trose2342

Very small amount, I believe, but there could have been buildup.

Also, my mom had a flood in her basement last Christmas '07 and the company that was to dry out her things simply brought back 80 boxes with moldy items in them after storing them for months. She also has Lupus and had a bypass 10 years ago. She has a lot of stress that triggers many things as well.

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Here is a copy of a note I sent to a medical journal:

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My mother's furnace developed a crack in the

heat exchange and thus (I believe) a triggering of what

the emergency room doctor called emphysema. My mother

has never been diagnosed with this disease, but the

doctor, immediately upon seeing her, said "You have

emphysema! How long have you been smoking?" My

70-year-old mother had to answer '50 years.' They did

a check of her blood (1 hr. after 100% oxygen) and said

"The carbon monoxide was fine." I didn't ask that

person what "fine" meant but did ask later of a

different person and all she could say was the

"...level wasn't zero, but it was OK." My mom's

physician thinks the carbon monoxide DID tip the scales

enough to bring on the "emphysema."

She continues to have difficulty breathing while taking

all the prescriptions and inhaler the ER doctor

prescribed. Oh, the new furnace was put in immediately

as I believe the heating/AC company was afraid their

employee (previous day to ER trip) had turned the

furnace off but just said "Open a window and you'll be

fine."

Any answers you can provide would be greatly accepted.

I liked the layout and ease of use. I tried Intrust Bank's site, but it sucks. Doesn't track like AOL's did.

I really want to toss my 'Piece of the Rock' due to lousy service. Trouble is, my VAL (since '99) is with them. My Ed Jones agent said there are term policies for more coverage and a better price. I trust him for my financial needs, but he is a salesman after all.