How Did Asbestos.com Help You After Kim's Mesothelioma Diagnosis?

I had very little basic knowledge of mesothelioma before her diagnosis. During my initial phone call with Missy at Asbestos.com, I found her to be warm, friendly, engaging. And she really wanted to know about Kim's situation. She wanted to know about our relationship. And so I feel like during these conversations with her that she didn't necessarily become a friend, but she became a personal advocate. And I think that was really huge. It was really great to have someone that we felt was in our corner that understood, that knew what Kim was going through. What her family, her friends, anybody that was involved in her process was going through. After our initial conversation Missy offered to send both Kim and I packets on mesothelioma. And, of course, we were receptive to that. When the packets came in the mail, we both found that they were extremely helpful. It really helped educate her and I both on what she was facing, what she was looking at, and what her path would be through this process. The most helpful thing for me personally with the packet was to see that there's been other people that have been through this process. There were some testimonials in the packet. There was just really good information on the disease. There was a path that we knew we could take to figure out what specialists might be the best for Kim, where they were located, what their specialties were. And there were also resources for Kim, people that she could call to speak to ask questions about about the procedures and the process that she was about to go through. Another really important piece of information that we gathered from Missy through her organization and the information that she sent, that there is hope, that there are paths that people can take depending, of course, on their diagnosis, their situation, that it doesn't have to be a terminal illness that will end a person's life in just a few months or in a year, that there are procedures, that there are treatments that can really offer a person hope.