Warning: This post discuses suicide. The following guest post was written by Vanessa Ritchie, who after seeing the documentary on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, on SBS's, The Feed, has not only written a letter of thanks but has been brave and kind enough to share the personal, heart-wrenching stories of her two friends who have sadly become, yet more casualties in the … [Read more...] about Part I: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Suicide in Australia
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MCS: The Illness Crippling Australians, Dismissed by Doctors
'An estimated one million Australians suffer from MCS, an extreme allergy to everyday chemicals in cosmetics, air fresheners and cleaning products. While some Australians have chosen to end their own lives rather than live with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Australia’s medical authorities continue to reject calls to recognise the condition as a disease. “Patients get … [Read more...] about MCS: The Illness Crippling Australians, Dismissed by Doctors
What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
Recently, I took part in an interview, 'Chemical Sensitivity, the illness crippling millions yet dismissed by doctors'. #notAllDoctors lol ;) It was fun. As an aspiring film maker, with a hankering to do a documentary, it was the most exciting thing to happen in years. On the one hand, when asked to do it, I thought 'What's to lose; lost everything anyway!' So I let myself sit … [Read more...] about What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?