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My brother bought an old house in Western, MA. I made him aware that there was 110% chance of there being lead through the place. At the time there was an in home day care center in a rental unit. I forbid him to buy the home with the day care center running. Ok, so I can't forbid my brother, but I was trying to make a point about the seriousness of the situation. Eventually he and his wife moved in (sans day care). He then had twins. The twins slept in a room together and had modern cribs. His son showed up at the one year appointment with extremely high levels of blood in his system - his sister's levels were normal. His mother was informed that the children could not re-enter the house or the doc would call social services. My sister-in-law found herself with one year old twins and homeless. Her son then had to go through a drug regimine that they were told could potentially damage his kidneys. They sold their house and bought a new one as fast as was humanly possible while moving from relative to relative. Every single item that came out of the house got either washed or wiped down to make sure no to track lead into the new place. It was loads of fun.
