Asbestos doesn't discriminate - it will kill anyone!

Linda Reinstein became an activist after her husband, Alan, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003. In 2004, she co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to reach out to those who have been affected by asbestos-related disease. Alan had no idea how he was exposed to asbestos. Back in the 1960s, he had done a short stint as an engineer inside nuclear submarines when they were being built. In those days, asbestos was a common insulation material in gaskets, boiler rooms and many other places inside ships. Alan was good with his hands and loved to do home repairs. He removed contaminated floor tiles and fixed walls with compounds that probably contained asbestos. Like many other asbestos victims who suffer from these terrible diseases, he had many encounters with this substance. That’s part of the tragedy: our inability to identify toxic materials and products. We are left in the dark and cannot always avoid being exposed. An avid marathon runner, Alan underwent chemotherapy and radical surgeries in hopes of buying more time with his family. He spent his last year tethered to oxygen 24 hours a day as mesothelioma ravaged his body. He died in 2006, three years after diagnosis. It is not just workers who have paid the ultimate price for their jobs — it is also their families. The National Cancer Institute stated, “This risk is thought to result from exposure to asbestos fibres brought into the home on the shoes, clothing, skin, and hair of workers.” Don't be ignorant when it comes to Asbestos - You need to understand the dangers and risks legally, for the benefit of your colleagues and employees, for your benefit and that of your family. It doesn't care who you are, or how you die - the hidden killer!

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