 Alzeheimer's
Disease & Mold
Because the effects
of toxic mold (Stachybotrys) are similar to Alzheimer's Disease [in such
ways as the loss of memory and ability to think logically], it is possible
that relatives and friends of toxic mold victims think that their
relative's memory losses and mental diminishment are a sign of advancing
age, or of the onset of Alzheimer's Disease. Medical researchers strongly
believe that environmental factors help trigger what is ultimately a
genetic condition. [USA Weekend, Aug. 31- Sept. 2, 2001, p. 6] Mold
contamination may be one of those environmental factors!
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In addition: the
environment of persons with Alzheimer's should be living in a mold-free
environment so that the effects of toxic mold don't complicate and worsen
the already deteriorating mental abilities of residents of moldy areas.
Below printed is an interesting email letter received by
Mold Inspector
about toxic mold making matters worse for an Alzheimer's patient. |
Alzheimer's
disease is characterized by the gradual spread of sticky plaques and
clumps of tangled fibers that disrupt the delicate organization of nerve
cells in the brain. As brain cells stop communicating with one another,
they atrophy — causing memory and reasoning to fade
1. Tangles and plaques first appear in
the entorhinal cortex, an essential memory processing center needed for
making new memories and retrieving old ones
2. Over time they move higher, invading the
hippocapus, the past of the brain that forms complex memories
of events or objects
3. Finally the tangles and plaques reach the
top of the brain, or neocortex, the "executive" that sorts through
stimuli and orchestrates all behavior. [The above illustration and
explanation are from Time's] www.time.com.
Email letter to Mold Inspector about
Alzheimer's and Mold Contamination
[July 9, 2003]
Q.
My husband and I have resided in Cambria, California for a little more
than three years. We have been in our present home which is close to
the ocean for two years. For about 8 months my husband has complained to a
physician about having difficulty with remembering peoples names.
Last month, the doctor said that he was in the early stages of Alzheimer's
disease. There is a house next door to us, 6 feet between our homes, that
has a siding problem where the siding is deteriorating and there is a
"black matter" that is covering sections of the building. The owners
are aware of the problem with the deterioration of the siding but have
never openly discussed the problem of the "black matter" which is quite
unsightly and has also drawn the attention of the other residents in the
area. It has been so bad at times that they have had to tar patch
the extremely damaged areas and then painted over those areas which they
think makes the damage less obvious. There are certain areas on the
second story of the house that are not easily accessible and are therefore
not tended to and are a concern to our family.
Our
bedroom window, which we leave open at night for comfort, is very close
to a section of the building that has this problem with the "black
matter" on the structure. If
this is possibly a mold problem, could this be injurious to ones health
and is it possible that this may be causing my husband difficulties with
remembering names of people leading a physician to believe that my
husband is in the early stages of Alzheimer's?
I am requesting your opinion to our concern and your recommendation as to
what you feel is best regarding which type of testing can be done to rule
out whether the problem next door could possibly be harmful to our family.
A.
Living in or close [in your case] to mold infestation can cause
Alzheimer-like brain tissue destruction and make Alzheimer's patients
worse from the combination of Alzeheimer's Disease and toxic mold health
destruction. Your first step is to collect a sample of that moldy-like
substance [with your neighbor's consent, of course] and to submit that
sampling to our mold laboratory for mold analysis and identification. It
is very possible for mold contamination in the nearby house to
cross-contaminate your home and to make your family very sick. Thus, you
also need to test all rooms of your home, basement, crawl space, attic,
and the air flow out of heating-cooling ducts for possible presence of
elevated levels of mold spores, which, if present, are a strong sign that
you have an indoor mold problem. You can use either one of Certified
Mold Inspectors [
http://www.moldprofession.com ]
or use our Do It BEST Yourself mold test kits with our expert mold lab
analysis [
http://www.moldmart.net
].
[Aug. 14, 2001]
Q.
I just found your website and read with interest some of your
solutions. We got a call not 2 hours ago on a lab sample we submitted
about 9 days ago. They excitedly told my wife that it showed 50%
stachybotrys, 30% ampycillium, and 20% caystrum? What do I do? We live in
a townhouse, and we are on a lease purchase. We were to close by the end
of September. I discovered the mold when we changed the toilet wax seal in
the upstairs bathroom. There was a slow leak from this that landed on the
kitchen ceiling and caused some black spots. When I called the house
inspector to make a return visit, he punched a hole where the mold was. He
noticed something that looked like dog hair, and ask me if I had given
them a bath recently. It was mold. I was shocked. Now we know it was
really the bad stuff. It seems pretty sure that the lady who owns this
townhouse has no insurance. She let it stay vacant for over a year. The
water was left on. My wife and I have an Alzheimer's patient living with
us. (mother-in-law) She has been acting stranger than normal. As I write
this, she is asking me if I have seen two little kids wandering around. We
have no little kids. She has been very aggressive toward strangers. Do I
need an attorney? A doctor? Help us, please.
A. You need to have a
Certified Mold Remediator find and remove the toxic mold
infestation from your home as soon as possible. To find one in your area,
please visit:
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