Exposing Mold

11/20/2025

Go live in a bubble if you want to but for me and mine, we will be over here doing mold avoidance.

11/16/2025

Spoiler alert: It was mold.

In 1985, a strange illness swept through North Tahoe and Truckee. Thanks to the diligence of two Incline Village doctors, a new condition was eventually recognized by the medical community — chronic fatigue syndrome.

11/05/2025

The board of toxicology is committing science fraud and instead of drs reading the references to find the flaws, they are irresponsibly spreading science fraud statements as facts.

10/19/2025

Why do people say you need to get rid of items from a moldy house?
What is the strategy of mold avoidance?
“Getting clear,” is stage 1 of mold avoidance and this is why it’s important.

10/13/2025

The air test for mold that existed in the 90s collected THOUSANDS of liters of air per hour. The air tests today do not even match human inhalation rates. Air tests are infamous amongst the medically sensitive for underreporting presence of mold. This means testing that says you’re in safe levels can be wrong, but the test can act as proof you are fine.

10/13/2025

This is more common than you think. 😢

09/20/2025

A lawsuit has been filed against a Florida doctor, Thomas Shaknovsky, who is accused of mistakenly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during a surgery in August 2024. The patient, 70-year-old William “Bill” Bryan, was a veteran from Alabama who died on the operating table.
Key details of the case include:
The initial surgery: Bryan was visiting the Florida panhandle when he experienced abdominal pain. He was admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital for a suspected spleen issue. Dr. Shaknovsky performed a splenectomy, the surgical removal of the spleen.
The fatal mistake: According to court documents, Shaknovsky removed Bryan’s liver during the surgery, not his spleen. The liver and spleen are on opposite sides of the abdomen, and Shaknovsky allegedly misidentified the organ. This led to massive blood loss and Bryan’s death.
Alleged cover-up: Following Bryan’s death, Shaknovsky is accused of attempting to conceal the mistake. He allegedly instructed staff to label the removed organ as a “spleen,” and the hospital later filed falsified death records, according to the lawsuit.
Consequences for the doctor:
Medical license suspension: The Florida Surgeon General issued an emergency order on September 24, 2024, suspending Shaknovsky’s medical license. Alabama also temporarily suspended his license.
Criminal investigation: The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a criminal investigation into Bryan’s death.
Prior incidents: This was reportedly not Shaknovsky’s first “wrong-site” surgery. He is also accused of removing part of a patient’s pancreas instead of an adrenal gland in 2023, a case that was confidentially settled.
The family’s legal action: Beverly Bryan, the patient’s widow, filed a lawsuit against Shaknovsky, his practice, and the hospital system. She seeks justice for her husband and to prevent the doctor from harming other patients.

08/24/2025

It was a devastating discovery for the 28-year-old newlywed and her husband, who’d sunk their savings into the home that’s left her drowning in a sea of medical bills.

08/21/2025

08/13/2025

If you are willing, able, and local, our communities need your help now!

07/09/2025

A failed or incomplete remediation can be the most devastating, frustrating, soul crushing experience- especially when the cost ranges in 5 & 6 digits.

When you are drowning is not the time to learn how to swim, but this is the situation most people find themselves.

Often people get lost in a sea of incomplete advice or false assurances when they seek help from those within the mold industry.

If you’re wondering why you are still sick post remediation it’s because remediation companies often tell people these surface issues are “just cosmetic.”

The interior cosmetic issue may be just the tip of the iceberg.

“Cosmetic mold,” starts from somewhere-with the failures within testing-it seems like nobody within the industry knows, or is telling the truth about how hard this really is and instead sell expensive yet “easier,” or “quicker,” solutions.

In reality, entire home repairs can take months or a year or more depending on various factors especially cost.

If you’ve spent a ton of money on remediation and are still sick, they will often tell you the next step is to “treat your body.”

Many providers will be happy to sell you testing, supplements and detox kits- but the cold hard truth is still sick is still exposed for someone with mold hypersensitivity.

I’m sorry that this is so difficult.

The truth gets lost in sales tactics and false assurances.

Every aspect of mold illness is like an episode of the twilight zone.

IMO the best way to protect yourself is to understand testing limitations, understand commonly given bad advice by people selling home solutions- and also understanding that there’s no short cut to fixing your house.

You may fix a lot of it and realize there’s more issues soon or down the road.

If you’re lashing out at the people explaining this to you and refusing to understand, you’re not going to be in a good position for regaining your quality of life.

Although lashing out is understandable because mold rage often prevails.

If anyone ever said this was fast or easy they lied.

This is one of the most difficult things you can navigate but if you aren’t willing to accept that you are more likely to look for fast and easy solutions from people who will take your money and leave you sick.

Mold can be in several locations or many locations, so finding and fixing some of it does not mean you found and fixed it all.

The pics below highlight what can be seen on the surface vs what can be found below the surface as an example of how “cosmetic mold,” may really be a need for structural repair, along with replacing siding and windows.

07/08/2025

One very important yet under addressed concept within mold illness is “the range.”

Once you have finely tuned your mold radar and can accurately identify nearby mold- you begin to realize that you can feel mold from very far away.

How far away do you think someone could feel this yard? For me it was about 30 yards and it made my old neighborhood intolerable.

Mold detox, dehumidification- air testing- it all falls short in comparison to using your own mold radar and identifying things yourself.

Yes I do realize this sounds crazy- i myself NEVER would have believed it had I not experienced it for years.

I think this is a big reason people who do yard camping dont see much progress- they are still in range but they don’t yet have that piece of their puzzle.

I went through this area the other day and needed to shower and change when I got home- just driving through the plume was enough to know I’d be in trouble if I didn’t get it off me.

Nobody wants recovery to be this complicated but this is what my mold mentor, Erik Johnson, referred to as the locations effect.

If you’re in range of a bad location, all the detox kits and dehumidifiers in the world aren’t going to help you recover your health.