One year after his diagnosis Shaun is sharing how his diet has changed. “The hardest is eating healthy at night after working all day. I try to narrow it down to something healthy, but sometimes that doesn't work. Overall I’ve done pretty good when it comes to nutrition after mesothelioma treatment,” Shaun shared.
Raeleen's symptoms started with abdominal pain. One month after a CT scan she was diagnosed with stage 3 peritoneal mesothelioma. After nearly a decade with mesothelioma, Raeleen is excited to share, "I'm a grandma now." It’s amazing!"
Just one year after his diagnosis and surgery, Shaun returned to his physically demanding job. “I’m moving along pretty well,” Shaun shared. “I have good people I work around and they understand there are certain things that I can’t do to because of the risk of hurting myself. But I work with some good people and they look out for me.”
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Shaun reveals how his mesothelioma journey began and how he feels now one year after undergoing two intense surgeries. “I feel pretty good. The second surgery was probably the toughest on me because whatever they did in my chest, the front of it is still numb,” Shaun said.
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