Posted on January 19, 2014 Congratulations and thank you to Mavis and Ray Nye for courageously speaking up and out about asbestos and the United Kingdom mesothelioma bill during the BBC 1 Sunday Politics program. During the BBC 1 Sunday Politics interview, Ray shared his feelings of guilt about Mavis's suffering from mesothelioma as a [...]
Posted on January 16, 2014 Mesothelioma Warrior and longtime ADAO community member Heather Von St. James is turning tragedy into triumph with her Annual Lungleavin Day Celebration. Eight years ago, when her daughter was only a few months old, Heather had a lung removed due to mesothelioma. Her fears were overwhelming. Would she live to see her [...]
The International News: February 2, 2014 Banned across the world, asbestos continues to plague Pakistan January 15, 2014: The Ahmed Family: Bringing Asbestos Awareness and Action to Pakistan The International News: July 12, 2013 Two million Karachiites face cancer threat The International News: July 15, 2013 Asbestos and cancer Posted on January 15, 2014 From the Ahmed family's dining room [...]
Follow @Linda_ADAO Posted on January 13, 2014 Linda Reinstein and Dr. David Michaels, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health This past July, as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was in Washington, D.C. for our Senate staff briefing, I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. David Michaels, Assistant [...]
Posted on January 9, 2014 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our website. [...]