Dust blew in from the outside, triggering severe asthma attacks for her oldest daughter. But the biggest scare was when both children were diagnosed with lead poisoning. A county health official ran a test and found lead everywhere in the peeling paint. Faiza and her husband, who works as a wholesale stock clerk, started looking for a better, yet still affordable, place to live.
Their family was the first to move into BRIDGE's Terraza Palmera, not far from the old apartment but like another world, she says, with lots of grass and safe play areas for the children.
The new home has made a huge difference to the family's health. "We're not sick all the time," she says. Tests show that the girls no longer have lead poisoning. And her daughter's asthma attacks are a thing of the past.
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