Oh, after reading this I have a couple of concerns. I friend of mine works as a school custodian (lots of exposure to cleaning chemicals) and has a lot of fatigue and pain around the kidney area.

Also, a dog of mine died prematurely with autoimmune hemolytic anemia - but what would he have been exposed to at home that could have caused it? Surely this chemical isn't in dog food? 
"Wildrose"
Sweetheart, the exposure for our pets and our babies and anyone in our house ... is this chemical in cleaning products/ paints/ solvents such as those used by carpenters: EGBE or 2-butoxyethanol

The chemical gets in our eyes, and that is showing up as an exposure route to be careful of.

These cats had a horrible end, and the owners suspected that it was the chemical in Spot Shot Carpet cleaner. (Since it was aerosol and had 38% 2-butoxyethanol ...... & the company even bragged about it being safe) ... I suspect so, too

As to school janitors I have heard from several of them. Horrible things happen to them. When we see 'flu' going around at our schools we should first ask what janitors were using to clean the classrooms, the bathrooms ... & whether or not floor stripper was used recently .... NOT suspect it is a virus

Janitor, Dale, a part-time school janitor seems to be strongly affected

Realize this about 2-butoxyethanol

Info on 2-butoxyethanol I shared with Barbara

Saddest part of it all, is that you can't just go to the doctor and find out what ails you ... oh, a few points, but usually people are told that all their tests are normal ... and there is nothing wrong with them.

For your pet to have a diagnosis of AIHA is better than most people get. THAT fatigue is the proof that 2-butoxyethanol is the chemical of harm ... in the CFIDS assortment of symptoms (Now, how can you ask a dog if they are depressed, have headaches, short term memory loss and suicidal tendencies; difficulty concentrating, etc?

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11/24/07