Jean MacKenzie

When I first contacted Karen Forbes I was struck by her positive attitude. She suggested I also talk to Jean MacKenzie and Katy Young—whose stories are included in this volume—and told me they all were aiming for complete recovery from MCS. At that point I had never heard of anyone who was completely recovered from MCS, and I wasn t sure that it was possible. By the time I left Victoria I was convinced that anything is possible when the synergy of three dynamic women is in action. 

When I first began this book I had never heard of anyone who had recovered from MCS. Then I met Jean MacKenzie. More than fifteen years ago she was severely disabled by MCS, and was in isolation for several years. Today she enjoys a full life with very few restrictions, devoting a great deal of time and energy to supporting others suffering from the illness, and to MCS education and activism. 

Jeans WD, Mackenzie S, Baird RN (1986). Angiography in transient cerebral ischemia using three views of the carotid bifurcation. British Journal of Radiology 59 135-142... 

E. Jean Mackenzie, Extractable Copper and Cobalt in Soils, Technical... 

E. Jean Mackenzie, Experimental Work The Edinburgh School of Agriculture,... 

D. Purves and E. Jean Mackenzie, Plant Soil, 39 fl973) 361-71. 

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