Former international artist and traveller struck with disabling Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

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I was always sensitive to processed foods, animal products, alcohol and pharmacy drugs, many supplements and vitamins and I have been a vegan since very young. As a plastic artist, I have been exposed to fine art and industrial products 24/7 for years. I was a longterm serial expat in different countries since very young, in the last years trying to settle down in Berlin, but could never find proper rental housing there. I visited Spain in October 2016, after half a year in Greece, with the purpose of tidying up and putting for sale the flat that I own in Burgos (Northern Spain) in two months time. I fell very sick on arrival, started in one nostril, with an unhealed bleeding wound, a weird flu, later I developed asthma, strange fevers and all sorts of conditions and I became chronically sick. I had to lenghten my stay, rent a room in Madrid for qualified medical searches, and while being there I went more and more sick and intolerant to pollution, Then I visited Burgos a couple of times because of the flat, and I my flat was poisoned several times from rottening and industrial offgasings coming from the restaurant downstairs which were reported to the police. The last one, at Easter, was with hydrocharbon varnish during the night without previous warning, the local police came fast but the damage was already done and they couldnt stop it. I couldnt go to hospital because I was alone with my dog. This left me with megaloblastic anemia undiscovered for 4 months, left me totally disabled and having to use a heavy mask which was not isolating enough for most indoor spaces and my dog died of it with the same blood results. I needed help to return to Madrid and take my stuff and see a doctor who quickly diagnosed MCS, but I was not given medical care and I couldnt complete the medical exams to see what other underlying conditions I had. I had to leave Madrid and live at my parents home inside a bathroom for more than one year, as I couldnt tolerate the radiation coming from the adjoining military facility. I couldnt tolerate using phones or laptops for more than 10 minutes and I lived in the darkness with a pocket torch for 4 months.