{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6807","number":"6807","name":"Julie Calderwood","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"I, Julie S. Calderwood, reside in Huntsville, Alabama. I did not consent, nor do I consent today, to the continuous, involuntary exposure to biologically active radio frequency (RF) radiation.\n\nIn 2019 I became injured by radio frequency radiation emitting from two cell towers erected near my home where I frequently drive and additionally from bluetooth frequencies in a newly purchased car. I sold the car soon after discovering the cause of my injury. I now have Electro Magnetic Radiation Syndrome - a condition linked to exposure to RF and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. These harmful frequencies cause me to have headaches and brain fog which only subside with time, lasting 6-9 hours. \n\nThe RF radiation from cell phones also effect and cause me headaches. Therefore, I greatly limit my time being around people. These non-native frequencies have effected me greatly and continues to limit my driving, my activities, sociality with family and friends, as well as being in public places and attending public events. \n\nMy husband and I keep our cell phones on airplane mode except when sending or checking necessary texts. We have a landline phone and use a corded phone. Our household devices, such as computer, router, etc. are hardwired with ethernet cables and the wifi is turned off. With these measures the radiation level in our home is below 100 micro-watts per meter squared. When rebooting my computer, I have to make certain that the bluetooth has not been inadvertently turned back on, since this causes me headaches as well.\n\nIn 2025, we worked with a group of concerned citizens to help educate our city council and utilities executives about the harms of smart meters and the devastating effects they would have on my condition and our daughter’s neurological disease if they were attached to our houses.\n\nEMR Syndrome is real! I know it because I experience it. The following scientific articles, among many others, confirm the existence of this syndrome and delineate some of the mechanisms by which it occurs:\n\nElectromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS, microwave syndrome) – Review of mechanisms Stein MD, et al., Environmental Research, July 2020, Vol. 186.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120303388?via%3Dihub, \nWireless technology is an environmental stressor requiring new understanding and approaches in health care. McCredden, et al. Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 Dec 2022  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986315/full \n\nThe radiation limits must be lowered to protect our children or the consequences could be drastic, as noted in the following article: Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults: The consequences, by L. Morgan, et al in ScienceDirect Dec. 2014. \nhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213879X14000583\nWe don’t want cell towers on, above, or near our grandchildren’s schools. \n\nI declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. \nOctober 29, 2026\nJulie S. Calderwood\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6807","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"2e82ba04ce6887d66736b049a22dc3c697801b387778e7393873992369fc36a2","slug":"child-development-comment-6807","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6807","body_sha256":"f215d05aabe5d64d37e89b0b993cd3cc2c7cef0d71c2109a0b2dcdaea4e779ed","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I now have Electro Magnetic Radiation Syndrome"},{"id":"access","evidence":"continues to limit my driving, my activities, sociality with family and friends"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"hardwired with ethernet cables"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"The radiation limits must be lowered to protect our children"},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"help educate our city council and utilities executives about the harms of smart meters"}],"summary":"Reports electromagnetic radiation syndrome, headaches and social and travel limitations, describes wired household technology and meter advocacy, and requests lower exposure limits and school protections.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T23:54:32Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"ff38472abdf1c4e8403787479b42f8f688fa141bf630d3eff6a1a60b20b0f70c","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","access","optical","standards","smart-meters"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Reports electromagnetic radiation syndrome, headaches and social and travel limitations, describes wired …"}