Comments for MCS Help http://mcshelp.org Living Each Day with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity & Environmental Illness Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Carolyn’s Story by cackleberrygirl http://mcshelp.org/carolyns-story/#comment-405 cackleberrygirl Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:14:55 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?page_id=143#comment-405 Hi Virgilia, Your project sounds like a wonderful idea, and I wish you all the best as you produce your film. It will surely be an exciting adventure for you, and it will be good to educate folks on the perfume challenge that people with chemical sensitivities face. As yet, I don't know of an individual living in or around the New York City area who has MCS, but if I hear of one before your time frame, I will certainly send their contact information to you. I wish that I could personally help you, but I live in West Texas. Thanks so much for contacting me regarding this, and again I wish you all the best! Sincerely, Carolyn Hi Virgilia,

Your project sounds like a wonderful idea, and I wish you all the best as you produce your film. It will surely be an exciting adventure for you, and it will be good to educate folks on the perfume challenge that people with chemical sensitivities face.

As yet, I don’t know of an individual living in or around the New York City area who has MCS, but if I hear of one before your time frame, I will certainly send their contact information to you. I wish that I could personally help you, but I live in West Texas.

Thanks so much for contacting me regarding this, and again I wish you all the best!

Sincerely,

Carolyn

]]> Comment on Carolyn’s Story by Virgilia http://mcshelp.org/carolyns-story/#comment-404 Virgilia Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:03:49 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?page_id=143#comment-404 Dear madam, My name is Virgilia Hess and I am a journalist student making a documentary on perfumes. I am contacting you because I need one person (I would prefer a woman) with the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome for this documentary, who would agree to show me how she/he lives, how her/his life is, how you deal with this syndrome, etc. I am from Paris (France) but I live in New York and I need to film this person 2 or 3 days between february and end of march 2012, in New York or around (I can move to NJ, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or around) If you think that you could help me, please let me know! Here are the details of the documentary I will make:   The documentary will be on perfumes. We will see two divergent opinions/views about perfumes (positive and negative) and in the sametime, people will learn many things on perfumes and other people’s lives in general. I think I am the best person to do this documentary because I am French but I live in the United States. Since the documentary is going to be a bilingual documentary (everytime someone will speak in engish I will put french subtitles and when someone will speak in french I will put english subtitles) and will take place in both countries, I won’t have any problem and won’t lose any time since I know both cities very well, know people who can help me and know where to go (best places) in both cities. I have the opportunity to film in these two cities that I chose because Paris and France in general is the European center of perfume and cosmetic manufacture and the US is where we are today. 3. Narrative Synopsis Throughout all the report, we will follow the lives of two people. The first person is someone who has a real passion for perfumes: her name is Amelie and she is a perfume designer/creator. She considers perfume like a piece of clothing, feels naked without perfume. We will see how she creates a perfume,how she brings the different scents together, how she lives , etc. The second person is Maria (the name is fictive, I did not find her but almost!) whose perfumes are also central to her life but in another way: she cannot stand perfumes she suffers from the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome and then cannot have any chemical, included perfumes in her life.We will discover her fight against perfumes and chemical, will explain what is MCS, see how she can live, certainly meet her doctor, her family, etc.  Throughout the report, we will go back and forth from one person to another (I believe my documentary will length an hour so it will be 5 minutes for the introduction and then 5-7minutes for person number 1, 5-7 minutes for person number 2 , then back to person number 1 during 5 -7 minutes again, and therefore around four turns like that to have an one hour documentary).   THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE !   Best, Virgilia Hess  Dear madam,

My name is Virgilia Hess and I am a journalist student making a documentary on perfumes. I am contacting you because I need one person (I would prefer a woman) with the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome for this documentary, who would agree to show me how she/he lives, how her/his life is, how you deal with this syndrome, etc. I am from Paris (France) but I live in New York and I need to film this person 2 or 3 days between february and end of march 2012, in New York or around (I can move to NJ, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or around)
If you think that you could help me, please let me know! Here are the details of the documentary I will make:
 
The documentary will be on perfumes. We will see two divergent opinions/views about perfumes (positive and negative) and in the sametime, people will learn many things on perfumes and other people’s lives in general. I think I am the best person to do this documentary because I am French but I live in the United States. Since the documentary is going to be a bilingual documentary (everytime someone will speak in engish I will put french subtitles and when someone will speak in french I will put english subtitles) and will take place in both countries, I won’t have any problem and won’t lose any time since I know both cities very well, know people who can help me and know where to go (best places) in both cities. I have the opportunity to film in these two cities that I chose because Paris and France in general is the European center of perfume and cosmetic manufacture and the US is where we are today.

3. Narrative Synopsis

Throughout all the report, we will follow the lives of two people.
The first person is someone who has a real passion for perfumes: her name is Amelie and she is a perfume designer/creator. She considers perfume like a piece of clothing, feels naked without perfume. We will see how she creates a perfume,how she brings the different scents together, how she lives , etc.
The second person is Maria (the name is fictive, I did not find her but almost!) whose perfumes are also central to her life but in another way: she cannot stand perfumes she suffers from the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome and then cannot have any chemical, included perfumes in her life.We will discover her fight against perfumes and chemical, will explain what is MCS, see how she can live, certainly meet her doctor, her family, etc. 

Throughout the report, we will go back and forth from one person to another (I believe my documentary will length an hour so it will be 5 minutes for the introduction and then 5-7minutes for person number 1, 5-7 minutes for person number 2 , then back to person number 1 during 5 -7 minutes again, and therefore around four turns like that to have an one hour documentary).
 
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE !
 
