Mesothelioma Support Group

I'm so sorry for your loss. My dad only lived a year after his diagnosis. The only way they discovered his was b/c of a collapsed lung.

My Dad passed away six weeks after being diagnosed. I just watched my deteriorate before my eyes. Dad too was only found to have this cancer when he went to hospital and had his left lung drained of fluid and the fluid was tested and subsequent scans taken.

This cancer will apparently peak in Australia in around 2015 - 2020. I am fearful for my husband because as a builder he has been exposed to asbestos too during his working life. As yet, he does not have any evident symptoms.

I am sorry too for the loss of your Dads. It is such a terrible disease.

Tahnee

Wow Tahnee,

So soon. Make sure your husband tells the family doc about his risk. They should watch him closely...especially if it will be peaking soon. They say it takes years to develop but when it hits....it is vicious and quick.

My grandad died from it in 2006, he was diagnosed with it in 2003. Over the christmas of 2005 he deteriorated and was no longer able to do anything for himself, my grandma couldn't cope on her own so Marie Cure sent round the clock nurses to their home to help care for him. He died in March 2006 when I was only 12.
It was heartbreaking watching him deteriorate so quickly

I'm truly sorry to hear about each individual loss. There's a wealth of centralized information, list of active support groups and an soon-to-come forum at www.weitzlux.com/mesothelioma_438.h... You may want to peruse the site.

The epidemic hasn't even started yet. How many people inhaled the toxic cloud created by 9/11? Millions of tons of asbestos was aerosolized and inhaled by everyone who resided in NYC. The Ground Zero workers are being hit the hardest with excessive inhalation and prolonged, close contact. The rest, millions people, are just walking, talking time bombs.

Add that to the fact that all the manufacturers are now emerging from their bankrupcy status and have already absolved themselves of any future liability. The future victims will be on their own. Unless WE bring this issue to our elected official, news media, etc. The future victims will really feel the pain unless we dedicate ourselves to research.....

My husband, Nick, presented in August with back pain... took forever for them to diagnose. After surgery (removed left lung, scraped organs and removed and reconstructed his diaphrym) had chemo and radiation. Died that August.
But as much as I hated that dreadful disease... I am so blessed.. I had a year to make memories, to say, "I love you", and thank you and do you remember when?.... I got to say everything I wanted to say, I have no regrets. I thank God for that time. It was a blessing to my kids and me.

Mesothelioma cancer can be associated with pain in different areas of the body affected by the cancer.These are important facts that every mesothelioma victim should know about mesothelioma pain:

1- Mesothelioma cancer pain can almost always be relieved or lessened.

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Hello everyone,

I am new to this group. First off I am so sorry to hear of everyones losses.

My father has also been diagnosed with Mesothelioma. He started having symptoms over a year ago (Possibly sooner) . He had ascities and omental caking. Unfortunately it took them a year to diagnose. He had failed to mention to his doctor, he had worked with asbestos.

My father has it in his stomach. I forget the exact name for it though. He seems in good spirits right now considering. He has had 2 rounds of chemo so far and seems to be doing okay with it. I don't know how soon you could tell though if it is receptive.

I really would like to spend every last moment with him. But I am really afraid to get close to him right now. I am afraid I will break down in front of him, and I don't want him to think I don't have faith in him.

I really haven't read to many hopeful stories. I know there a few, but not typical. He is 65, has had a heart attack and suffers from emphysema as well.

I don't mean to sound so negative. I really can't ( Nor do I want to) Imagine a world without my dad. I know I need to get strong and take it for what is. I definitely don't want to miss any opportunity I have to spend time with him.

Any advice?

Also I was wondering has anyone been through any compensation process? Specifically has anyone had experience with the trust funds? I am hoping he will receive some sort of compensation so he has one less thing to worry about.

JayFlo,

I'm sorry to hear about your father. As far as spending time with him, I think it's a good idea to spend as much as you can. Even if that means you're going to break down in front of him, that can sometimes be cathartic. If you don't spend time with him because of that, I think you'll regret it in the future.
As for the compensation, that might be harder to come by. You should really talk to a lawyer about that because most of the time, the people at fault for asbestos exposure don't want to admit to it. Check out www.mesolawsuit.com. They're a great law firm, and I hope they'll be able to help you.
Best of luck, and stay strong.

Will