JAN'S CELEBRATION OF LIFE Jan's Celebration of Life will take place on February 3rd at St. Clare's Church in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5NT at 11am. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, we make donations to the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund or Macmillan Nurses. Posted on January 23, 2014 [...]
Posted on January 21, 2014 HOW TO SUPPORT ADAO AND HONOR THOSE YOU LOVE Together, change is possible and the ADAO needs your help. This year, consider publishing a Family Tribute page in the 2014 10th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference program in honor of loved ones who have lost their lives or are currently battling asbestos disease. The ADAO conference [...]
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 [...]