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Describes migraines beginning during adolescence and later symptoms around wireless devices, severe restrictions on daily life and reliance on family; requests rigorous science and regulatory reconsideration.
- Neurological symptoms & sleep:
des searching for answers. My chronic migraines began when I was 15 years old. Around that time, a cell tow
- Housing, work & access barriers:
yself. Today, at 34 years old, I remain financially and physically dependent on my parents in ways I never imagined would define my adul
- Li-Fi, fiber & alternatives:
nvested significant money in completely hardwiring our home and removing all wireless devices in an effort to
- Towers & siting:
I was 15 years old. Around that time, a cell tower was constructed approximately 0.2 miles directly behind my
- Exposure limits & oversight:
e to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ remand concerning its decades-old radiofrequency (RF) radiation ex
- Research & federal duties:
g. People deserve answers. They deserve rigorous science, transparency, and a regulatory process willing to examine
I am writing regarding the FCC’s response to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ remand concerning its decades-old radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure guidelines. This issue matters to me personally because: I am a 34 year old woman whose life has been profoundly affected by a chronic, debilitating health condition, and who has spent nearly two decades searching for answers. My chronic migraines began when I was 15 years old. Around that time, a cell tower was constructed approximately 0.2 miles directly behind my family’s home. I cannot claim that this tower caused my illness, but the timing of these events has remained significant to me throughout my health journey. My symptoms quickly became so severe that I had to reduce my high school schedule. I woke up nearly every morning with debilitating migraines and vertigo, often unable to function. At one point, I missed more than 30 consecutive days of school. My family and I went from doctor to doctor, desperately searching for the underlying cause. I was prescribed countless medications in an effort to manage my symptoms, many of which came with adverse effects. My education suffered, my grades declined, and what should have been a formative, exciting period of my life became a daily struggle to get through the day. Rather than improving with age, my condition became progressively more severe. By age 26, I was experiencing symptoms that I associated with exposure to wireless devices and infrastructure. My arms would go numb while using my phone. I experienced stabbing pains in my head and stomach when people with cell phones came near me or when I was in areas near cell towers. As newer wireless technologies were introduced, I became increasingly concerned about the relationship between these exposures and my symptoms. My family went to extraordinary lengths to try to help me. We invested significant money in completely hardwiring our home and removing all wireless devices in an effort to reduce my potential exposure and find some measure of relief. This was not a casual lifestyle choice; it was a response to the debilitating reality of my daily life and our desperation to find answers. My family has had to…