Posted on September 24, 2012 “I leave it to you to take it from here. I must leave it to you, because I won’t be going on from here.” – June Breit (2009) Three years ago today, we lost June Ellen “Jeb” Breit to mesothelioma at the age of 58. Today, in memory of June [...]
ADAO is hard at work, organizing our 9th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, which will take place on March 22 - 24 in Washington DC! Our past conferences have been overwhelmingly successful, and we want to continue sharing the powerful presentations from those conferences. Last year, ADAO was honored to have so many amazing individuals come [...]
Posted in September 2012 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. [...]
Posted on September 17, 2012 Click here to read the entire story,"Global Mesothelioma Experts Convene at the 2012 iMig Conference" Linda Reinstein (ADAO) and Katherine Lagomarsino (Cure Today) at the iMig conference As I reflect on last week’s International Mesothelioma Interest Group Conference in Boston, I am overcome by the breadth and [...]
Posted on September 15, 2012 It was reported yesterday in the Toronto Globe and Mail that the Canadian Federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis announced that the federal government will “no longer oppose global rules that restrict use and shipment of the substance” and that “Ottawa will offer up to $50-million to help towns dependent on the industry [...]