The Mesothelioma Center Blog – Page 41
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Health & WellnessLately, I’ve been complaining about three things: The taste of tap water where I live, money I spend on bottled water and the unnecessary…
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Late-Stage Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survivor Holds Promise of Cure Through Clinical Trials
Pleural mesothelioma survivor Jack Riordan sounds a lot more worried about those around him — his caregiver wife, children, grandchildren and other patients — than he… -
Health & Wellness
Cancer Survivor Struggles to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is approaching, and I’m already looking forward to feasting on honey baked ham, fried turkey with all the trimmings, cakes, pies and… -
Awareness & Research
Lung Cancer Survivor Jazzes It up to Raise Funds, Awareness
This report is the fourth in a series of stories on Asbestos.com commemorating Lung Cancer Awareness Month throughout November. Our other stories focus on… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
Denver Grandmother Celebrates 10-Year Survival with Mesothelioma
There will be no victory parade, no anniversary celebration, not even a luncheon or commemorative plaque to honor pleural mesothelioma patient Robin Brown in… -
Early-Stage Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survivor Longs for Walks in Oregon’s Wilderness
Before retirement, Joanne D. worked as a geriatric case manager independently and for multiple health insurance companies, spending much of her professional life caring… -
Cancer & Caregiving
Loving Sister Served as Her Brother’s Pillar of Strength
When it comes to brother and sister relationships, there couldn’t be one as close as the one between my husband, Brian, and his sister… -
Chemotherapy
Vietnam Vet Credits Strong Will, Alternative Medicine to Mesothelioma Survival
Doctors told United States Army soldier Billy K. almost 50 years ago that he never would walk again, his left leg irreparably damaged by… -
Pleural Mesothelioma
Survivor Credits Good Life, God and Graviola Tea to Survival
Rich D. opened the door and gazed with amazement at his posh suite on the 26th floor of the luxurious Bellagio Hotel in Las… -
Cancer & Caregiving
A Loved One’s Chemotherapy Treatment Could Injure Their Caregiver
Prior to my husband Brian’s pleural mesothelioma diagnosis, the only thing I knew about chemotherapy was that it made people nauseous and caused…