
Poisoned
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As his career and marriage dissolved, Bell pursued medical treatments in a race against time, hoping to stay alive and raise his young daughter, his one desperate reason to keep going. He eventually discovered he wasn't poisoned by a criminal, but by his office building. His search for a cure led him to discover the horrifying truth: his tragedy was just the tip of the iceberg. Millions of people fall ill and die each year because of toxic chemical exposures?without knowing they're at risk.
Stunned by what he discovered, Bell chose to fight back, turning his plight into an opportunity. Despite his precarious health, he began collaborating with scientists dedicated to raising awareness about this issue. Soon, he also found himself drawn back into the legal field, teaming up with top lawyers fighting for those who had already fallen ill.
Both a riveting medical mystery and a cautionary tale, this book puts a human face on the hidden truths behind toxic dangers assaulting us in our everyday environments?and offers practical ways to protect ourselves and our children.
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Jan Schlichtmann's groundbreaking work on behalf of people injured by environmental contamination and toxic products has received international recognition and spurred original work in scientific, medical, and legal journals and books. His representation of eight Woburn, Massachusetts, families against W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods for the contamination of the city's water supply was chronicled in the New York Times bestseller A Civil Action. He lives with his wife and three children in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- 1 Trouble in the Tower
- 2 Lessons in the Courtroom
- 3 Family Life
- 4 The Doctor Shuffle
- 5 A Diagnosis without a Cure
- 6 Life on Mars
- 7 The Leper Colony
- 8 A Castle by the Sea
- 9 Finding My Purpose on a Mountaintop
- 10 Sad Good-byes
- 11 A Foundation Is Born
- 12 My Daughter Saves My Life
- 13 Reentering the World
- 14 From Survivor to Advocate
- 15 Chemicals Take Down a Football Coach
- 16 Black Mold Breaks a Mother's Heart
- 17 Pesticides Poison a Postal Worker
- 18 A Toxic Waste Dump Destroys a Neighborhood
- Epilogue: Now What?
- Appendix A: How to Modify Your Lifestyle to Minimize Chemical Injury
- Appendix B: Recommended Reading
- Appendix C: An Online Resource Guide for Nontoxic Living
- Appendix D: My Foundation's Founding Scientific Advisory Board
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