Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Why isn't there more info about life after MCS?

I was looking for success stories about life after Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and there wasn't much to be found. Why is that? I suspect that there aren't many cases of people that have recovered. That makes sense if most people trust in and utilize modern medicine. My son and I never got any relief from medical doctors and, in fact, they made us sicker and sicker plus added a whole new level of worry on top of everything else: financial devastation. Once I realized the lack of information, I decided to do something about it and start my own blog. This blog will focus on the joy of life after recovering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - at least my experience with recovery and life after it. 

I guess the first question you want answered is: How in the seven hells did you recover from MCS?! I get that.....Before I answer that question, you need to know the steps I took to get there:


  1. I had to get to a point that I had nothing (literally) to lose. 
  2. I had to have a trusted friend experience recovery using the same technique.
  3. I had to dig way down deep and far into the past before MCS to rediscover my happiness and hope (pessimism and negativity are counterintuitive for the process).
  4. I had to make a commitment to work hard and stay positive.
Believe it or not, #3 was the hardest for both me and my son. We had adapted to living with the strange restrictions of MCS and had mastered it so well that we had forgotten how to be happy. We were so consumed with simple survival, we had given up on the idea of actually enjoying life. We had to remind each other it was possible to laugh and be happy - we supported each other through this ordeal and I know I couldn't have recovered without him. 

If you don't have anyone to support you, find someone today.....whether it is IRL (in real life) or online in a support forum, please look for someone that will help you stay positive. If you haven't found anyone and feel all alone, contact me and I'll try to help.