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Former nurse trapped in her own home because mobile phone signals and wifi make her sick
United Kingdom Created: 26 Dec 2016
Kim De'Atta suffers from severe migraines and even heart palpitations, wears a 'shield' on her head and seeks out mobile blackspots to get some respite.

A former nurse is trapped in her remote home because mobile phone signals and wifi make her sick.

Kim De'Atta suffers from severe migraines, infections, tiredness and even heart palpitations in phone and internet hotspots due to her rare condition, known as electromagnetic sensitivity.

While most moan about poor connectivity to the latest wireless 4G network, Kim seeks out mobile blackspots and cannot venture beyond her home in Chard, Somerset.

The area has little signal and gives her respite from the crippling condition, but Kim's isolation has left her living as a recluse, losing touch with family and friends.

She said: "I have not seen friends and family for so long.

"I have had two visitors for half a day each this year. It's heartbreaking really."

Her problems started as a teenager in south London and she later had to quit her job as an intensive care nurse and flee to the West Country, reports SomersetLive.

Kim, who wears a special shield net on her head, said: "When I started working as a staff nurse, that's when the serious problems began.

"I worked a lot in intensive and it was just when mobile phones were coming in.

"I thought I would buy one so they could call me if there was an emergency."

She added: "The first time I put it up to my head it was like a laser going into my brain.

"Every time I put it up to my head I got the pain.

"After that I was finding I was getting more and more fatigued and my immune system was getting knocked meaning I was getting infections."

The condition has been highlighted in hit Netflix show Better Call Saul , which features the character Chuck McGill, played by Michael McKean, who has to wear a jacket lined with foil and ban mobile phone use in his presence.

Kim first relocated to Glastonbury, Somerset, but was forced to move on again when a huge mobile phone mast was erected.

She said: "When the 3G went on my health went into serious problems.

"My nervous system started going into overdrive. My head felt like it was going to implode and explode at the same time.

"I was also getting breathlessness, heart palpitations and lower back pain.

"I had started to suffer from serious ear aches and was becoming really sensitive to light."

Kim rarely leaves her home and says people think she is 'mad', while others point and stare at her unusual headgear when she goes on rare outings.

She did not see her favourite aunt for 10 years due to her condition, but despite the pain, Kim made the journey to visit the 91-year-old.

Kim said: "I had to wear my shielded bed net over my head and you can imagine I got some funny looks on the bus.

"It was so tough for me, but I'm pleased I did it because she died the next year and if I hadn't seen her I would never have forgiven myself."

The only places she can visit are other signal blackspots like Crewkerne, Somerset, and Lyme Regis in Dorset.

She is now getting support from Electrosensitivity UK who have helped her with equipment to shield her from harm.

Kim wants to highlight the plight of sufferers and is calling on the government to take the condition seriously.
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Source: MIrror, Josh FordhamMarc Walker, 20 Dec 2016

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