A new lawsuit is filed surrounding Roundup, the weed killer and pesticide. A woman is suing the company that makes it and the stores that sell it, claiming it ruined her and her neighbors’ health.

More and more people in Charlotte County are speaking up about their symptoms they say are related to Roundup.

Not only is Michele Stevens suing the County, she is also suing stores that sell the herbicide.

Stevens says she started getting sick in 2010 and that the symptoms are pretty extreme, “digestive issues, balance issues, blurred vision, fatigue, huge fatigue.”

The list goes on and on, but it took years to figure out what she believes caused it.

“We saw them spraying the lake,” Stevens said. “But that isn’t what we were thinking was making us sick, we really didn’t know.”

According to the new lawsuit, Roundup, which is a pesticide containing glyphosate, was sprayed all around Sunshine Lake and Sunshine Waterway where Stevens lived.

“We obviously spoke to doctors and experts to make sure that this was all related to the exposure. We did testing and obtained information both from former County employees who sprayed the area, as well as individuals who resided in the area. And it all became very clear that there was excessive spraying at Lake Surprise.” Stevens said.

Monsanto is the company that patented Roundup, and continues to advocate for its safe use on their website.

Stevens said she stop because she knows her health, “I am a vegetarian, I don’t drink, smoke, do drugs. This was not me.”

Now Stevens is suing Monsanto, Charlotte County and many of the stores that the County purchased roundup from including Sunshine Ace Hardware.

“My goal is to bring this awareness to the public, the health issues. People are out there struggling. They’re sick, they don’t know why they’re sick, like me,” Stevens said. “My goal is to ban Roundup. Ban glyphosate.”

Attorney Steven Marks said Stevens is just the first of many clients who will be filing a lawsuit.

WINK News reached out to the County and Sunshine Ace Hardware for response.

At the time of publishing, only the County replied, saying they don’t comment on pending litigation.

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Mine is the path of the Sayer. The way shower. My mom called me Sar growing up (pronounced Say-er), which only really occurred to me in recent years. I am a speaker of truth. Not for personal gain, but because I cannot seem to do otherwise. I am compelled.

I, after much soul searching, truly believe I have hopped in on the very front seat of the roller coaster we call this earth ride because I am a spiritual adrenalin junkie. I have the soul level urge to do everything first and leap into the unknown relatively fearlessly.

This has not been an easy or painless choice for this incarnation. My life has been filled with ups and downs of epic proportion. People have always looked to me for advice, even from a very very young age, with them being older even most of the time. I am an old soul. I do not know everything and sometimes doubt myself. But I seem to have an innate knowing because I trust my inner guidance and always have. I thankfully didn’t have to learn that, at least not in this life.

I believe that unconditional love and forgiveness can heal anything and do a pretty good job of living it in my own existence. Not at all to say I don’t get mad, clearly I do. I am human. I am a soul having a human experience. All of us came here for that -To experience contrast. Love and hate, happiness and sadness, dark and light.

I believe we are all here to teach each other lessons, some harder than others. All agreed to by both parties pre-birth to this incarnation. I look around in this earth realm and see so many false prophets. Some who start out well intentioned and get wrapped up in ego losing themselves, yet people still follow blindly not being able to trust their true guides……themselves.

If someone has to tell you that they are a Master. They are likely not. I am not claiming to be a master of anything. I am a work in progress. I always will be. I am perfect in my imperfections. As are you. Just felt the need to express all of that. Thank you for being here with me. You are appreciated.

Sarah

Circa 2012