Mesothelioma Stories

Mesothelioma means a kind of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or heart or abdomen, commonly associated with direct asbestos exposure. Most of the mesothelioma patients who had developed mesothelioma cancer have worked on job sites where they inhaled asbestos fine particles. A recent research study has also revealed that washing the clothes of a family member who worked daily with asbestos can definitely put a person at risk for developing mesothelioma cancer.

Stories of the mesothelioma patients

• Most of the stories of the mesothelioma patients are touching.
• It has in it their life experience of the pain and agony which they underwent.
• These stories of sufferings are an eye opener for the mesothelioma patients.
• It warns us to be cautious in each and every stage of the diseases.
• It also does the work of spreading awareness and educating us regarding the diseases.

The hurdle of diagnosis test

A mesothelioma patient when underwent mesothelioma diagnosis and came to know the result being positive said “As you can imagine our world really fell apart on that day and for nearly so many weeks, looking at our 2 elder children was simply too much to bear at that times. All those promises and dreams made to my wife/children, plans ahead for our lives together....were up in smoke as I could be dead in 3 to 4 years!!!! The number of symptoms felt too increased day by day but then something really kicked in from inside, within me. I am a positive person at the worst of situations and times and I recall 4 days after confirmation of the disease saying to myself...."okay, you can easily handle this two ways, firstly feel sorry for yourself and let the disease consume you or secondly try and become the exception and beat this cancer and leave a very positive legacy with your family members. It is time to create support groups for this cause and bring general awareness among the people about the disease all over the world.”

Onset of the disease

One such mesothelioma patients with pleural mesothelioma said “I worked in those days the best available job opportunity in mines and led a comfortable life being unaware of the consequence of the disease related to asbestos cancer. The mesothelioma asbestos has suffering for all ex-workers too”.

Gaining strength in sufferings

Another mesothelioma patients with peritoneal mesothelioma said “the journey so far has been so tough, but with my lovely daughters and our Christian faith with us all the way, we all really came through well. We also fought a hard legal battle for 16 months through the special Court against the leading company where I was exposed to asbestos, working as the General Development Manager back in 1974, and won the case successfully for my further best alternative treatment options.