"My experience with I Can Breathe masks is really about how having multiple chemical sensitivities led me to develop asthma that just wouldn’t quit. At one point before starting to use the masks I continued to wheeze consistently for several months and nothing the doctors gave me could stop it completely. What finally worked was discovering I Can Breathe masks which took some of the stress load off my immune system and even helped slow my breathing rhythm. I live in a state with high pollutant exposures and way too much rag weed.

"The great thing about these masks besides blocking some of the particles and odors that tend to make me ill is they are not chemical medicines which while sometimes necessary have their own levels of toxicity.

"Adrien has also collected a list of resources on her site which can educate about many aspects of living with chemical sensitivities, and she herself is both compassionate and knowledgeable since she shares the same problem and has learned to cope. Her invention of these masks has been beneficial to those who suffer with allergies, asthma, chemical sensitivities and compromised immune systems. I Can Breathe masks have relieved my symptoms and my anxieties, life is better when I can breathe. I am functioning better in my work with the children I teach and advocate for.

Deborah Valenzuela, Social Worker, Educational Advocate"