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In response to: "Public Experiences and Reported Potential Adverse Health Effects" 10/14/26 To Secretary Kennedy and HHS Staff, Thank you for this opportunity. I am writing as an "individual consumer" who has been electro-sensitive most, if not all, of my life. When I was 6 years old, I notice that the fluorescent lights in my first grade classroom made me feel unwell, and that they made it difficult for me to concentrate. Over time, I noticed other things that bothered me, including TVs and computers. Nonetheless, up through young adulthood, I managed to avoid or endure what I needed to most for the time, and was able to live a more or less normal life. A big turning point for me came in 1998, when I was 41 years old. At that time, I began to feel ill most of the time, and became unable to function normally or even to 'fake' doing so. In the end, I had no choice but to give up my career, friends and home. I found out later that less than a year before I "crashed" (and moved to a rural area), cell towers had been installed in my old community. As wireless technology has proliferated (cell phones, cell towers, wi-fi, smart-phones, smart-meters, smart watches, etc.), my life has become more painful, challenging and restricted. I now live in near-isolation as an environmental refugee. Exposures to microwaves beyond my threshold of tolerance leave me with headaches, malaise and, worst of all, whole-body "crashing sensations". These episodes last between 2 1/2 and 3 hrs. For me, avoidance is imperative and constitutes a near-full-time job. To survive in today's high microwave environment, I had "low-E" windows installed in my home, wear metalized clothing when outdoors and avoid all contact with humans, unless they have agreed to accommodate me ahead of time, such as "no cell phones". These measures have worked well at preventing my worst symptoms, most of the time, but of course they only reduce exposures, they don't eliminate them. I am one of many who struggle with EMFs, but you will not hear from most of us. Many of use can't use computers or smart phones. I had to arrange for help getting this to you and nearly gave up on doing so. It is also a fact that a large percentage of people with severe EMF sensitivity do take their own lives. A majority of my sensitive friends already have. Now that you have my perspective, I'd like to leave you with several points and some questions to ponder: * To clear up the oft-mentioned "inconsistencies" in the results from research on the health effects of EMFs, findings from research done by or paid for by profit-driven industries of individuals must be removed from the database. Until then, our data will remain skewed in favor of industry interests. * Safety standards in the United States (and many other countries) are woefully inadequate and need to align with reality. Nothing is more dangerous than a false sense of security. If anyone tells a consumer that one of their beloved "toys" is "safe", that consumer will not dig deeper to get more information or even take simple steps that could significantly reduce their exposures. * The burden of proof for the alleged "safety" of wireless technology should be on the corporations that produce it. Currently, all the corporations need to do to maintain the extremely profitable (for them) status quo is to perpetuate the perception of doubt. Easy enough, given the amount of money at their disposal! And they even have a pre-made playbook, thanks to the master deceivers of the 20th century, the tobacco industry. * What gives anyone the right to send microwaves into the public sphere? Into private homes? Into the bodies and cells of every living thing -- plant or animal -- on the face of the Earth? * And finally, what about the rights of those being affected? After all, microwaves are nearly impossible to avoid, even for those of us who choose not to use the emitting devices. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness?! Thank you for your consideration.

I believe that EMFs have affected me negatively and contributed to my chronic pain and migraines.

I had to deal with a guy that lived next to a cellphone tower last year and the first part of this year. As soon as it got upgraded from 4g to 5g the guy completely lost his mind. Didn't act right after that stated have mental health issues.

I had to deal with a guy that lived next to a cellphone tower last year and the first part of this year. As soon as it got upgraded from 4g to 5g the guy completely lost his mind. Didn't act right after that stated have mental health issues.

Some of these frequencies can be weaponized and cause damage to the cells in the body and brain. Some frequencies can be used for healing. - dawn sun tzu

After some time using my phone at night, I found a hard lump in my right breast. That would become painful from time to time. I couldn't figure out why, because I live pretty clean life (at least I try). And once a realized that usually when I use my phone at night it technically rest on my right breast because I lay on my side. And stopped doing that and within couple of weeks it was gone. And I wasn't sure if that truly was my phone. But when I had insomnia again and was using my phone next to my eight breast for some time, the lump came back. So I completely stop using my phone next to my breast and had no issues since. Also, just I am trying to minimize my phone time since there's clearly a correlation. I even noticed the days I wake up at night and can sleep and the second I grab my phone my daughter starts moving and getting upset in her sleep.

I had a friend who suffered from strange symptoms for quite a few years. She couldn't think straight had trouble sleeping her heart, flattered, and occasionally had cramps and was tired all the time. After deep investigation and testing many different things and seeing doctors, a research conclusively found out that she was hypersensitive to electric magnetic frequencies. A strange as that sounds, she found that when she isolated herself out in the woods away from the devices that emit these frequencies, her symptoms abated. The last year we met a neighbor that moved in to the neighborhood, and after some canceled discussion found out that he too suffered from the similar malady. He even asked if he could sleep in my tool shed way in the back of my yard. That's desperation! It would be good if there could be some type of control on this electromagnetic frequency being admitted by these devices, in addition to having warnings on them for people who are not able to research and find out what's causing their symptoms.

I have developed a persistent cough since I work in Phoenix, Maryland in the last 4 years. At times I have unexplained headaches and am a healthy person. I have had to be on various medicine without explanation what’s going on with my lungs and do think it’s related to the numerous towers with the 5G and 6G surrounding our office in the Manor Shopping Center there is 6 total. The shopping center is owned by a lawyer named Tritt Farley, I will be vacating my space intent in end of November unfortunately to not work near them. Manor Shopping Center 3421 Sweet Air Road Phoenix, Maryland 21131 Please research and it’s a wonderful area to test unfortunately next door immediately is Jacksonville elementary school. Hope it’s not affecting the kids Gratefully, Deborah Campbell

My sister’s life has been severely impacted from exposure to radiation. She suffers from many negative side effects, including heart palpitations, cramping in her feet and hands, brain fog, sleeplessness, cramping in her legs and fatigue. She is forced to isolate to survive in this world.

See comment attached. *See Attached Testimonial From Another Innocent Individual Injured By Wireless RF Radiation Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director CA Brain Tumor Assn Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com