MCS researcher needs your input today

by Earthwalker | Nov 13, 2012 | Chemical Sensitivity News, NEWS | 1 comment

MCS medical care survey Renowned MCS researcher Dr. Pamela Reed Gibson and the James Madison University (JMU) CI/MCS research team are seeking participants for their latest research on chemical sensitivity and health care. They are seeking people with environmental sensitivities, either self or physician diagnosed, to participate in a study of unmet medical needs. If you are 18 or older and have chemical sensitivities, they are interested in your experiences regarding accessing health care. If you would be willing to complete a survey online or in hardcopy they would very much appreciate your participation. fill out the survey online now

If you are unable to take the survey on the computer, please contact [email protected] or call (540) 568-6195 to have a hard copy sent to you.

Several people who have already taken the survey have reported that it is uncomplicated and relatively brief. The questions pertain to your medical needs and whether or not you have been able to access appropriate care in your area. Please participate if you are able, as this research may help us to attain accessible medical care in the future.

Pamela Reed Gibson, PhD is the author of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide and the highly regarded report “Understanding & Accommodating People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Independent Living.” Dr. Gibson is a professor of psychology at James Madison University. Since 1992 she and her team have been researching the life impacts of MCS, and have written a number of journal articles focusing on the life impacts of MCS and delivered multiple conference papers describing life with MCS.

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Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.

Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.

A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.

She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.

In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.
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