Reports prolonged insomnia, palpitations, weight loss and later breast cancer after a smart-meter install…

HHS public comment #5525 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-10-27

#1Reports prolonged insomnia, palpitations, weight loss and later breast cancer after a smart-meter install…by SUSAN ILMBERGER » 2026-10-27
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Reports prolonged insomnia, palpitations, weight loss and later breast cancer after a smart-meter installation, refusal of meter removal, and extensive spending on attempted recovery.

  • Smart meters: ame. The electric company came to install a new smart meter. That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down.
  • Neurological symptoms & sleep: that brought me to wakefulness. In fact, I did not sleep at all for 4 nights. After that I was able to sleep for 1 hour to 1.5 hours a night
  • Heart symptoms & implanted devices: a new smart meter. That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down. I did not sleep a wink the entire night. Eve
  • Cancer & tumors: year and a half later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I am trying to recover from that. All together I have spen
  • Housing, work & access barriers: g to recover from that. All together I have spent 100,000.00 to attempt to recover my health. I don't think I will ever be t

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On March 23, 2024 my life changed forever. I don't think I will ever be the same. The electric company came to install a new smart meter. That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down. I did not sleep a wink the entire night. Every few seconds I would experience a jolt of EMF radiation that brought me to wakefulness. In fact, I did not sleep at all for 4 nights. After that I was able to sleep for 1 hour to 1.5 hours a night. This went on for at least 9 months. I experienced vertigo continually and especially when a cell phone was turned on. We turned off all radiating devices, and I felt a little better but not much. I was forced to purchase EMF protective clothing which helps a little but not enough. I attempted to have the electric company remove the smart meter but they refused. After several weeks, anxiety and depression set in. I have never in my life had any of these before. After about a month I started losing weight. I lost 1 pound a week in spite of the fact that I was eating twice as much food as previously. I lost a total of 26 pounds over 26 weeks. I had to eat 4 meals a day. If I ever got to the point where my stomach was empty, it felt like my body was digesting itself. I have been to numerous doctors, chiropractors, nutritionist, and body workers of all types. I have purchased devices to try to neutralize the EMF radiation. Some things helped a little and some not at all. About a year and a half later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I am trying to recover from that. All together I have spent 100,000.00 to attempt to recover my health. I don't think I will ever be the same again.

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