The naked truth about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, MCS, Media/Videos, Susie Collins

Spanish blogger poses for camera naked to denounce the situation for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

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Eva, who blogs at NO FUN, a Spanish blog about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, has joined The Flock, the forum at The Canary Report. The first thing she posted were these incredible photographs, from an article about MCS published in Delirio, an online culture and art magazine.

Eva says:

When Delirio’s editors asked me to collaborate in that edition called “The Naked” I thought it was a great opportunity to show what is living with MCS. I’ve wrote this article about MCS denouncing our situation in Spain, and illustrated with photographies done by my husband.

The topic was “The Naked” and I have posed naked with my mask to protest about MCS situation in Spain. Now I’ve had the idea to translate this article into English and the magazine’s director has agreed and the English version will be published soon as a Delirio’s annex!

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I think the photos are beautiful and empowering, expressing so much about our tragic plight with MCS. They are true art, the universal language. I look forward to the English translation of the text, although the photos are so powerful, they don’t even need a text.

Eva is doing great work for MCS awareness, not just for her home country of Spain, but for all the world. Brava! I’m so happy to have her join us at The Flock.

Link to magazine Delirio Nº 3. Desnudo.

Link to download this issue of Delirio Nº 3. Desnudo

Link Eva’s blog NO FUN.

Link to Eva’s page at The Flock.

Have you joined The Flock yet? Come join the discussion!

Photos published with author’s permission.

UPDATE: Link to English translation of essay.

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28 Responses to “The naked truth about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity”

  1. Eva

    17. Jun, 2009

    Thanks Susie for your warm welcome.
    I have been reading The Canary Report long time ago and all of you are doing an amazing work!
    I hope we will have soon this article in English because I am really excited to share it with you. This is my little contribution for MCS awareness.

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  2. Susie Collins

    18. Jun, 2009

    Eva, Thank you for the kind words. It’s wonderful to connect with you and share information and inspiration! I just love these photos. I look forward to reading the text translation and sharing with Canary Report readers.

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  3. Lou Cheese

    18. Jun, 2009

    I sure hope those are organic sheets………

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  4. Susie Collins

    18. Jun, 2009

    Lou, don’t you know? Nothing comes between MCSers and their organic sheets.

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  5. Leslie

    20. Jun, 2009

    Getting naked for MCS, may be the best press we ever got! PETA uses these methods to draw attention to their agenda, and I think it’s brilliant to draw attention this way to our plight.
    Rock on Eva!

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  6. linda

    20. Jun, 2009

    I might be getting naked soon too, because I have almost no safe clothes to wear!

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  7. Susie Collins

    20. Jun, 2009

    Leslie, it’s true! The number of hits on this post are through the roof. The beauty part is, these pics are truly ART.

    Linda, Hey maybe we can do an MCSers Gone Wild! Let’s talk.

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  8. Eva

    21. Jun, 2009

    Let me tell you that I have sent this article to Spanish press and none had published or shown any interest. When you will read the text you will understand why!
    Leslie I really love your store!
    Lou, of course are organic sheets, unbleached, undyed and cleaned only with bicarbonate!
    Linda I’m sorry to hear you don’t have safe clothes to wear!
    Susie, If you decide to turn wild you can count on me!! And thank you to add my blog at the list of Blogs by MCSers!

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  9. Leslie

    22. Jun, 2009

    maybe we should make a nude MCS calender ;) ….
    slogan can be “no safe clothes leaves us naked”… in honor of Linda! :)

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  10. linda

    22. Jun, 2009

    LOL! Love it Leslie!!!

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  11. Susie Collins

    22. Jun, 2009

    You are not going to believe this, I am already researching what it takes to do a nude MCS calendar! Who’s in? We need 12. The Canary Report will sponsor.

    Some others that have done nude calendars:

    http://www.nowpublic.com/its_a_nude_year_for_charity_calendars

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/3606612.stm

    http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/24/1053585743716.html

    http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news?articleid=4644513

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  12. linda

    22. Jun, 2009

    I’m in!

