I recently ran across an old friend from HIgh Shcool.  I n HS she was beautiful and today she is skinny, sickly, and her hair is falling out in clumps.  She told me about her battle with her landlord and the toxic mold her and her daughter were exposed to.  She explained that it was what caused all of her hair to fall out and now that she has move out of the apartment her hair has begun to grow back in. 

A year and a half ago we had the Board of Health come into our  current apartment. One of our coplaints was the mold in our bathroom, especially around the toilet where it was just exposed wood.  The Board of Health ordered our land lord to fix the mold problem and gave instructions on how to.  My land lord simply put linolium over the mold. I thought that was what he was instructed to do.  My doctor told me Monday, after I inquired, that no, mold contamination  can not be "covered up", that to be rid of mold you need good ventilation, especially in the bathroom. 

There is no ventilation fan in my bathroom (or kitchen) and the window doesn't open.  It is a tiny bathroom and thus there is no doubt in my mind that ht emold is still there.  Infact, you can see iot creeping up through the linolium by the walls. 

If I am loosing my hair because my land lord is a slum lord I am going to be so pissed.  I mean, the man owns a mansion and a villa in Italy.  He can't put in a fan system? 

The real kicker is how hard it would be to prove that the mold exposure is what is causing my illness. 

all doctors agree that mold exposure is bad for you, but to what degree it affects you varies from person to person.  So while one person is sick, another person living in the same house could be fine.  So proving the mold triggers certain symptoms is a bitch.  But none the less, it is something I may investigate further if my final test results come back negative.