Share Your Story Collection

We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the new “Share Your Story” feature on our website.

Below is an collection of our published “Share Your Story” features.

• “It Won’t Stop Until They Are Jailed for Murder” – Jean’s Story
• “Constant Pain – Jesse’s Story 
• “A Hole in Many Lives” – Bob’s Story
• “Keeping His Memory Alive” – Carl’s Story
• “Our Journey with Mesothelioma” – Chip’s Story
• “Asbestos Has Changed My Life” – Michael’s Story
• “I Thought I Was Going to Die” – Polly’s Story
• “I Will Never Be the Same Again” – Janelle’s Story
• “Fighting This Disease with Everything He Has” – Roland’s Story
• “Information is Empowering” – Randy’s Story 
• “Praying for an Asbestos Ban” – William’s Story
• “Mesothelioma Robbed Us” – Joe’s Story
• “Staying Positive” – Mike’s Story
• “Our Family’s Rock” – George’s Story
• “9 Months to Live” – Jim’s Story
• “We Will Love You Eternally” – Darryl’s Story
• “Wanting to Fight It” – George’s Story
• “Trying to Make a Living” – Rebecca’s Story
• “The King of Cool” – Steve McQueen’s Story
• Jorge’s Story (Brazilian Asbestos Worker)
• “In the Midst of the Storm…A Rainbow Shines” – Richard’s Story
• “Images of the Asbestos Ghost” – Jan’s Story
• “Doing Something Positive” – Steve’s Story
• “Reflection of a Life Lost” – George’s Story
• “Full of Impotent Rage” – Jo’s Story
• “Turned Away” – Julius’ Story
• “A Life Cut Short” – Moe’s Story
• “Misdiagnosed” – Gene’s Story
• “10 Year Survivor” – Bonnie’s Story
• “Four Generations” – Laura’s Story
• “A Heart of God” – Elizabeth’s Story
• “If I Should Fall Behind” – Charles’ Story
• “He Has a Place in Heaven” – Russell’s Story
• “Asbestos has literally flipped my world upside down” – Larry’s Story
• “A Father’s Legacy” – Wolfgang’s Story
• “Unsuspecting Heroine” – Doreen’s Story
• “Rudy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore…” – Rudy’s Story
• “Fighting to Honour the Life of a Wonderful Father” – Gary’s Story
• “My Life Battling Mesothelioma” – Jan’s Story 
• “I’ll Do Anything to Fight Mesothelioma to Have More Time with My Family, Anything” – Alan Reinstein’s Story
• “It’s Too Soon” – Michael’s Story
• “Robbed of Many More Years” – William’s Story
• “My Life Has Changed 100%” – Janine’s Story
• “Breathtaking” – Richard’s Story
• “I Will Not Die in Vain” – Louise’s Story
• “Women and Mesothelioma” – Anita’s Story
• “An Expectation of Justice” – Stan’s Story
• “A Deadly Workplace” – Subrayan & Murgesan’s Stories
• “The Power of Public Health Advocacy: A Patient’s Perspective” – Julie’s Story
• “Social Media and Mesothelioma” – Mavis’ Story
• “India Through My Eyes” – Ravindra’s Story
• “Ambler: The Town That Asbestos Built” – Joe’s Story
• “With Love Comes Hope” – Lonna’s Story
• “Dust into Gold: Banning Asbestos is Good Business” – Paul’s Story
• “Mesothelioma and Me” – Debbie’s Story
• “The Value of My Life in Dollars and Tears” – Heather’s Story

We encourage you to submit your personal stories by clicking here and following the simple instructions on the page. In sharing, comes healing. Remember, you are not alone.