Being Electrosensitive (in a microwaved world)

  A recent decision by the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) has found that an EHS child who is made ill by Wi-Fi must be accommodated by her school, which needs to produce - and implement - an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for her continuing education. This ground-breaking news became public knowledge on 17th August 2022, when Local Government Lawyer published this article:   ' Upper Tribunal requires council to secure EHCP for student who is hypersensitive to Wi-Fi signals' . The article noted that: 'The Upper Tribunal has ruled that a council must secure special educational provision for a child who has electromagnetic hypersensitivity and is particularly sensitive to Wi-Fi signals' The Upper Tribunal decision is here . On 19th August 2022, PHIRE Medical (Physicians' Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment) issued this press release , which gave additional details about this case, including statements from the parents and child, and...

  In a development that is likely to shock and infuriate EMF-aware and electrosensitive people around the world, Dr Gideon James Rubin, a psychologist, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020 [1], which recognises the 'the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom'. Rubin's name is notorious among the EMF/EHS advocate community, for his repeated claims that EHS is a 'nocebo effect': in other words, that electrosensitivity is a sort of irrational fear of technology, which precipitates symptoms which the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises are 'certainly real', but which are not linked to electromagnetic fields. According to the WHO, the symptoms:  'include dermatological symptoms (redness, tingling, and burning sensations) as well as neurasthenic and vegetative symptoms (fatigue, tiredness, concentration difficulties, dizziness, nausea, heart palpitation, and digesti...

The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life, by Arthur Firstenberg This book, written by Arthur Firstenberg in 2017, is one of the definitive texts on electrosensitivity, in all of its different shapes and forms. The 'Invisible Rainbow' of the title refers to electricity and the electromagnetic spectrum, most of which is completely invisible to humans, apart from a tiny portion of it which we can perceive as visible light; the colours of the rainbow. Just as most of the electromagnetic spectrum cannot be seen with the naked eye, so it seems that 'electrosensitivity' is invisible to most non-sufferers. Symptoms arising from chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation in the environment are probably experienced by most, if not all, people, and yet - officially - these harmful effects don't even exist, or else they are given to different causes. As well as writing this book in 2017, Arthur Firstenberg has l...

About 40 years ago I noticed that close proximity to neon tubes made me feel ill, but my life wasn't badly impacted as they were easy to avoid. Then, while working as a graphic designer in the 90's, the industry went Apple Mac mad, and I had to use one or become unemployable (and they certainly made previously laborious tasks quick and easy). However, I soon developed headaches and mild nausea if I used the computer for long periods, so I took frequent breaks. In about 2005 I started working in publishing as a sub-editor, which necessitated spending ages online, in proximity to Wi-Fi, and I acquired a cellphone, despite being wary of them. And then the poo really hit the fan... Headaches, poor concentration, insomnia, brain fog and poor memory were just the start, followed by sore glands in the throat and M.E. However, I didn't join the dots and relate these odd symptoms to radiation until about three years ago, when very frequent shingles attacks started ...

Note: EMF Awareness Day 2018 marks the third anniversary of the death of Debra Fry's daughter, Jenny, who took her life due to the Wi-Fi in her school. This tragic story was recently covered by the Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/school-wifi-networks-could-put-12602188 I wanted to write a brief article to mark EMF Awareness Day on 11th June 2018. I haven't planned this, or done any preparation, so this is just going to be a few random thoughts on the issue of EMFs (Electromagnetic Fields), now that the harmful pulsed microwave radiation from wireless technologies - certainly in the UK where I live - is just about impossible to avoid. As I think that I've mentioned before, I'm not a scientist, and so I try to steer clear of delving too deeply into the science. I'm very happy to leave discussion of this to the experts. However, I do try to keep up with the general thrust of what the science is showing, and with an...

(Electrosensitive individuals only) Message from Liz Barris: We are very happy to announce we have a new study underway from the same team that recently decimated the myth that EHS is a psychological problem by producing the ground breaking study * showing EHS in pictures on an fMRI (functional MRI scan), finally making the invisible - wireless radiation's affect on the brain - visible, as seen above! This is allegedly what our government uses to look at effects on the brain and/or EHS from microwave targeting, such as with the American Embassy employees in Cuba, only they don't tell the public this is a way to see if your brain has been damaged by wireless radiation. If you are EHS we hope you will participate in our new study.  It's not an fMRI, it is only a questionnaire so we hope you will participate.  If you know someone who is too EHS to use a computer please print it out and mail it to them.  Please do pass this questionnaire on to...

On 6th April 2018, La Croix reported that the former French Environment Minister, Corinne Lepage, is calling on the current French Environment Minister and the Health Minister to suspend the roll-out of 'Linky' smart meters, as many people have claimed that these meters are adversely affecting their health. The Connexion France reported that: '...She (Corinne Lepage) has called for scientific studies "to assess the health effects of these meters". "If the government does not react within two months, we will launch a class action against the State in the tribunal administratif on behalf of the mayors and citizens opposed to Linky," Ms Lepage told Le Parisien. The threat of legal action comes on top of another court case. A lawyer is due to file a summary judgment on June 5 with 11 regional courts on behalf of 3,000 householders who want the meter withdrawn or who refuse to have one fitted at their homes. Meanwhile, an email calling ...

(Image from: Mirror, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-forced-give-up-home-9653483 ) [Editor's note: [My comment: We met Rachel in Chichester a couple of weeks ago, to see for ourselves how bad her situation is, and whether we could do anything to help. As you can see from her fundraising page, she has suffered from a number of serious and incapacitating health conditions for many years, and now, on top of all of those, she also suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Her small rented home is completely unsuitable for somebody with EHS, as you can see from the video, and - as a result - she can't sleep there, but instead needs to sleep wherever she can; tents, yurts, and now in a friend's summer house at the end of the garden. Despite the daily challenges of living with all of her long-term health issues, Rachel is focusing on what she can do to improve her own situation, and she talked about how she would then like to be able to hel...