My mom has historically poor health due to lifestyle and really unfortunate genetic condition. She’s made more of an effort the last few months and has lost some weight and is looking a little healthier. She still is rather young though (had me really early).
She has had persistent respiratory issues for over half a year now. She has had almost a dozen negative tests of Covid, so we know it wasn’t that. It has gotten bad enough where she developed pneumonia and she is still recovering. She gets sick easily, but this is far beyond the norm.
I’m not sure what prompted to due this or why she hasn’t noticed before, but she inspected the window at her work and noticed a huge amount of mold in and around the window. It’s hidden from view but quite extensive when you get a good look. She ended up inspecting the ducts into her office and noticed a huge growths of mold in there as well.
She raised the alarm bell to her employer, who shrugged it off and said that they have seen that before and the spore tests usually come back negative. They have been dragging their feet getting it tested and still expect her to work in that office. Is it possible that the mold might be leading to persistent respiratory issues? Is there any options to consider in this situation? .I told her she shouldn’t work in that space until it’s proven safe. I was quite furious they would keep someone in an environment that could be unsafe until it’s “proven safe”.
