Stories of Survival

Kathy Angerman
Survivor
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 dangerous. She responded by[…] Read Kathy's Story
Rolando L.
Survivor
Survivor Rolando L. punched pleural mesothelioma in the face. After finishing his chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatment in July, Rolando defiantly celebrated in August by r[…] Read Rolando's Story
Peter L.
Survivor
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 through it. He loves what he does. Read Peter's Story
John Owens
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor John Owens still remembers driving himself to the hospital in the predawn darkness for the life-changing surgery that removed his left lung, much of his diaph[…] Read John's Story
Virginia Beach
Survivor
Virginia Beach spent four years researching and writing hundreds of pages of family history. She began her memoirs with her ancestors’ voyage to America on the Mayflower in 1[…] Read Virginia's Story
Kasie Coleman
Survivor
It’s been nine months since I last wrote about my experiences as a mesothelioma survivor and small-business owner in Baton Rouge — and plenty has happened in my life. I launc[…] Read Kasie's Story
Richard M.
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Richard M. smiled when the mother of a fourth-grader recently thanked him and the rest of the White County School Board in Tennessee for implementing the new[…] Read Richard's Story
Raeleen M.
Survivor
Raeleen’s Facebook page sums up the mesothelioma survivor’s courage and chutzpah: Team KickAss Raeleen’s Journey. The 37-year-old from Yorkton in Saskatchewan, Ca[…] Read Raeleen's Story
Brian
Survivor
Update: Brian’s family informed us that Brian lost his battle with mesothelioma on Aug. 2, 2015. He was 54. His family hopes his story will inspire others. Brian H. had so ma[…] Read Brian's Story
Sandra M.
Survivor
Sandy Mulcahey does more with one lung, a missing rib and a rebuilt diaphragm than most who still have all their original parts. Malignant pleural mesothelioma didn’t stop he[…] Read Sandra's Story
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