Take a good look at the workers who are spraying the oily beaches in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Little did they know that the silent mist from the spraying contained toxic chemicals. There were 10,000+ VECO workers who inhaled the toxic vapors, and came down with the "Valdez Crud". After becoming exposed they went home to suffer with reoccurring symptoms that has damaged their health. Many have died from the illness, and others have suffered for 20 years. Most workers do not know about the toxic spraying that was authorized by Exxon and have lived with health problems, not knowing the reasons. With this blog, I hope to make contact with VECO Workers and let them know that there is help for them.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2009; Las Vegas, NV
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My name is Merle Savage; I worked as a female general foreman for VECO, during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill beach cleanup in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
After working for 3 days on the oily beaches, I had a persistent cough that developed into bronchitis, headaches, sore throat, upset stomach and fatigue. On the 4th day I reported to the sick bay and was given medication by the doctor who was supplied by VECO, and on the way to my room, I fainted. I had 3 days of bed rest, but went back to work with recurring symptoms. Of the workers that I supervised 80% had the same medical problems. I wonder how many other cleanup workers, like me, went home thinking we would get better – but didn’t? The symptoms escalated until my medical condition took over my life, and was so bad that I have been unable to hold a job.
I know my medical condition was caused, in part by, the toxic fumes I breathed while cleaning the oily beaches, that was outlined in Dr. Riki Ott’s book, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$ and DVD, Black Wave. She stated people were sick, and how Exxon didn’t tell the federal health officials about thousands and thousands of workers who had respiratory illnesses during the 1989 cleanup. She had found that many survivors of the cleanup, like me, are continuing to struggle, after 20 years, without any compensation from Exxon. Some of the illnesses workers are having include; neurological impairment, chronic respiratory disease, leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, liver damage, kidney damage, cancers, and blood diseases.
Dr. Ott’s web site is: http://www.rikiott.com another short video that exposes medical issues generated by Exxon’s toxic cleanup is: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5632208859935499100
I wrote a book, Silence in the Sound, about my experiences during the cleanup, and have listed many stories about other workers on my web site, who have similar health issues like mine. http://www.silenceinthesound.com/stories.shtml
I am convinced that Exxon’s toxic cleanup poisoned me, and thousands of other cleanup workers. I found a law firm, Barnett and Lerner to represent me in order to secure future medical care, payment for past medical care and possible compensation.
The firm of Barnett and Lerner is able to represent anyone who was exposed to the poison vapors. I invite you to visit their web site http://www.barnettandlerner.com sign on as clients, and allow them to represent your interest against VECO.
Is there somnething you can do to warn the workers in the Gulf of Mexico clean up activities?
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