Victims

These are the stories of those whose lives have been fundamentally altered by exposure to fiberglass. 

• We recently received a horrific story from a family in Virginia, who are looking for medical assistance and an attorney.
• If you were renting a luxury condo for, say, $1,000 a month, the least you'd expect is that the heating and air conditioning wouldn't be poisoning your family. That's what Greg Darlin thought. But he was wrong.
• Red Randolph worked for 30 years installing fiberglass insulation. His attorney calls him a "pulmonary cripple."
• The Branstetter family of Ft. Myers, Florida, had an air conditioning system that was so leaky, the air handler unit became literally packed full of fiberglass. The daughter, now 15, is diagnosed with respiratory disease.
• The Branstetters settled their fiberglass injury case. Although the settlement was for $125,000, much of that will go to the attorney and the family still has a sick daughter and a contaminated house. "How do you figure I won?" asks Cheryl Branstetter.
• Lilly Brown became sick while working at a Children's Center in a posh Palm Springs, California, suburb.  A poorly designed and haphazardly installed heating and air conditioning system spewed fiberglass around the building.  The case was settled for $825,000.
• Dean Lavery worked manufacturing fiberglass headliners for cars until he became so sick he could do it no more.  According to Lavery, his former employers left him "Cheated out of a healthy life."
• When Laurie Kraft moved into her home near Houston, the health problems started right away and never let up. Now that their life savings are depleted and they are sick all of the time, the golden years are looking lean and painful.
• The Markel family suffered greatly because their air conditioner, immersed in an attic full of fiberglass, spread the tiny fibers all over their home. The family's two boys, ages 4 and 6, appear to have permanent respiratory disease.
• The Glass family (not their real name) bought a new house in the Southwest and became sick soon after. You can probably guess the reason why.