Stories from Mesothelioma Patients and Families

My dad was a people person. Everyone loved him. My dad worked at a fertilizer plant in Convent, Louisiana until his death. I’m not aware that my dad knew that he was being exposed to asbestos at the plant. The diagnosis of severe asbestosis affected my dad in many ways. He couldn’t do the normal activities that he was able to do before…

My husband’s name was Earl. He was a fantastic dad and a wonderful husband. Earl passed away February 9, 2021. He had mesothelioma. He was a crane operator, but he has no choice but to work because he wanted to provide for his family. Earl did not speak in the terms of him being exposed to asbestos because I don’t think that Earl was aware of what was being handled over there…

I started a career out in firefighting. I was a District Chief. When I played sports, my dad would always bring me to practice. Never missed. So as soon as he got off work, he came home and we jumped in the car and went to practice. I’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma. I thought it was all due to the fire department, that exposure. Come to find out, it wasn’t from that…

My name is Bill. My wife’s name is Anna. I was a pipefitter/pipe welder. I was exposed especially to chemical plants with asbestos. I was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2021. After I was diagnosed with mesothelioma, I had treatments of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Before I was diagnosed with this disease, I was walking like a mile and a half a day and I started noticing that…