An 11-year-old girl spent three years in devastatingly ill health before specialists determined black mould from her school to be the cause.
Mariah’s mother and doctors were all unable to determine the cause of her illness.
Her mother, Hayley, was told she’d just have to wait until she grew out of it, however she refused to accept this, she said in an interview with A Current Affair.
‘Every organ in her body was inflamed’: Mother reveals deadly black mould made her daughter so sick she weighed just 26 kilos – as doctors reveal she contracted the illness at SCHOOL
Doctors traced the illness back to mould that Mariah was being exposed to day in and day out in her school classroom
Doctors traced the illness back to mould that Mariah was being exposed to day in and day out in her school classroom.
‘It was black mould through her carpet, it was on walls, i could smell it from a mile away and Mariah could as well,’ her mother said.
Mariah was suffering from severe nausea and chronic weightloss, weighing in at just 26 kilograms at one point.
“Every organ in her body was pretty much inflamed.’
The little girl was too sick to play with friends, go to the beach or even attend school.
Mariah was suffering from severe nausea and chronic weightloss, weighing in at just 26 kilograms at one point
Her family took drastic measures to assist in Mariah’s recovery after the ordeal, moving from their New South Wales home to Queensland, for a warmer, safer environment for Mariah, and to be closer to her doctor.
Mould infestations are incredibly dangerous, and can infest homes as well as schools, putting millions at risk.
Federal MP Lucy Wicks is currently working toward a national inquiry into the hidden danger of black mould.
Ms Wicks has experienced the damage of black mould for herself, and wants to avoid anybody else going through what she did.
After a storm ravished her home, Wicks experienced worrying illnesses, including pneumonia and a diagnosis of asthma.
She was eventually diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS).
“My skin would feel like I was on fire, my brain would feel like it wasn’t working properly,” she said.
Ms Wicks hopes that an inquest into the effects of mould will allow practitioners and the general public to be more aware of the symptoms and side effects.
Federal MP Lucy Wicks (pictured) is currently working toward a national inquiry into the hidden danger of black mould