Word: sharyn
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Sharyn Iler, 52, of The Woodlands, Texas, an upscale suburb of Houston, couldn't figure out what was wrong. Every time she went into her bathroom to put on makeup, her eyes started burning. She felt constantly exhausted, her vision was blurry and she had a dry cough that just wouldn't quit. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, Iler feared the worst. Perhaps after two years of remission, the disease had returned. She never imagined that the source of her troubles might lie buried within the walls of her $300,000 home--or that she and her husband Bruce...
...After some of it was identified as stachybotrys atra--a fungus that has been linked to everything from sinus infections to brain damage--an industrial hygienist warned the Ilers to evacuate. Thirty minutes later, they abandoned their home forever. "I thought, This can't be happening to me," says Sharyn. "This is my sanctuary. This is where I come when everything else is wrong...
...those who prefer novels, recommendations include "The Fourth Hand" by John Irving, "The Songcatcher" by Sharyn McCrumb, "Best Friends" by Martha Moody, "Never Change" by Elizabeth Berg, "Anil's Ghost" by Michael Ondaatje and both Bridget Jones books by Helen Fielding...
...Consider going with a group, especially if you're a single parent. Sharyn Saffan, owner of Quality Time Travel, makes this pitch: "We negotiate single-parent rates, we choose cruises and resorts with excellent kids' programs, we take over a wing of the facility, and everybody's happy. The parents have adult conversations, and the kids meet other kids...