" I am very sensitive to EMFs [electro-magnetic fields]" the woman said "and within no time I developed ringing in my ears, buzzing in my brain, headaches, heart palpitations, insomnia and other symptoms. I know my body very well. I was not like this prior to the smart meter. When I stay away, the symptoms clear up, only to return when I come home. To start with, I could go away from the house for a couple of hours and it would stop." The womann's husband also had issues with ringing in his ears, being "jittery" and having trouble sleeping.

She said she was hesitant to have her two-year-old granddaughter stay at the house and was overcome with nausea, feeling too unwell to complete everyday tasks. "I do the bare necessities now and I can't take it."

The Energy and Water Ombudsman was called in however the Ombudsman says that if the meter complies with Australian Standards there is nothing they can do about it.

My husband is battling cancer and does not need this stress and further damage to his immune system. After he had an operation last week, I had to bring him home to sleep in the car."

"California is now uninstalling smart meters as too many people have been made sick by them. Unless we can fix the problem, we may have to sell the house as we cannot live like this. My house is ruined, it is unlivable. My home was my refuge.

"Last month, five Victorian smart meter installers, issued a joint statement saying distributors remained confident the meters were safe. A Jemena spokesman did not return the Weeklys calls before deadline.

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