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    My house was POISONING

    Dec 29, 2021 3 minutes
    As told to April Glover

    Caroline Bowman, 39, Lithgow, NSW

    I tried to focus my eyes on the textbook in front of me. My vision blurred, and another wave of fatigue enveloped my brain.

    I can’t concentrate on anything, I thought wearily, rubbing my swollen eyes.

    Having just started a legal service diploma at TAFE, I needed to study a few nights a week. I could barely keep focused for a few seconds, though. I’d felt like this for months.

    ‘It’s like a never-ending flu,’

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