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  • Paul Fields Mesothelioma Survivor
    Late-Stage Mesothelioma

    Survivor Cares More about Helping Others and Refuses to Live in Fear

    Paul F. spent much of his life as a social worker, aiding those with disabilities, finding jobs for people with a handicap, teaching both children and adults, and always lending a hand to the less fortunate. Even…
    Tim Povtak
    05/22/2013
  • Trina C. Mesothelioma Survivor
    Peritoneal Mesothelioma

    Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor Remembers 9/11 Differently

    It’s hard to forget where you were on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists declared war on America, crashing two commercial jets into New York…
    Tim Povtak
    03/27/2013
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    Peritoneal Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma Survivor Praises the Benefits of Heated Chemotherapy

    Mesothelioma survivor Jacob H. has nothing to gain by touting the benefits of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). He just believes in it. And he…
    Tim Povtak
    02/27/2013
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu works for mesothelioma patients
    Health & Wellness

    Jin Shin Jyutsu: A Mesothelioma Patient’s Experience

    Ten years ago, Mary Morvant went on a spa trip with a friend. The friend was battling constant back pain and planned regular trips…
    Faith Franz
    02/04/2013
  • Eighteen Months to Live Mesothelioma Book
    Cancer & Caregiving

    Mesothelioma Survivor Insight Series | 18 Months to Live by Rachele Baker: Part 2

    Rachele has taken the time to share her mother’s private journal while she battled mesothelioma Here are some quotes that we discussed with her…
    Ben Leer
    01/31/2013
  • Midge Rylander Mesothelioma Survivor
    Cancer & Caregiving

    Mesothelioma Survivor Insight Series | 18 Months to Live by Rachele Baker: Part 1

    It wasn’t just another day cleaning the garage when Rachele Baker came across some old memories. These were memories from her mother’s journal that…
    Ben Leer
    01/30/2013
  • James B. Mesothelioma Survivor
    Cancer & Caregiving

    Budwig Protocol Led to Dramatic Comeback for Mesothelioma Survivor

    When they left the hospital in June, Marilyn B. was told that her husband, James, belonged in a hospice facility, where they could make…
    Tim Povtak
    01/23/2013
  • Lorraine Kember and Brian Kember smiling in front of tree
    Cancer & Caregiving

    Life as a Caregiver, Advice from Lorraine Kember

    Mesothelioma caregiver, Lorraine Kember, shares how her husband’s diagnosis changed her life and gives advice on what coping mechanisms worked for her during that…
    Lorraine Kember
    01/03/2013
  • Christine S. Mesothelioma Survivor
    Chemotherapy

    Christine S. Has Exciting News | Survivor Insight Series

    When we began our Survivor Insight Series, one of the first survivors who wanted to speak to us about mesothelioma was Christine S. We…
    Ben Leer
    12/26/2012
  • Mesothelioma Survivor Kathleen A.
    Pleural Mesothelioma

    Independent Mesothelioma Survivor Making Plans for Her Next Road Trip

    Kathleen A. already has the bus trip brochures sitting on the living room coffee table, awaiting only her next CT scan in December before…
    Tim Povtak
    12/12/2012
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