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I was conceived in California.I often wonder what was in the water my mom was drinking. https://t.co/kzBrD9gHtW
I bet I'll find some fun stuff."Autism Risk Higher Near Pesticide-Treated Fields" https://t.co/SWiu6XFJ9b"Occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and cytokine pathways in chronic diseases (Review)"https://t.co/33HFj6ywKq https://t.co/XIvQjWjty6
Rancho Cordova, CaliforniaA Suburb of Sacramento. https://t.co/bUdqhT85Lm
Seems plausible enough. Time to start reviewing historical data and watersheds / air quality indexes.Map from https://t.co/UHjxjhV6sM https://t.co/P4CRAnqsYI
Pesticide run off in estuaries, USGS [2010] https://t.co/Z5uYNiu3wr useful for figuring out where water run-off might be occuring.
Pesticide use reporting [2018-2017]https://t.co/1mwUCwG77Kwhich might help me understand where the current landscape is situated and project a plausible model of historical pesticide use trends.
State guidance on pesticide use with information on laws and regulations. https://t.co/Jg89zdgAfG and https://t.co/n90yDyuJMTTo begin exploring how the relevant laws formed since ~1980s
An old tweet on the topic with the map that @mold_time shared out a while back while exploring obesity.(Relevance? Mote how diabetes in the mother is a risk factor for autism in the child. Per this review: https://t.co/xbRPfGSfeD)https://t.co/gWqCFXIV7f https://t.co/yEfPUuru2z
I don't know why I'm thinking about my mom so much right now.https://t.co/3G4w6kNyF8
I've been worried about my mom dying of the flu every year since I was 4 years old. When she gets it she's almost always had to go to hospital in an ambulance.This is why I've spent so much time exploring how to fix our immune system the past 2 years. It's freaking scary AF. https://t.co/Oz1n86awGO
I think I am worried about her being in pain again.https://t.co/rPtoUq2Msb
@defnotbeka My mom's doctor suggested she try medical cannabis after they stopped giving her pain meds.The state will kicker her out of her low income apartment if she uses it there.They moved her out of her disabled person apartment. She hasn't been able to use the stairs for a year.
I have work to do.https://t.co/3oDUdoai9b
The reason I got into genetics was to solve my pain. To figure out why my mom was sick. Maybe answers were there? Maybe science had solutions? They didn't. I kept looking. I hurt less now than before. I am thankful for this. But there is more to be done. https://t.co/3G4w6kNyF8
Hadn't considered chemical plant pollution idiocy. Gonna need to look into production plants across most of middle California.https://t.co/AKMTHII9Zs