http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/index.php EN Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:43:45 -0600 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:43:45 -0600 Mesothelioma Video Library Phorum 5.1.25 60 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,14#msg-14 elenabraydon Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,14#msg-14 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:43:45 -0600 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,13#msg-13 elenabraydon Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,13#msg-13 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:40:29 -0600 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,12#msg-12 administrator
An asbestosis diagnosis does not guarantee that the patient will develop mesothelioma. We would recommend checking with your physician or contacting the Meso Foundation (www.curemeso.org) if you have specific questions about the condition.

Hope this helps.]]> Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,12#msg-12 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:50:48 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,11#msg-11 Jedsnail
Whilst one of the various forms of mesothelioma will be the endpoint of exposure for many people, is there a timetable for the progression of the disease from initial diagnois with asbestosis (i.e. progressive lung scarring) to malignant cancer?]]> Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,11#msg-11 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:15:35 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,5,10#msg-10 Kadkins Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,5,10#msg-10 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:33:19 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,9#msg-9 Kadkins this website is designed to find and make useful information about this condition .]]> Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,9#msg-9 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:32:49 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?3,8,8#msg-8 administrator
The Meso Foundation is hosting a press conference with leadership, members of Congress and three guest speakers who will share their poignant stories of loss due to mesothelioma. The press conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on the first day of the three-day 5th Annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, sponsored by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), an event that offers information, support and awareness to help insure the banning of asbestos and increased dollars for meso research.

The three guest speakers are: 12 year old, Lexi Miletto, whose grandfather died of meso in 2005; Taylor Stoeckler, 15 years old, whose father succumbed to meso in 2007, five years after diagnosis; and, Julie Gundlach, a 35 year old mother who has been diagnosed with meso. Their presence at the press conference is meant to emphasize the urgency and importance of the House passing the legislation to ban asbestos and to increase funding for meso research.

With a latency period of 10-50 years, and with millions of Americans at risk for mesothelioma, an asbestos-generated cancer, the ravages of this life ending disease continue to disrupt families and lives.

Loss of a Parent:

“I know cancers of all kinds affect a lot of families, but with mesothelioma, we can do something about it,” explained Taylor Stoeckler. “Until all asbestos is banned and a cure for the disease is found, there will be more children like me without a parent. I love my dad so much… my life won’t ever be the same since he is gone forever from my mom and me.”

Loss of a Grandfather:

I have written to anyone who would listen to me and I plead today to our senators and Congressmen to pass a complete ban on asbestos use in the United States and earmark more funds for mesothelioma research,” expressed Lexi Miletto. “I want to tell them: Please don’t let this disease steal another loved one like my PopPop!”

Loss of the rest of Life:

“I can't even communicate how it feels to be told at the age of 35 to ‘put your affairs in order’,” said Julie Gundlach. “To have my ability to have children taken from me…to be told I won’t watch my child grow up. Dealing with the physical and emotional impact of this disease is hard enough without the knowledge that this disease was caused by asbestos exposure, and our government still will do nothing about preventing it from happening to others, like my daughter. Someone, somewhere, debated which was worth more – my life, or the profits from asbestos. And asbestos won.”

Asbestos is a known carcinogen, to which millions of Americans are unwittingly exposed each year. The damaging effects of asbestos do not manifest until decades after exposure – most often occurring as malignant mesothelioma. In the past eight years since the Meso Foundation has begun working on getting legislation passed, each year 3000 people have died of meso and tens of thousands have been exposed to asbestos.

“The impact of mesothelioma is about the people – the young children, teenagers, parents and grandparents who fall prey to the disease one way or another,” said Chris Hahn, Executive Director of the Meso Foundation. “Being diagnosed oneself or watching a loved one die from meso is a tragedy, and a travesty, that has become intergenerational. This press conference highlights the continued tragedy of meso and the desperate need for more research funding to help all those affected by this disease.”]]> Share Your Stories http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?3,8,8#msg-8 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:52:51 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?4,7,7#msg-7 administrator Feedback Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?4,7,7#msg-7 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:38:33 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?3,6,6#msg-6 administrator Share Your Stories http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?3,6,6#msg-6 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:36:22 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,5,5#msg-5 administrator
They have an excellent discussion board for connecting with patients and families.]]> Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,5,5#msg-5 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:31:44 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,4#msg-4 administrator Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,4,4#msg-4 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:30:35 -0500 http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,2#msg-2 haithamg Mesothelioma Discussion Forum http://www.mesovideolibrary.com/mesothelioma-community-forum/read.php?2,2,2#msg-2 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:50:04 -0600