Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

We invite anyone whose life has been affected by mesothelioma to share your story with us and others!
The power of a story helps to give hope and create connections among survivors – to let people know they are not alone and that their experience matters.
Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos that could have been [...]

We had two clients diagnosed with mesothelioma in this week before Christmas.  They each went into the hospital, thinking they had a bad flu or pneumonia.  Tests results instead revealed a type of asbestos cancer called mesothelioma.  Doctors had to give the bad news to our clients and their families just days before Christmas.
And the [...]

When clients hear the diagnosis “mesothelioma” and are asked by their doctor,  “Were you ever exposed to asbestos?” the client often responds, “Not that I know of.”   Many times, our clients do not know if they have been exposed to asbestos because many products were made with asbestos but the people using them did not [...]

The incidence of mesothelioma continues to rise through out the world.  Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that forms in the lining of the lungs, heart and abdomen.  The primary risk factor for mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos.  Despite this known and scientifically proven fact, the use of asbestos still continues in developing countries, without any [...]

What is it like to find out you have mesothelioma?  What is it like for the patient and for their loved ones?  I am living this first hand.  I can only write of my own experiences and of the two people whom I love dearly who in the last 10 days have been diagnosed with [...]