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MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Your donation goes to support the core mission of:
MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Offer hope and support to patients and families by educating them on the disease, helping them to obtain the most up-to-date information on treatment options and to connect with meso treatment specialists, and providing them assistance, emotional support and community with others;
Fund the highest quality and most promising meso research projects from around the world through rigorous peer-review; and
Raise awareness of meso, and advocate that the public and private sectors partner in the effort to cure it by directing the resources needed to stop this global tragedy.
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My father also was exposed to asbestos and diagnosed with mesothelioma in the early 80's...he passed away January 2009 but lived over 25 years with this cancer. Stanford hospital wanted the rights to do research on his body to determine how he was able to live so long. He was strong in mind and body, had exceptional physical endurance and stamina and I am thankful that he was able to beat the odds . . . .
My daddy died in 2006 from this terrible cancer! He was only 62 yrs old and had so much more life to live. I miss him very much and wish he could have been here to see my kids grow up..I hope that one day there will be a cure for such a deadly disease so that other people won't have to lose someone they love.
Debra Huggins Green
It's impossible but true that the makers of asbestos KNEW in the 30's it would kill those working with it, KNEW it took 60 to 80 years for the effects to show, thinking that the workers would die long before the effects would be diagnosed the makers CHOSE to keep silent. Was it worth it? I think not because now it is 80 years later and the ... See Moreeffects are taking hold in every walk of life. My father lived to be 81 and he was diagnosed 9 months prior. Now those of us left behind are just playing a game of Russian roulette wondering whose next. FYI, look up how many products, in how many industries contain asbestos. No one is immune. The ironic part is you don't have to work with it, you just had to be around someone who does and breathe in the fibers. My passion is to bring awareness.
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Debra Huggins Green
It's impossible but true that the makers of asbestos KNEW in the 30's it would kill those working with it, KNEW it took 60 to 80 years for the effects to show, thinking that the workers would die long before the effects would be diagnosed the makers CHOSE to keep silent. Was it worth it? I think not because now it is 80 years later and the ... See Moreeffects are taking hold in every walk of life. My father lived to be 81 and he was diagnosed 9 months prior. Now those of us left behind are just playing a game of Russian roulette wondering whose next. FYI, look up how many products, in how many industries contain asbestos. No one is immune. The ironic part is you don't have to work with it, you just had to be around someone who does and breathe in the fibers. My passion is to bring awareness.
Yesterday at 4:25pm ·
My dad passed away December 2009 from Mesothelioma. He was diagnosed as having 4-12 months to live, and lived 15 months, so he outlived all expectations. He was a strong, selfless person and didn't see the point in sitting around thinking about dying. He got on with life and tried to do all the things he wanted to do before he died. Of course, he didn't get through his bucket list, but he gave it a good go. I miss him so much, but he has taught me to be strong and never let anything get you down.
We desperately need a screening test to diagnose this earlier and give people more time to live their lives.
Updated: The cause has reached 29,000 members.
Updated: The cause has reached 29,000 members.
My father in law passed away from this in 2002, being a general contractor, now my husband is 46 and has many health promblems no one can pin point, who had worked for and his dad since 16 years old. this definitly scares me.
I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in 12/07 during a hysterectomy. My Dr. did a biopsy confirming what I think she already knew.Wow, that was a surprise!! I started trying to find info on the disease on the internet since my Dr. did not know much about the cancer. She referred me to MDA in Houston only to find out 1 mo later that they have no Dr. that can treat the peritoneal type Meso. I flew to NY and MLD to have consults with Dr Taub in NY and Dr. Alexander in MLD. I decided to go with Dr Alexander because his treatment was shorter and the life expectancy was the same with both Dr.'s. The part about this cancer that scares me most is that even when they knew the cancer was in there because they visibly saw it, it did not show up on the CT or PET scans or in blood work. So after I have my testing I don't have the ability to say, yeah, I am cancer free, it's more like, at least it's not grown enough where they CAN see it now!! The only real way to be certain if it's back is to do a scope to look directly in the abdomen for signs of the cancer. There needs to be so much more research done about this cancer but the funds a minimal. So you do the best you can, try to keep a positive attitude, and hope and pray for the best!! Good luck to any of you fighting the fight against Meso!!! Love Kristi
shelley allen about 1 month ago
Donated $100.
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Sep 2009 by Wendi Lewis under Events, News, People Mesothelioma Awareness Day will always hold a special significance for Mary Elo. On August 15, 2009, her father passed away as a result of mesothelioma. That alone would mark the day for her, but even more significant, her Dad, George Elo, was just short of his 77th birthday – which is Sept. 26, the same day designated as Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
Her father first started getting sick a couple of years ago, Mary recalls. He had a constant cough, and began losing weight and experiencing shortness of breath. He went to see his primary care physician, and was diagnosed with pneumonia. This happened several times, and always the story was the same. He even had fluid on his lungs, and he would have a short hospital stay, and even though the fluid was tested, there was no diagnosis and he would return home, Mary says.
“We had not heard of mesothelioma before he got his diagnosis,” Mary says. “The doctors didn’t seem to have any sense of urgency to find out what was going on. I began looking on the internet, and he had seven of the nine symptoms for mesothelioma.”
At that point, Mary insisted her father receive a biopsy to find out what was going on with the recurring fluid in his lungs. On June 2, 2009, they received the diagnosis – epithelioid pleural mesothelioma. By the time he was diagnosed, he was already in stage 4. Despite trying chemotherapy, he passed away by August 15.
“The system failed my father,” Mary says. “There was just no sense of urgency.”
A Navy veteran, her Dad was being treated at the VA medical center for an atrial fibrillation, and had been on coumadin for a few years. When he began having his bouts of pneumonia, the doctors at the VA called for an MRI / PET scan, and his May 12 test records indicated a suspicion for mesothelioma. But her parents couldn’t read the paperwork, and the primary care physicians somehow missed the notation, Mary says. He had several thoracenteses, ye
This terrible cancer took my cousin Elizabeth in 1999. She was young, energetic, smart, beautiful, generous, kind, loyal and loving. I hope they find a cure one day, because no one should have to suffer the way she did. We love you E. and will see you again one day in heaven.
This condition took one of my best friends in his thirties and we never new what hit us or him, it breaks my heart that I did not find out till years later from his son. God bless WILLIE BELMONTE where ever you are in heaven, you called me and never told me.
mara don't give up! my grampy was diagnosed january 13, 2009. it was the worst day of my life. he was given 6 months. it has now been almost a year and that is because he didn't give up! find clinical trials and get second opinions but most importantly FIGHT!
Deborah S. Vincent about 1 month ago
Donated $25.
My dad was just diagnosed with mesothelioma. 7-9 months to live. There is nothing to say but this is absolutely devastating.
Updated: The cause has raised $25,000.
I was diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 1993. I was aged 20. At the time of my diagnosis, the reported cases were quite rare. I was extremely lucky that my oncologist was one of the few in California that was familiar with it. I am happy to say that I have been in remission for the past 16 years. I would like to thank all those that have joined this cause and are supporting finding a cure. I definitely could have used a support system like this when I was going through my ordeal.
Updated: The cause has reached 27,967 members.
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My great grandmother died of what i think was this type of cancer.she was in the hospital a number of times because of it.she died about 3 weeks ago.