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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. [July 9, 2003]
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
Alzheimer's Disease and
toxic mold health destruction. Your first
mold investigation
step is to collect a sample of that moldy-like substance [with your
neighbor's consent, of course] and to submit that sampling to a mold
laboratory of your choice for mold analysis and mold species 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 a
Certified
Mold Inspector [Mold
Professional] or use do it
yourself mold test kits available at a large hardware, home
improvement, or safety store. |
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