Pesticide/Herbicide exposure as an infant and in
school causes chemical sensitivity
Diana Buckland
My young sons' health was damaged by chemicals - in particular pesticides and
herbicides - he was affected both mentally and physically - (he did also have a violent
reaction to his infant vaccinations (4 months of age) but we
know they have neurotoxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, aluminium, thiomersal (a mercury
compound) phenol etc. etc. as stabilizers and preservatives.
James had a major exposure to pesticide as an infant, also in grade 2 when we had a
flea plague here and it was downhill from there yet again - he continued to have exposures
at school - I had no idea they were pesticiding fogging the trees and around the class
rooms and even the bag and hat racks - rooms treated for termites - probably chlorpyrifos
I would think - he was getting sicker and sicker and his behaviour continued to
deteriorate - he was violent and psychotic - and the medications (there were a lot ) made
him more toxic - there is so much I want to tell you but it is too involved - he has been
out of school for 4 years, we live in isolation from the community and family as there are
chemicals and chemical perfumed products everywhere - we live virtually couped up in our
house - I am hoping one day we will be able to buy some acreage so James can start having
some life - and be able to go outside without fear of smelling some chemical or fragrance
which makes him ill.
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More on James' story:
I guess I should point out that it was not just chlorpyrifos - also
unidentified pesticides - the one used in our home for the flea plague was Crackdown - but
I expect with the Local Authorities in charge of fogging the trees and bag racks for the
school - it could have been any pesticide - I do know the local authorities certainly used
Malathion.
Also the schools use herbicides as unfortunately my neighbours - as
well as them having their houses pesticided - James
was trialled on about 10 different medications from as an infant tofranil, anafranil,
catapress, ritalin(which made him develop hallucinations and toxic psychosis and
involuntary ticks - I can remember he was sitting on his bed in the middle and spitting
all around his bed and in the bathroom screaming he had spiders all over him - it was
horrific and this was only a fraction of his suffering - his ocd was worsening - I had to
wash clothing 20 or more times before he would wear it - and even then some he wouldn't
wear - his sock seams and shoe laces had to be perfect and his hand washing was out of
control - his hands were cracked and bleeding -James was very autistic in his behavior -
hiding under furniture - covering his ears and shutting his eyes - he was sound and light
sensitive - he would vomit a lot - gastic - sick all the time and the damage
meurologically was pathetic - his behaviour was appalling - violent - abusive -
destructive - and suicidal because he hated the way he was - no-one accepted him - no-one
liked him - the entire family could not accept him - thank God
my husband and I loved him because nobody else on God's earth did - I think that destroyed
me more than anything - I was completely heartbroken and I still am today - I am so angry
because these deadly neurotoxic pesticides are everywhere and the vast amount of
populations are kept in sheer ignorance as to their human destruction . He was also trialled on dexamphetamine - as a very young child also melerril and the last
one trialled was the resperidone (anti-psychotic) - I was noticing his chemical
sensitivities getting worse and he was getting sicker and sicker - after 14 months on this
last drug - I said enough and against the doctor's wishes - I took him off it over 2 weeks
- he had major psychotic episode
- so doctor said put him back on it - I was not happy - I rang the
drug manufacturer ( I might add that this drug should not have been prescribed for a child
under 15 - James was 10 at this time ) and they had no guidelines for withdrawal of the
drug - so I had to think and decided to take 2 or more months - slowly reducing the dose
and I successfully got him off it -
James was on these cocktail of drugs for about 8.5 years all up
trying to control the dreadful behaviour of my son caused by chemicals - as an infant he
was also a chronic asthmatic - sick a lot and of course the pesticides was the last straw
- he was on large quantities of asthma medication (prescribed by a Chest Physician) as he
was always sick - he was on ventolin and becotide and
sometimes beclofort inhalers - ventolin and atrovent in nebuliser and sometimes
oral steroids when he was extra bad - I did exactly as the doctor told me - when I kept
James away from chemicals and chemical perfumed products and of course all the food and
drink chemicals - guess what - no more asthma.
James is now 13 - he is still a sad and lonely young boy - still
horrendously underweight - still pale - because we are in a densely populated area our air
quality is awful and he still looks dreadful and has the big black rings under his eyes -
and in winter we have the added nightmare of the wood heaters from neighbours smoking out
house out - that knocks James around too -James has got to the stage where he doesn't go
out the front of our house much at all - because the last time he did a girl walked past
our house with perfume on and he copped it and the next day when the television crew came
to film us - his behavior was awful (he was swearing too - which he used to do horribly)
and he didn't feel better until late afternnoon - he has been away from chemicals as much
as I can for 4 years now - and I believe his total body load is down – I also pray
that the damage done also to his liver is repairing itself - these bloody chemical
companies have a great deal to answer for - I'm not just fuming and heartbroken for my James - but also for all the other people
who have themselves been damaged or their children - it just isn't right
I am the Brisbane representative of the Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance - one of
the numerous volunteer groups trying to support all the people who have been made ill from
chemicals. If you would like to contact me please do so and also if you would like to make
contact with the President of the Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance - please do so, his
name is Rex Warren (you may have already contacted him) his email is rexglor@bigpond.com
My kindest regards to you, Diana Buckland
of Kallangur, Brisbane, Australia Brisbane, Queensland Australia -
Global Recognition Campaign/Multiple Chemical
Sensitivity/chemically induced illnesses,
diseases & injury affecting civilians & military
personnel
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