Living with mesothelioma is going to cause changes in the months to come. You can expect physical, emotional and financial changes as you go through mesothelioma treatment. The best thing you can do for yourself and your family is to get ready for what’s ahead. Even though living with mesothelioma will bring challenges, there are ways you can cope. Knowing what changes to expect can help you cope with your journey with mesothelioma. You are a unique individual and your experiences may differ from what we describe here. Always discuss any changes or symptoms you experience with your health … [Read more...]
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New Report Says 43 Million Americans Have Unpaid Medical Bills
While your mesothelioma attorney fights to get you compensation for mesothelioma, you may face mounting unpaid medical bills. If so you are not alone. U.S. Government Agency Finds Crisis in Medical Debt for Americans A staggering number of Americans now struggle with unpaid medical debts according to a new report just issued by the U.S. government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). When someone has a debt that is past due, a debt collector reports the account to a credit agency. It then becomes an account in collection, damaging that person’s credit rating. Medical collections … [Read more...]
Special July 4th Discounts for Veterans Include Many with Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Veterans of the U.S. military account for nearly a third of all those who receive a mesothelioma diagnosis. While veterans represent 8% of our nation’s population, veterans comprise 30% of all known mesothelioma deaths that have occurred in this country. So it is especially fitting that this 4th of July as we celebrate America’s independence - hard won by its first military – that the special discounts offered to all our nation’s military veterans will benefit those who have paid so dearly. That includes those of you with a mesothelioma diagnosis resulting from your service to our … [Read more...]
3 Types of Records to Keep for Your Asbestos Lawsuit
If you are a mesothelioma patient or a family member taking care of a mesothelioma patient, an asbestos lawsuit may be in your future. To be successful, an asbestos lawsuit requires a lot of specific information. If you haven’t started, the time to keep careful records is now. Even though it’s difficult with everything that’s on your plate, you will be doing yourself a big favor if you collect and carefully store the information needed for an asbestos lawsuit as well as your tax returns and insurance claims. Here are the 3 types of records you need to keep for reimbursement purposes: Time: … [Read more...]
Mesothelioma Patients Can Benefit From World Cancer Day’s Key Messages
Mesothelioma is such a unique disease that sometimes we forget that mesothelioma patients are also cancer patients. And as cancer patients, they are connected to cancer patients all over the world. Tuesday, February 4, 2014 was a good day to remember that. February 4, 2014 marked the fourth World Cancer Day, a day for honoring and recognizing people with cancer, including mesothelioma patients. It is a time when cancer organizations try to remind everyone that ending cancer should be a global health priority. This message should be especially poignant for mesothelioma patients and their … [Read more...]
For Mesothelioma Patient Caregivers, Tap into the Spiritual Side of your Holiday Spirit
When a close family member is suffering from mesothelioma and you are the mesothelioma patient’s caregiver, life changes. And holidays are bound to change along with it. They will still be the holidays but they will be different. Accept that and along with your family’s cherished holiday traditions, you can perhaps find new meaning and comfort in the spiritual side of the holiday spirit. For at their very essence the holidays are not about how many batches of fudge you can make or whether you find every high tech toy on the kids’ lists. The holidays – whether Christmas, Channukah, Diwali, … [Read more...]
5 More Great Mesothelioma Support Websites for Patients and Their Families
Because when you are facing the challenges of mesothelioma, more information and support is always better than less. So I’m giving you links to five more helpful websites that offer excellent mesothelioma support although the content is geared to cancer in general. In case you missed it, please take a look at our first batch of websites. And here are two points worth repeating: Always start with your doctor. He or she is your best information source for mesothelioma support because of their training, experience and knowledge of your condition. Not all specific mesothelioma support … [Read more...]
5 Surprisingly Great Mesothelioma Websites for Patients and Their Families
When you or a family member is coping with mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure, you will have lots of questions that change with your situation. The good news is that thanks to the internet, there are a lot of mesothelioma websites out there. But the bad news is that not all the mesothelioma websites out there are good, and you have to be careful because often what looks like a public service non-profit organization is really a law firm trying to disguise who they are while looking for clients. Always start with your doctor. He or she is your best information source because of … [Read more...]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day – What it is and How to Get Involved
Meso-what? This response is still all too common when mesothelioma is mentioned. That’s why September 26’s Mesothelioma Awareness Day remains an important opportunity for community outreach nearly a decade after its founding. And it’s almost here. Started by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) in 2004, Meso Awareness Day has progressively increased efforts to familiarize the general public about this deadly type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. About 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year. The time between exposure and onset can be up to 50 … [Read more...]
Welcome to Mesothelioma Circle
If you or a family member has been diagnosed with one of the types of mesothelioma, you need as much information and answers to your numerous questions as possible to make sound decisions about health, financial and legal issues going forward. Mesothelioma Circle is a way for us to provide a collection of resources and information to help you. We want you to be informed, and encourage you to use Mesothelioma Circle as a resource. Our goal is to enable you to be an active and knowledgeable part of the team of people you can and should assemble to look after all of your family’s interests. … [Read more...]