    I was going to ask (before you posted this) who do we send the photos to? LOL…

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  13. Susie Collins

    22. Jun, 2009

    Okay, that’s two.

    Leslie? Eva? Lou? Who else is in? We need 12.

    Start planning, we need to hustle to get it out for 2010. We need GOOD quality shots, creative, brutally honest, AND you gotta really be naked. Send the photos to me through the contact page.

    I’m serious about this you guys, let’s do it!

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  14. Eva

    22. Jun, 2009

    Amazing idea! I’m in!! Susie, would you like me to do a new photo or these are ok?

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  15. Susie Collins

    23. Jun, 2009

    Eva, These would be great! They are, after all, the inspiration! Or if you wanted to do something new, that would be fine, too. Totally up to you.

    It would be fun to get some MCSers from other countries, too. Canada, Australia, other European. We have several people from Australia as members of The Flock, let’s start asking around.

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  16. beck

    23. Jun, 2009

    hey susie what a great idea… i can help out on the oz front :-)

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  17. Susie Collins

    24. Jun, 2009

    YAY Beck! Email me through the Contact page and we can talk more.

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  18. Leslie

    25. Jun, 2009

    I am in on the nudie calender :) Finding only 12 should not be hard…

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  19. Susie Collins

    25. Jun, 2009

    YAY Leslie! So we have at least one MCSer each from Spain, Australia, Canada and U.S. Does anybody know of someone with MCS in Japan and/or other countries? And we need a couple of men, too. Lou?

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  20. Amy

    30. Jun, 2009

    You guys crack me up. I love it! I can do a nude photo from Costa Rica. :) I am so in. Thanks Eva for sharing this article with us!

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  21. Susie Collins

    30. Jun, 2009

    Amy, YAY! What is your new profile pic? You bungee jumping?

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  22. Eva Caballé

    02. Jul, 2009

    You’re welcome Amy!

    I’m really excited with the nude MCS calendar. I’m sure that it will be fantastic!!

    Regards from Barcelona!

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  23. Amy

    02. Jul, 2009

    Yes, that is me bungee jumping. :) Pure craziness! How are we doing on our recruiting for the calendar?

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  24. Susie Collins

    02. Jul, 2009

    Amy, I need to make a post to ask for entries. So far we have peeps from US (several), Australia, Spain and Canada!

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  25. David Palma

    05. Jul, 2009

    Hi! I’m David, Eva’s husband.
    I’m really happy to read your good comments about the “The Naked Truth” essay. I hope that we’ll have good ideas together and enough energy to make them work.
    Thanks a lot Susie for helping us to spread the essay!
    The nude calendar it’s great! We need ideas like this to MCS awareness!!

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  26. Susie Collins

    06. Jul, 2009

    Aloha David! Thanks so much for visiting. You did a fabulous job with that photo shoot! True art: says a thousand words. I’m excited about the calendar project, inspired by you and Eva! I’m so happy to have connected with you both. Aloha, Susie

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  27. Julie Genser

    14. Jul, 2009

    That’s so funny, I have thought of the MCS nudie calendar before too! ;-) Great idea. Can’t wait to see it. Like Linda, I am almost naked due to severe MCS myself. And no bedding. Only problem is I have no one to take a photo of me! Susie, let me know when you are putting the word out and I will publish something on Planet Thrive about it.

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  28. Susie Collins

    15. Jul, 2009

    Julie, I’m so sorry for the delay in posting your comment, it was snagged as spam and I just now caught it. Thanks much for your support on the calendar project! I am still doing the research to see if it’s feasible before I officially announce. I should have something pulled together by week’s end. I wish I could send you a care package of clothing and bedding, but I have tried that before unsuccessfully with another MCSer. She couldn’t tolerate what I sent. I do hope you are able to find enough safe stuff to see you through winter. More soon on the calendar. Take care of yourself. xoxo

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