The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 37
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Peritoneal MesotheliomaBeth Mixon believes God kept her around this long for good reason, a purpose just now coming into focus. Mixon is a miraculous, 16-year…
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Awareness & Research
Community Observes Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2016
For one day of the year, people around the world gather to celebrate the lives of mesothelioma survivors, caregivers and those taken from us… -
Peritoneal Mesothelioma
After the Flood: Learning a New Normal with Cancer
It’s been more than a month after a record 6.9 trillion gallons of rain — enough to fill 10.4 million Olympic-size swimming pools —… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
7-Year UK Mesothelioma Survivor Mavis Nye Inspires Hope
As part of my personal healing process, I joined a U.K. Facebook group for people who have lost loved ones to mesothelioma. Having lost… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survivor Praises Keytruda for Fresh Optimism
Mesothelioma survivor Walter Merth brought 10 fishing poles and enough tackle to catch every bass in Black Lake, taking his unbridled optimism to the… -
Occupational Asbestos Exposure
Mesothelioma Survivor Riding High on His Harley
Last month, pleural mesothelioma survivor Al Moylan left home one afternoon on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, joining family and friends for the 120-mile, back… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
Don’t Stop Living: Mantra for Six-Year Mesothelioma Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Don Berlin just doesn’t sit very well, living instead by the words of wisdom his doctor said two days after his aggressive… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
A Return to the Putting Green for Mesothelioma Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Ellis Gill never felt so good about a round of golf. There were no thunderous drives, no long birdie putts and not… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survivor Becomes Caregiver at Relay For Life
Andy survived a horrific motorcycle crash in 2004 that almost killed him, and he had every intention of surviving his 2010 diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma. Andy was not a surgical candidate because his cancer had already metastasized, but he found something better. With the help of mesothelioma specialist Dr. David Jablons, Andy enrolled in a clinical trial involving amatuximab. He also used medical cannabis. Andy died in 2017. -
Cancer & Caregiving
Caregivers: Mesothelioma’s Forgotten Casualties
Linda Chitwood is one of the unsung heroes, an often forgotten warrior in the horror of asbestos-related cancer. She is a caregiver, a life…