The Flog – The Fabry Log

We moved into a house that has never been lived in Thursday. We are all here now, the six children and two adults. Our other three children are living out of the home now. I slept between Colin and Brandon on an inflatable bed--really comfortable actually, but it lost some air in the middle of the night and when I woke up, I was in the middle with the two of them squished tightly next to me.

Friday we had a meeting with Carl Grimes of Healthy Habitat who confirmed, due to the timeline of illnesses and looking over the remediation we've had, that it was vital that we move from the house. We've been out a week now and the symptoms have lessened in that time, which Carl thought was a hopeful sign.

Monday we'll hear about other tests on 7 of the family members in regards to the stachybotrus. We had high levels of this in two rooms of the house and we believe it spread to the rest of the house.

This is an involved story and changing all the time. We're trying to make good decisions about the future of the house, of course, but our main concern is the health of the family. We have had support throughout this process from the health insurance provider, working with us and trying to figure out all of the problems the kids have had over the past two years.

From Carl's assessment, it appears that we may be able to save some non-porous things in the home, but there is a risk of cross-contamination with anything we bring from that home.

We're in a good place and healthy and together. The financial end of this scares me, but God owns the cattle on a thousand hills and though I don't need any cows, he knows exactly what we do need. Thanks for your prayers and support.
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