|
MORE
ABOUT THE FILM
Katie,
a former resident of the Dallas apartment community in which
Michael and Karen lived, did not get ill. However, she says her
infant son Sam was on numerous medications while living at the
community, and one night while being fed he stopped breathing
and was rushed to the emergency room.
Melinda Ballard, who won a record 32 million dollar judgment
against Farmer’s Insurance,
bulldozed her
10,000 square foot home due to toxic mold growth. Dr. David Straus, a microbiologist from Texas Tech
University, says when he entered the home prior to its
destruction, he became violently ill with vomiting and hearing
loss within half an hour.
Due to health concerns his family believes to be toxic mold
related,
Colin, a secondary school student, has been unable to return to
school. He was unable to return without his lip splitting open
and bleeding as well as manifesting other symptoms. He’s been
home-schooled for the past two years.
|
Jonathan moved out of his apartment in order to avoid illness.
He’s been homeless and living in his car and a tent for over two
years.
Two San Diego elementary schools were destroyed and rebuilt
after numerous teachers claimed the buildings were making them
ill. The school district denies there was ever a mold problem at
the schools.
A limited number of physicians are treating illness from mold
exposure, while others believe it’s impossible to become ill
from it. Some are writing position papers for medical
associations while at the same time being hired by the defense
as expert witnesses in mold litigation cases. Laws that have
been passed regarding mold are either unfunded or only refer to
structural damage and do not address the health issues. Prior to
the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, which is the US federal authority on health, had
very little information on their website about mold.
|