Best,

Virgilia Hess 

]]> Comment on Housing by cackleberrygirl http://mcshelp.org/housing/#comment-360 cackleberrygirl Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:29:24 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?page_id=119#comment-360 I haven't tried this paint, personally, but I guess all you can do is give it a try and find out. That's what I did with the Flood brand of paints. I used them very cautiously outside on a windy day, holding my breath. That sort of thing. Then gradually it occurred to me that the small whiffs I was unable to avoid didn't seem to be making me sick . . . so I just continued using this paint and finally figured out that it didn't bother me, at all, which is really weird! But nice. :) I haven’t tried this paint, personally, but I guess all you can do is give it a try and find out. That’s what I did with the Flood brand of paints. I used them very cautiously outside on a windy day, holding my breath. That sort of thing. Then gradually it occurred to me that the small whiffs I was unable to avoid didn’t seem to be making me sick . . . so I just continued using this paint and finally figured out that it didn’t bother me, at all, which is really weird! But nice. :)

]]> Comment on Housing by Vicky Lindsay http://mcshelp.org/housing/#comment-359 Vicky Lindsay Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:44:46 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?page_id=119#comment-359 Hello, Sherwin Williams has a no vocs paint. Do you think that is ok? Hello,
Sherwin Williams has a no vocs paint. Do you think that is ok?

]]> Comment on Buy Soap by Denise http://mcshelp.org/buy-soap/#comment-329 Denise Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:47:17 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?page_id=344#comment-329 Just wanted to let you know that I received my shipment today. I am thrilled that I have not had a reaction to smelling the lotion and soap. I am looking forward to using your products. Just wanted to let you know that I received my shipment today. I am thrilled that I have not had a reaction to smelling the lotion and soap. I am looking forward to using your products.

]]> Comment on The Healing Power of Taheebo Tea by cackleberrygirl http://mcshelp.org/2011/10/the-healing-power-of-taheebo-tea/#comment-312 cackleberrygirl Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:54:04 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?p=63#comment-312 Hi Daniel, What a pleasant surprise to hear from you! I've been drinking this tea for years based on your grandfather's recommendation and it has helped me a great deal. Just recently I discovered Cat Claw tea which seems to be similarly effective, so I've been using it for awhile since it happens to grow in my back pasture. Taheebo is certainly popular and there are so many people out there who could benefit from it . . . I do wish you success in your efforts to pick the business up again. Best Wishes, Carolyn Hi Daniel,

What a pleasant surprise to hear from you! I’ve been drinking this tea for years based on your grandfather’s recommendation and it has helped me a great deal. Just recently I discovered Cat Claw tea which seems to be similarly effective, so I’ve been using it for awhile since it happens to grow in my back pasture. Taheebo is certainly popular and there are so many people out there who could benefit from it . . . I do wish you success in your efforts to pick the business up again.

Best Wishes,

Carolyn

]]> Comment on The Healing Power of Taheebo Tea by Daniel Foss http://mcshelp.org/2011/10/the-healing-power-of-taheebo-tea/#comment-304 Daniel Foss Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:57:41 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?p=63#comment-304 Hello Carolyn, Your passion is inspiring. Mr. Roberts is my Mother's Father. I was hoping to find a pdf file on the teas I used to help my mother pack out of his spare bedroom in Modesto. The tea certainly works wonders. I am considering contacting his old supplier to restart... Still drink The teas? Sincerely, Daniel Foss Hello Carolyn,

Your passion is inspiring. Mr. Roberts is my Mother’s Father. I was hoping to find a pdf file on the teas I used to help my mother pack out of his spare bedroom in Modesto. The tea certainly works wonders. I am considering contacting his old supplier to restart…

Still drink The teas?

Sincerely,

Daniel Foss

]]> Comment on The Healing Power of Taheebo Tea by cackleberrygirl http://mcshelp.org/2011/10/the-healing-power-of-taheebo-tea/#comment-163 cackleberrygirl Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:08:52 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?p=63#comment-163 Hi Cyndie, the variety I used many years ago worked best but I got it from a lady who had an herb store and she had it in jars, so I never knew what brand it was (and at that time there were probably fewer brands out there). I have used Wisdom of the Ancients but it doesn't seem to be as potent as the kind I used before. I'm not using it now, but I wish I were. I will have to do some research and find a good brand. I guess all a person can do is try one and see if it helps, and if not, then try another one, or go by someone's recommendation. I wish I could be of more help to you than this. If I find a good one, I will most certainly post the information on my site. Thank you and best of luck to you. ~Carolyn Hi Cyndie, the variety I used many years ago worked best but I got it from a lady who had an herb store and she had it in jars, so I never knew what brand it was (and at that time there were probably fewer brands out there). I have used Wisdom of the Ancients but it doesn’t seem to be as potent as the kind I used before. I’m not using it now, but I wish I were. I will have to do some research and find a good brand. I guess all a person can do is try one and see if it helps, and if not, then try another one, or go by someone’s recommendation. I wish I could be of more help to you than this. If I find a good one, I will most certainly post the information on my site. Thank you and best of luck to you. ~Carolyn

]]> Comment on The Healing Power of Taheebo Tea by Cyndie Briones http://mcshelp.org/2011/10/the-healing-power-of-taheebo-tea/#comment-162 Cyndie Briones Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:13:14 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?p=63#comment-162 There are hundreds of places selling the tea. What is the best brand? How do I know which brand is authentic? Since it worked for you, what brand did you use? There are hundreds of places selling the tea. What is the best brand? How do I know which brand is authentic? Since it worked for you, what brand did you use?

]]> Comment on Homemade Kefir by cackleberrygirl http://mcshelp.org/2011/10/homemade-kefir/#comment-120 cackleberrygirl Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:08:54 +0000 http://mcshelp.org/?p=304#comment-120 I find it really helps me too, and I can digest it better than any other dairy product. Yay! I find it really helps me too, and I can digest it better than any other dairy product. Yay!

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