The Jennifer Parker Foundation has just announced plans to hold a Walkathon Across America for MCS/Environmental Illness in May 2013. They are currently seeking Team Captains to help recruit walkers.
Chemical Sensitivity News
Planet Thrive founder nominated for Rare Life Award
Julie Genser was recently nominated for a Rare Life Award, honoring those who exhibit Courage, Leadership, Survival, Heroism, Devotion and/or Character. The Grand Prize Winner will win $30K for the charity of their choice. Vote today!
$13.5K in Safe Oasis grants awarded to prevent MCS homelessness
Housing non-profit re|shelter awarded $13,500 in Safe Oasis housing renovation grants last week.
re|shelter’s Safe Oasis Grant Program now open
Housing non-profit re|shelter is now offering (5) small grants up to $2,000 each to eligible individuals whose ability to continue to live safely in their current home has been severely compromised by environmental intolerances.
Your vote needed – MCSer is a week away from winning $10K
When one of us with severe chemical and mold sensitivity wins, we all win. Please make the effort to vote for Lou Anne every day this next week and share widely on your social media pages.
Brain retraining recovery stories
A running list of success stories to help encourage those in the middle of brain retraining programs for MCS, CFS and related conditions.
You can be in the movie “Homesick” by Susan Abod!
Susan Abod needs your help in order to finish her movie Homesick, a documentary about living with chemical sensitivity. She is putting out a call for “safe house” photos to create a collage at the end of the film. Send yours in today to be included!
European company to make toxin-free campers for EI
Italian company CVS is considering producing Europe’s first toxin-free camper for people with environmental intolerances.
Linda Worthington’s MCS, EHS, CFS recovery story
A 70’s-something woman from Maryland makes sweeping lifestyle changes, practices medical qigong, and devotes herself to both the Gupta and Hopper brain retraining programs in order to recover her health.
Brain retrainers: Stop with the “Stop, stop, stop!”
A creative group of committed brain retrainers share their list of alternatives to the “Stop, stop, stop!” phrase used in some of the NLP-based brain retraining programs for chemical sensitivity and other limbic system impairment syndromes.