Posted on June 24, 2014 Last year, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) began an “inspection initiative in schools outside of local authority control.” We can all learn from the "HSE: Asbestos in Schools" investigation and report to ensure the safety of students and staff. Each day, 30 Americans die from preventable asbestos-caused diseases and without [...]
Posted on June 21, 2014 On June 21, 2014, Marty Turner, John Heaston II, and Jonathon Heaston III of Rushville, Indiana will race again in honor of Janelle Bedel by speeding through ten Autocross Races with her Wonder Woman logo on Marty's car. When Janelle became sick due to asbestos-caused mesothelioma, this was one of the many [...]
Posted on June 17, 2014 Globe and Mail: " The Canadian asbestos epidemic that Ottawa is ignoring" From the very first page of Globe and Mail: " The Canadian asbestos epidemic that Ottawa is ignoring", we knew this series was something dramatically different from any other coverage about the asbestos tragedy we’ve seen before. Immediately, it is [...]
Posted on June 16, 2014 Since this clock started ticking, 110,000 Americans have died from asbestos-caused diseases. That’s the human cost of inaction. Join the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and let Congress know that we have had enough. The deaths need to stop. Email, post, and/or tweet with your social networks, U.S. Representatives and Senators -- I want action now - stop #asbestos [...]
Posted on June 14, 2014 “Grief is the price we pay for love," said Queen Elizabeth II. Grief doesn't magically end after a loved one's death, and holidays can bring back powerful memories of longing for happier times. During these past eight years, grief and loss have taught me many lessons about myself, life, and the goodness [...]