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  • Frank S. with his family at Walt Disney World
    Late-Stage Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Cancer Survivor Celebrates Gift of Life at Disney

    Frank S. celebrated his three-year survival mark by taking all six grandchildren and their parents to Walt Disney World last month, providing a weekend…
    Tim Povtak
    03/02/2016
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    Cancer & Caregiving

    Healing the Heart After a Mesothelioma Death

    Dad was a provider. His top priority: Taking care of his family, financially and otherwise. It was his life’s ambition, and he did it…
    Melanie Ball
    02/18/2016
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    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Is Still Pushing Himself to the Limit

    Pete K. traveled back to his high school days, as a serious wrestler and football player, in explaining how he has fought off the…
    Tim Povtak
    01/26/2016
  • Mesothelioma survivor Kathy A.
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Five-Year Mesothelioma Survivor Is Still Climbing

    Kathy Angerman stopped climbing the 12-foot ladder to clean the cathedral ceilings at home because her grown children kept insisting it was getting too…
    Tim Povtak
    01/11/2016
  • Family walking with a child
    Health & Wellness

    Are You at Risk of Familial Mesothelioma?

    When my sister attended elementary school, her teacher asked one day what her father did for a living. It was “sharing time” in her class, and students publically told fellow classmates and...
    Melanie Ball
    01/05/2016
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    Health & Wellness

    Asbestos Exposure Is No. 1 Danger for Urban Explorers

    Abandoned buildings invite curiosity. What does it look like inside? Why is it abandoned? We want to know. In recent years, that human inquisitiveness developed into a full-blown hobby for...
    Beth Swantek
    12/21/2015
  • Rolando and his wife at Sturgis
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Crosses Country for Motorcycle Rally

    Survivor Rolando L. punched pleural mesothelioma in the face. After finishing his chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatment in July, Rolando defiantly celebrated in…
    Tim Povtak
    12/11/2015
  • Mesothelioma survivor Peter L.
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Painting Helps Mesothelioma Survivor Focus on Living

    Mesothelioma survivor and U.S. Navy veteran Peter L. has good reason to feel discouragement today. He has an even better reason to keep fighting…
    Tim Povtak
    11/13/2015
  • Boston terrier puppy with a veterinarian
    Health & Wellness

    Protecting Your Pets from Mesothelioma & Asbestos Exposure

    It’s bad enough when your loved one is diagnosed with mesothelioma, but you don’t expect that your pet can develop the same rare…
    Cara Tompot
    11/09/2015
  • Melanie Ball with her father
    Health & Wellness

    Survivor Mentality Benefits People with Mesothelioma

    My father, Richard Lloyd Barker, fought mesothelioma with the spirit of a warrior. He did everything with his whole heart, and fighting cancer was…
    Melanie Ball
    11/06/2015
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