Stories From Survivors
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Stories From SurvivorsMaliyah H. was only 17 when doctors confirmed she has peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in the lining of the… -
Stories From SurvivorsAfter a Difficult Start to Treatment, George M. Keeps Moving Forward
At 85, George M. learned he had pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs. Doctors classified… -
Stories From SurvivorsMarriage, Motherhood & Mesothelioma: A Caregiver’s Story
Melinda B. was a high school English teacher at a private Catholic school, mother of two young children and wife in Indiana. Her husband,… -
Stories From SurvivorsLoss and Moving Forward: A Mesothelioma Caregiver’s Story
Ulf N. never imagined he and his wife would face a cancer so rare that most of her doctors had never seen it before. -
Stories From SurvivorsA Mesothelioma Story of Hope: Walking Out on Her Own Two Feet
Dr. Jeffery Velotta with Lawanda Ultan When my mother Lawanda Ultan was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at 93, we were gently and reasonably told… -
Stories From SurvivorsLife With Mesothelioma: Golf, Gastronomy & Getting Published
Two years after his peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis, Michael Riso still spends most of his days on the golf course, teaching. When he’s not there,… -
Stories From SurvivorsStill Teaching, Still Healing: Michael Riso’s Mesothelioma Story
Michael Riso doesn’t fit the picture most people imagine when they hear the word “mesothelioma.” The 65-year-old golf instructor from Largo, Florida, tells us… -
Stories From SurvivorsPastor With Mesothelioma Shares Progress and Hope
To read our first conversation with Dr. Berlinda Love: Pastor Talks About Her Recent Mesothelioma Diagnosis Pastor, podcaster and writer Dr. Berlinda Love says… -
Stories From SurvivorsA Mesothelioma Caregiver Reflects on Hospice and Support
Cissie L. shares with us that her husband, Ron, began losing weight and experiencing fatigue. “Ron was just different, he was quiet and started… -
Stories From SurvivorsMesothelioma Survivor Discusses Her Support Group Experience
Tami P. is currently undergoing immunotherapy for a recurrence of mesothelioma. It’s been less than 3 years since her initial diagnosis. With this recent…