Posted on January 30, 2013 Judith, Mavis, Linda, and Linda This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the enormously successful Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) fundraising event, “Casino Royale. Be Shaken, Not Stirred!” in Derby, UK. As Sir Winston Churchill said, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in [...]
| 2013 Conference Info | Register | Agenda | Family Tributes | Private Capitol Tour | Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) 2013 ADAO Conference “Meet the Speaker” and "Meet the Honoree" Series Posted on January 28, 2013 Register today for the March 22-24, 2013 conference in Washington, D.C.! To introduce you to our extraordinary ADAO “The Asbestos Crisis: New Trends in Prevention and Treatment” conference speakers and honorees, ADAO is featuring [...]
Posted on January 24, 2013 Mesothelioma Warrior Heather Von St. James had a lung removed seven years ago when her daughter was only a few months old. Her fears were overwhelming. Would she live to see her child grow up? On the first anniversary of her surgery, she and her husband, Cameron, started Lungleavin Day, [...]
Posted on January 22, 2013 Since 2007, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) have been Partnering for Prevention with the vision of a world free from asbestos and asbestos disease. We believe that strong international collaboration is the only way to achieve our goals. Thanks to technology, our families have grown. Over the years, the [...]
| 2013 Conference Info | Register | Agenda | Family Tributes | Ann Samuelson, ADAO Oregon Representative In 1982 my father, Stan “Swede” Grimberg died of mesothelioma, and I would never be the same, justice knows no timeline. With excellent medical care and his fighting spirit, my father lived a painful 18 months. He wanted to know his granddaughter, but he left [...]