CO Experience Project

Carbon monoxide is a hidden danger, often with hidden consequences. The poisoning experience can last long after the exposure incident has ended. Victims’ experiences are seldom reported on and are not routinely tracked. The following stories offer a window into the reality of CO poisoning and how, for many victims and their families, life goes on but is never the same. The CO Experience Project provides an opportunity for victims and families to tell their stories in their own words, for the purposes of public and industry awareness, informed prevention efforts, and to highlight the need for improved CO incident data collection. Many of these thoughtfully written accounts are courtesy of Lyrysa Smith, author of “A Normal Life: A Sister’s Odyssey Through Brain Injury” which tells the story of her sister Molly’s survival following a CO poisoning incident in 1995.