a rental house/townhome/duplex that is suitable for someone with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illness. Will also consider buying a home if the price is right ($450,000 maximum). Any and all help will be appreciated, including prayers and good intentions!

willing to share housing with another woman/children with MCS/EI
maximum monthly rent approximately $1250 (less is better, of course!)
2-3 bedrooms, 1-2 baths
in a quiet neighborhood away from heavily trafficked streets and freeways
all electric appliances (no gas stove/no gas floor furnace)
forced air heat ok as long as vents are free of mold/dust and the furnace is adequately vented to the outside
hardwood/tile floors throughout (no-shag "industrial" style carpet may be ok)
washer/dryer hookups
free of pesticides/herbicides/termite control inside/outside
free of new carpet/remodeling
free of new paint unless low/no VOC (no oil based paint)
free of the residue of perfumed/scented products used for carpet/housecleaning/scented candles/incense
free of cat dander
free of cigarette smoke residue

I have my own refrigerator/washer/dryer. I do NOT need a pool, air conditioning, dishwasher or free health spa.

Please email me any leads! Please refer me to any patient/understanding reputable realtors/property management companies in Southern California that may be able to work with me!

Thank you again!

Blessings!

Liora

Homesick: Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities is an hour long video documentary produced and written by Susan Abod that is now in the process of completion. In Homesick, Susan goes on the road to find out how other people around the country are coping with MCS and dealing with the difficult problem of finding safe housing. She visits their homes and witnesses their daily struggles. They come from all walks of life and live in diverse dwellings that include tents, a house on stilts and a teepee.

Watch the trailer of "Homesick" the video: http://www.homesick-video.com

MCS RESOURCES:

Chemical Injury Information Network: http://ciin.org/ The Chemical Injury Information Network (CIIN) is a support and advocacy organization dealing with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). It is run by the chemically injured for the benefit of the chemically injured, and focuses primarily on education, credible research into MCS, and the empowerment of the chemically injured.

The Chemical Sensitivity Foundation raises public awareness about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: http://www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org/index.html

"Funny, You Don't Look Sick": http://www.susanabod.com/funny.html An autobiographical video of Susan Abod as she documents her own experience with MCS and CFIDS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Chronic Fatigue Immunodeficiency Syndrome)