Lives Uncommon, A Call for Stories on Environmental Illness
Lourdes Salvador
June 28, 2009
Vanessa Gaudette is writing a book called "Lives Uncommon". The book will examine the social impact of environmental illness through the stories of people with EI. Vanessa chose the title to emphasize the unique circumstances that people with EI face and the creativity needed overcome them.
Her mission is to have this book create understanding of the urgent need for proper care and housing for those with EI. It is meant to pull people out of their complacency, both those with and without EI, to deal with this issue.
She´s provided the following guidelines for those interested in submitting stories for possible publication.
Contribution Guidelines
Stories must be limited to no more than 10 pages, single sided, single spaced, either Arial 12pt font or handwritten.
Stories are limited to 10 per state. Total 500.
City and state required. Names and photos are optional.
Email stories attached in a Word 2007 document to nessagaudette@yahoo.com.
Or mail them to:
V. Gaudette
2905 N Montana Ave #193,
Helena MT 59601
Stories will not be taken on the phone; however, questions can be answered at 406-461-1111
Content to Include in Stories:
1. How were you injured or when did you become aware that you were ill.
2. How long have you been ill.
3. What type of EI do you have? (electromagnetic field sensitivity, chemical sensitivity, etc.)
4. How did you handle the news when you were diagnosed?
5. Had you ever heard of this illness before you were diagnosed?
6. How did you begin to cope and use strategies to modify your life?
7. How did the illness impact or change your life?
8. What has been your experience with treatment in the medical establishment?
9. If you were on a talk show, what would you want to tell the world in 5 minutes or less?
10. Looking back, what advice or resource do you wish you had when you were first diagnosed?
11. Finally, complete the confidential questionnaire below to help Vanessa determine the housing status of people with EI.
For more information, see http://mcs-america.org/vgbook.doc
This article originally appeared in the MCS America News, June 2009 Issue http://mcs-america.org/Julyu2009.pdf. For more articles on this topic, see: MCSA News.
Copyrighted 2009 Lourdes Salvador & MCS America
Her mission is to have this book create understanding of the urgent need for proper care and housing for those with EI. It is meant to pull people out of their complacency, both those with and without EI, to deal with this issue.
She´s provided the following guidelines for those interested in submitting stories for possible publication.
Contribution Guidelines
Stories must be limited to no more than 10 pages, single sided, single spaced, either Arial 12pt font or handwritten.
Stories are limited to 10 per state. Total 500.
City and state required. Names and photos are optional.
Email stories attached in a Word 2007 document to nessagaudette@yahoo.com.
Or mail them to:
V. Gaudette
2905 N Montana Ave #193,
Helena MT 59601
Stories will not be taken on the phone; however, questions can be answered at 406-461-1111
Content to Include in Stories:
1. How were you injured or when did you become aware that you were ill.
2. How long have you been ill.
3. What type of EI do you have? (electromagnetic field sensitivity, chemical sensitivity, etc.)
4. How did you handle the news when you were diagnosed?
5. Had you ever heard of this illness before you were diagnosed?
6. How did you begin to cope and use strategies to modify your life?
7. How did the illness impact or change your life?
8. What has been your experience with treatment in the medical establishment?
9. If you were on a talk show, what would you want to tell the world in 5 minutes or less?
10. Looking back, what advice or resource do you wish you had when you were first diagnosed?
11. Finally, complete the confidential questionnaire below to help Vanessa determine the housing status of people with EI.
For more information, see http://mcs-america.org/vgbook.doc
This article originally appeared in the MCS America News, June 2009 Issue http://mcs-america.org/Julyu2009.pdf. For more articles on this topic, see: MCSA News.
Copyrighted 2009 Lourdes Salvador & MCS America
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