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Top 5 Success Stories of Mesothelioma Survivors & Fighters
Mesothelioma is one of those deadly types of cancer which has almost a 100 percent mortality rate, and most patients die within a year of diagnosis. However there have been many cases where the Mesothelioma patients managed to beat the odds and survive. Read on and get inspired by five such success stories.
1. Mesothelioma Fighter from Libby
Libby, Montana is known in circles fighting for asbestos awareness because of W.R. Grace & Co. which has operated vermiculite mine for 27 years. Many residents of Libby have been affected by and exposed to mesothelioma cancer due to asbestos exposure from the mines. One particular person who lost her mom and dad to mesothelioma has been fighting W.R.Grace & Co. for more than 20 years. She has done a lot to get people to pay attention, and got them to act. She also put to task every local, state, and federal agency that was not watching all those years ago when the initial news of asbestos troubles started to grow. Now even after burying her long time associate in the fight, she continues to struggle for Mesothelioma survivors.
2. Fighting Mesothelioma Diagnosis with Mind, Body & Spirit
Leonard Strasburg decided to fight when confronted with his own Mesothelioma diagnosis. He was given only a couple of months to live. However he survived 9 years before succumbing to the terminal cancer. He did this by rejecting surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy and embracing an unconventional approach to cancer therapy that revolved around mind, body, and spirit.
3. Tim’s Cocktail for Success
Tim Richards is also a mesothelioma survivor. In the mid nineties, he says he lost all hope in conventional medication and began a quest of his own. He explored the world of unconventional cancer treatments, eastern healing, and medical marijuana and soon after, he was symptom free. He had somehow stumbled upon a cocktail of success.
4. Dianetics and Mesothelioma Success
Susan Strickland was diagnosed with Mesothelioma cancer in 1989 and lived with the illness until 2009. This was after many surgeries and a reliance on unconventional treatments like meditation, refractive therapy, and Dianetics. Her story is chronicled metaphorically in the children’s books she authored during this period.
5. Mesothelioma Awareness Day
The next success story is of Janelle Bedel, a 48-month Mesothelioma survivor. Following extensive surgery to take out her the lung that was damaged by the cancer; she received physical therapy and radiation therapy. Currently she spends much of her time promoting Mesothelioma consciousness. She was also the point women for the designation of September 26 as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
The above stories provide encouragement and support to people who have been diagnosed with Mesothelioma. A lot of the patients who managed to beat the odds did so because of a positive mental attitude and also because they went beyond routine treatments and looked at alternative treatments. Till the time scientists come up with a cure of mesothelioma, alternative treatments are the way to go.
