{"id":"26110078473","number":"26110078473","name":"Sheri Bedsole","source_name":"Sheri Bedsole","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-28","received":"2026-09-28","body":"In 2019 I was in perfect health and suddenly began to experience acute symptoms of tremors and muscle flinching at night, extreme fatigue, pain in hands when holding a phone, pain in chest when near a computer or remote control, interrupted sleep. After much consternation and searching for answers I learned Smart Meters were installed in my neighborhood in January of 2019 and I clearly determined that to be the source. I provided a doctor's medical verification to the power company to request an opt out meter. During the five weeks I waited for the meter after submitting the application, I was suffering so badly I called the power company multiple times to plead for the installation and this is not at all my nature. After I received an opt-out meter in July, the tremors and flinching stopped immediately. But only after implenting MANY other mitigation measures I learned about from EMF advocacy groups (which took a lot of digging to find) did I experience nearly complete relief. But my health never returned to the full measure of stamina as before smart meters, and if I get a lot of exposure I start to have pains again when near devices and fatigue. Apparently the 7 months of smart meter exposure until I received an opt out meter in July 2019, and the ubiquitous presence of 5G, took a serious toll on my body. The EXTENSIVE measures I had to take to effectively mitigate include: a townhome neighbor was kind enough to install a smart meter guard; eliminating wifi router; turning off internet hotspot whenever not in use; turning off breakers in sleep area at night; shielding blankets; removing all battery powered gadgets and electronics from sleep area; always placing my cellphone on a table to scroll or make calls; placing devices in another room or turning them off when not using them; limiting time on devices. This last measure has affected my ability to work since my work required 8-10 hours on a computer several days of the week. If I spend significant hours on a computer with wifi connected I start to get exhausted again. I can only surmise that untold millions are suffering without knowing the cause. And I am very greatly concerned about future generations. I am happy to testify or sign off on the complete truthfulness of these statements.","attachments":[],"attachment_names":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/26110078473","filing_type":"COMMENT","proceedings":"OET 13-84","capture_reviewed":true,"captured_at":"2026-09-29T01:38:34.042Z","supplied_classification":null,"tags":["health-experiences","sleep-neurology","towers-antennas","wifi-devices"],"source_hash":"d97839db87a67f18e0d21126fce21d47f8afcc083a32ff551269d21e596d5175","slug":"health-experiences-filing-26110078473","classification":{"id":"26110078473","body_sha256":"639dc35acd6f58843a0f89536dae72549fc5bc382cf7696eb9ad6653633de207","status":"text_matched","primary_topic":"health-experiences","topics":[{"id":"health-experiences","evidence":"In 2019 I was in perfect health and suddenly began to experience acute symptoms of tremors and muscle flinching at night, extreme fatigue, pain in hands when holding a phone, pain in chest when near a computer or remote control, interrupted sleep."},{"id":"sleep-neurology","evidence":"In 2019 I was in perfect health and suddenly began to experience acute symptoms of tremors and muscle flinching at night, extreme fatigue, pain in hands when holding a phone, pain in chest when near a computer or remote control, interrupted sleep."},{"id":"towers-antennas","evidence":"Apparently the 7 months of smart meter exposure until I received an opt out meter in July 2019, and the ubiquitous presence of 5G, took a serious toll on my body."},{"id":"wifi-devices","evidence":"In 2019 I was in perfect health and suddenly began to experience acute symptoms of tremors and muscle flinching at night, extreme fatigue, pain in hands when holding a phone, pain in chest when near a computer or remote control, interrupted sleep."}],"summary":"","method":"Local topic rules v1; exact supporting passages; not an AI or medical review","scope":"Captured filing text only. Attachment contents not examined."},"forum_topics":["health-experiences","sleep-neurology","towers-antennas","wifi-devices"],"primary_topic":"health-experiences","forum_title":"In 2019 I was in perfect health and suddenly began to experience acute symptoms of tremors and muscle fli…"}