The C-Word

Actually, I'm thinking of two c-word phrases: chemical sensitivities and chemotherapy side-effects.

It's a great impulse to want to do a thorough cleaning for a loved one who is suffering. But, especially if the patient is stuck in a bed in the next room, the last thing he or she needs is someone spraying stinky chemicals around the house.

Here is an article that mentions the conditions that make it hard to tolerate most cleaning products and has links to good articles about their dangers.

Though it's been a marketing bust so far, that's the reason for JustClean. I'm pretty good at getting the attention of people who are indifferent about the cleaners I use, but clients who want me specifically because I'm not going to coat their homes with toxic chemicals are few and far between.

That being the case, I'll clean your place for nothing if you can't afford to pay for it and are suffering from allergies, lung disease, cancer treatment or any other condition that makes stinky cleaning chemicals hard to tolerate.

You heard me right. Free cleaning.

I put out some pamphlets and asked some doctors' offices in town to send needy patients to me for free services when I first started out, but referrals haven't been forthcoming. So, unless I get deluged with requests from wealthy people trying to take advantage of a subsistence business, I'm going to accept self-referrals from patients on the honor system.

If household cleaning chemicals make you sick and you don't have money to pay for my "no stink" cleaning service, call me anyway.

I sprayed enough Pledge around CPAP machines and allergists' offices in my day to create a pretty big debt to the chemically sensitive community.

Spread the word. I'm shooting for one free clean a month, but if I can tap into a real need, I'll do whatever it takes to keep up. Call or text 205-331-0422 for an appointment.