"We didn't think that we had lead here, but it turned out that we did," said Karah Witmer, a mom of two young children and homeowner in Lancaster County. The home Witmer and her husband bought was to raise a family-little did they know that home, built in 1920, had the potential to inflict permanent damage on their future children. Thankfully, when Witmer was in the hospital before giving birth, they learned that Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health had a program that could identify and protect them from any potentially harmful lead in their homes. The Witmers signed up for testing right away.
The home test came back positive for lead paint. The Lead-Free Families team came to their home to begin the lead remediation process, and now, Karah says, "It's a big relief knowing we are raising our kids in a home that's safe for them and we don't have to worry."
