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House capture any air borne spores which might be present. a short time later melinda was notified of the results. >> they informed us that it was literally everywhere and including in the apartment where we were living. and for us to -- it would be a good idea to leave. >> to avoid the possibility of cross-contamination, the family was told to leave the grounds immediately and to take nothing with them. >> buildings never get better by themselves. in fact if you leave a building alone that has mold infestation, it gets worse. >> melinda and ron hoped the family's held problems would clear up ...

Melinda ballard was living a dream life. she and her husband had a beautiful home, a healthy, adorable son and successful careers, until their 3-year-old son developed a serious illness. >> i didn't know if he had some kind of rare disease that nobody had ever heard of. i didn't know what to think, but i knew it was getting worse. >> reese was still asthmatic, very asthmatic. in fact, the pulmonologist said he had scarred lung tissue. >> but still, the cause couldn't be found. it appeared to ron's co-workers that the stress associated with his son's illness was starting to get to him. >> ron w...

Spores which might be present. a short time later, melinda was notified of the results. >> they informed us that it was literally everywhere and including in the apartment where we were living. and for us to -- it would be a good idea to leave. >> to avoid the possibility of cross-contamination, the family was told to leave the grounds immediately and to take nothing with them. >> buildings never get better by themselves. in fact, if you leave a building alone that has mold infestation, it gets worse. >> melinda and ron hoped the family's health problems would clear up once they left the house...

>> melinda had been head of her own public relations business, a firm she sold in 1989, but she still continued her career. >> i sit as a board member of a bank and still represent a number of clients that are, i guess, holdover from my company in new york. >> ron worked in investment banking and was head of corporate finance at his firm. in 1996, melinda gave birth to their son, reece. ron loved being a father and a weekend baseball coach. then in february 1999, 3-year-old reese developed what seemed like a flu. >> he started having some respiratory problems.

Melinda and ron moved out of their dream home following the scientific diagnosis that it was infested with a potentially deadly mold growing behind the walls and ceilings. the couple says that the first time they noticed any water damage was the leak behind the refrigerator, which the plumber had fixed. the leak had caused extensive damage to the flooring throughout the area. the couple said they wanted to repair the damaged area right away, but the insurance company said no. >> we had asked the insurance company in writing to allow us to begin repairs immediately and at least rip out some of ...