Stories from Survivors
Never Let Mesothelioma Steal Your Hope
As I threw myself into the role of Brian’s caregiver, I found something to hope for. More than anything I wanted to care for…
October 4, 2016
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Stories from SurvivorsPeritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor: ‘Integrative Medicine Works’
Beth Mixon believes God kept her around this long for good reason, a purpose just now coming into focus. Mixon is a miraculous, 16-year…
September 30, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsAfter 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 —…
September 20, 2016 -
Stories from Survivors7-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…
September 15, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsMesothelioma 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…
September 9, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsMesothelioma 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…
August 16, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsDon’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…
July 13, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsA 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…
May 23, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsMesothelioma Survivor Becomes Caregiver at Relay For Life
Mesothelioma survivor Andy Ashcraft unexpectedly took on the role of caregiver Sunday morning when his wife and caregiver, Ruth Ashcraft, collapsed at an…
May 20, 2016 -
Stories from SurvivorsCaregivers: 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…
May 18, 2016
