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Right now, a quick and urgent question:

Do you take a carbon monoxide detector every time you travel? No? Then your life, your partner’s, your children’s, and those you love lives’ are all at risk. Yes! It’s that dangerous. 

Despite years of telling my family’s story and urging everyone I speak with to always pack a CO detector, even to spend a night at a friend’s house, it is horrifying to me how frequently people are dying and being disable for life — all for not having a simple CO detectorCarbon monoxide gas cannot be seen, smelled, felt, or tasted – a truly invisible, silent killer. Most accommodations lack effective regulations and don’t have requirements to have CO detectors – even in the United States. Every year, people die or are injured forever, including severe brain injuries, in hotels and motels, fancy resorts, cruise ships, Airbnbs, Verbos, beach houses, mountain cabins, camper vans, power boats, and your child’s friend’s house down the street — in any country, at any price, anywhere you may sleep has potential danger from CO poisoning.

While it’s true that CO poisoning is often caused by malfunctioning furnaces, water heaters, washing machines and clothes dryers, or indoor or outdoor pool heaters, it also moves through walls, ceilings, and floors from other areas. The only reliable way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to bring your own CO detector. 

It is my mission to raise a loud alarm. Pack a CO detector every time you travel or sleep away from home. 

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In my blog, read updates about my sister, my family, and our experiences related to brain injury and caregiving. Not to miss, my blog also has a complete, concise guide about how to protect yourself and your loved ones from carbon monoxide poisoning. You’ll also get the latest on brain science, brain treatment and rehab, hyperbaric oxygen, neurology discoveries, and more, all collected and crafted into coherent information you can really use.

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