Post by Lisa Petrison on May 4, 2013 9:59:22 GMT -5
Erik Johnson became aware of the negative effects of toxic mold on his health in the early 1970s as a student at Truckee High School in the Lake Tahoe area of California. He later became very severely ill with the illness that went on to be named Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Incline Village in 1985 (and was one of the original cohort patients treated by Dr. Daniel Peterson and Dr. Paul Cheney). He recovered part of his health as a result of mold avoidance in the late 1980s; in 1998, he developed what he calls "Extreme Mold Avoidance" and has been functionally recovered (including working full-time and exercising vigorously on a regular basis) ever since. Since 2000, he has spent the majority of his free time helping scientists to understand this phenomenon and educating CFS and mold illness patients about this disease. He lives in Reno.
Erik summarizes his experiences briefly here:
www.cfsuntied.com/toxicmold.html
Chapter 23 in "Mold Warriors" (written by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.) summarizes some of Erik's experiences during the Incline Village epidemic.
www.amazon.com/Mold-Warriors-Ritchie-C-Shoemaker/dp/0966553535/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367678528&sr=8-1&keywords=mold+warriors
More of Erik's experiences are summarized in "Surviving Mold" (also written by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.):
www.amazon.com/Surviving-Mold-Life-Dangerous-Buildings/dp/0966553551/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
Some of Erik's observations and theories about the scientific phenomenon (written with Khaly Castle) are here:
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/12/12/murderous-mucora-mold-story/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/10/06/life-of-brain-blood-barrier-that-is/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2011/09/21/the-bleed/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2011/09/15/and-now-for-something-completely-different/
Some of Erik's recollections and comments about the Incline Village epidemic are here:
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/09/30/chronic-fatigue-syndromein-the-beginning/
Erik summarizes his experiences briefly here:
www.cfsuntied.com/toxicmold.html
Chapter 23 in "Mold Warriors" (written by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.) summarizes some of Erik's experiences during the Incline Village epidemic.
www.amazon.com/Mold-Warriors-Ritchie-C-Shoemaker/dp/0966553535/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367678528&sr=8-1&keywords=mold+warriors
More of Erik's experiences are summarized in "Surviving Mold" (also written by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.):
www.amazon.com/Surviving-Mold-Life-Dangerous-Buildings/dp/0966553551/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
Some of Erik's observations and theories about the scientific phenomenon (written with Khaly Castle) are here:
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/12/12/murderous-mucora-mold-story/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/10/06/life-of-brain-blood-barrier-that-is/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2011/09/21/the-bleed/
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2011/09/15/and-now-for-something-completely-different/
Some of Erik's recollections and comments about the Incline Village epidemic are here:
cfsuntied.com/blog2/2012/09/30/chronic-fatigue-syndromein-the-beginning/