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> Hi Stewart and Kathy,
>
> I have about the 5% the functioning level of a healthy person, and  
> have no help.  Despite this, I managed to make and print up flyers,  
> and get them distributed in my neighborhood.  I've posted signs in my  
> front window.  I've put flyers out on my front lawn for people to take  
> (which they haven't).  I even handed out flyers to the parents of the  
> trick-or-treaters who came to my house.  Quite frankly, nobody cares.  
> They don't have the consciousness to be open to hearing something they  
> don't want to hear. I don't have the ability to talk to my neighbors.  
> I'm 95% house bound, and introvert.  I'm lucky to be able to get  
> dressed most days.  I'm shy and just don't have the energy to have  
> conversations with people I barely know.  Even if I could, I get  
> nervous and forget important things to tell them, and sound like an  
> idiot.  Some people are good at being persuasive; I'm not one of  
> them.  I've tried to do what I can, but this is all to overwhelming  
> given my state of health.  I haven't done the dishes for a week b/c  
> I've been too sick.  That's what's frustrating:  because I've been  
> affected, I know the dangers, but because I'm sick I can't be the  
> activist I need to be to protect myself.  I can't do the shielding  
> things you all talk about b/c I don't have the strength/ability, or  
> someone to do it for me.  I'm a renter so I can't do modifications to  
> the electrical or anything else to the house.  I have CFIDS, MCS and  
> ES, and I'm now a senior citizen with an older body that's been  
> debilitated for the past 21 years from illness.  I can only do what I  
> can do, which unfortunately, isn't enough.  I'm not giving up; just  
> being frustrated and rather discouraged.  But I do appreciate everyone  
> in this group, and all the information being shared.  It helps.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Esther
>
>
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> On Dec 18, 2011, at 8:30 AM, S Andreason wrote:
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> > I agree. A nightmare.
> >
> > So the problem is, it doesn't do any good to opt out, unless _All_ you
> > neighbors opt out too, within some uncertain radius, say 300 ft, or  
> > 1000
> > ft to be complete.
> >
> > How can the neighbors be convinced microwaves are bad? when the  
> > symptoms
> > some of them might have, won't appear until after it is too late?
> >
> > My only advice Esther is to attempt to head it off before it gets  
> > there.
> > Talk to all your neighbors, show them evidence, and find out what
> > percentage of them will agree to opt out too.
> >
> > Otherwise the only option for any of us with EHS will be to move. Any
> > rural corner is better than the urban setting with multiple neighbors
> > and towers.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Stewart
> >
> > Esther LeSieur wrote:
> > > You've just describe my worst nightmare. They'll be doing my
> > > neighborhood soon, and I'm terrified. I just wanted send some  
> > healing
> > > thoughts and hopes that others will be able to give some helpful
> > > advice. It sounds like what you're experiencing is just awful.
> > > Makes me livid that the power companies can do this to us.
> > >
> > > Esther
> > >
> > > On Dec 17, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Joyce wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Well, they were put in smart meters around my neighborhood late
> > >> yesterday but not at my house. Interesting that they never did  
> > knock
> > >> on my door saying that they were here.
> > >> Now I can sense them and big time. I feel waves of emf crashing  
> > down
> > >> on me ever since I woke up this morning. My jaw hurts and I am very
> > >> dizzy to where I walk like I am drunk. I already have vertigo but
> > >> this is stupid! The brain fog is tremendous and cannot concentrate
> > >> on anything I read. My face is vibrating and my two teeth that have
> > >> crowns on them buzz and hurt. I constantly feel like falling down.
> > >> It is worse being on the computer for me. I remember having these
> > >> same feelings twenty years ago when I first came down with es but
> > >> they are back in full force.
> > >> I have a no smart meter sign on my analog so the guy was nice  
> > enough
> > >> to not put one on, thank goodness. My bedroom is facing my
> > >> neighbor's meter, and I can see a meter on my neighbor's wall  
> > behind
> > >> me. I just wish these awful feelings of vertigo would go away.
> > >> Anyone know what I can do? Thanks in advance.
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
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