For the Patient

Support for Mesothelioma Patients

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, help and support is available. In these pages you will find helpful articles about communicating with your doctor, finding support groups, listings of on-line and community support groups, and other Internet resources that may be helpful to you. Please also feel free to contact Carol Watkins, R.N., of our office if we can help to put you in touch with organizations to assist you. Carol can be reached at 800-222-2766 and is always happy to be of service.

Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Where can I Turn for Support?

Documents You Might Need

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Board decides that North Miami affordable housing project will continue despite thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated soil at the site

On Monday, the Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board decided that development of Pioneer Gardens, the North Miami affordable housing project, will continue despite the fact that developers recently found thousands of tons of soil contaminated with asbestos. The CRA board rejected its residents’ advisory committee’s recommendation that the project be shut down. Because the city gave the property to the CRA, the CRA Board recognized that it would have to clean up the property whether or not the project continued. The Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resource Management will be consulted in developing the remediation plan. The CRA is likely to seek funding from the state or the county to assist in the asbestos removal. When it is completed, Pioneer Gardens will provide 136 affordable housing units. The project is scheduled for completed by 2009, and it is not yet clear how much clean-up of the contaminated soil may delay the project.

For the full story, go to http://www.miamiherald.com
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Two biggest buildings in downtown Bells, Texas will be demolished as soon as asbestos abatement is completed

The two largest buildings in downtown Bells–the old Bells High School and gymnasium combination–will soon be gone. Both buildings have been empty for more than 10 years. Asbestos is being removed from the buildings now, and demolition must wait until the asbestos abatement is finished to avoid hazardous exposures to the community. Some pieces of the gym floor were saved as memorabilia and sold. For the most part, however, the structures were beyond salvage because of the damage done by weather and vandals over the last decade, making the buildings too expensive to renovate as the owner originally planned. The next use for the property has not yet been determined.

For the full story, go to http://www.heralddemocrat.com

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Residents of a Chicago high rise are forced to evacuate after asbestos was disturbed during renovations

People living in a high-rise building at 2930 N. Sheridan Rd. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood were abruptly ordered to evacuate on Thursday after asbestos-containing pipe insulation was disturbed during renovation. The building cannot be reoccupied until air testing shows that all areas of the building are safe. It appears that tenants will need to find another place to live for at least a few weeks. The immediate evacuation was required because inhalation of asbestos fibers, released when asbestos-containing insulation is disturbed, can cause mesothelioma, a cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs or abdomen, and other diseases.

For the full story, go to http://www.chicagotribune.com

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Appellate court rules that "knowing endangerment" charges must be reinstated against W.R. Grace and its executives for asbestos contamination of Libby

The U.S. Ninth District Court of Appeals has ruled that criminal charges for “knowing endangerment” can be reinstated against W.R. Grace & Co. along with seven Grace executives. Federal prosecutors have alleged that, through the operation of its vermiculite mine between 1963 and the early 1990s, W.R. Grace and certain Grace executives deliberately exposed 8,000 people in Libby, Montana to dangerous levels of airborne asbestos, which has caused an epidemic of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Last year, a federal district court judge in Missoula, Montana dismissed the knowing endangerment charges, ruling that the charges were barred by the statute of limitations. The knowing endangerment charges are the most serious charges the Dept. of Justice has brought against W.R. Grace and its executives, and a conviction could mean 15 years in prison for each count.

For the full story, go to http://www.spokesmanreview.com

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