myMeso » remembrance http://www.mymeso.org Mesothelioma Blog Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Light a candle for unity, hope and remembrance http://www.mymeso.org/2009/04/07/light-a-candle-for-unity-hope-and-remembrance/ http://www.mymeso.org/2009/04/07/light-a-candle-for-unity-hope-and-remembrance/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:00:29 +0000 Wendi Lewis http://www.mymeso.org/?p=939 SOURCE: myMeso › Light a candle for unity, hope and remembrance

]]> As – April 1-7, 2009 – draws to a close, the Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is encouraging the and awareness community to recognize the victims of asbesots disease around the world.

Tonight, on Tuesday, April 7, everyone is encouraged to join in a candle-lighting at 6 p.m. PST (8 p.m. CST). The event will signify Unity, Hope and Remembrance of those we love, and will be a time to honor those who have been lost to disease.

Many people are surprised to learn that is still not completed banned in the United States. It is allowable at contents of 1 percent or less, despite studies that show that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. The only known cause of , a deadly cancer most often affecting the lining of the lungs, is exposure to .

Tonight, join us in remembering those who are struggling with and other disease, and those who have lost their fight. One of the greatest tragedies of disease is that it doesn’t have to happen. How many more have to suffer before this deadly substance is finally eradicated?

SOURCE: myMeso › Light a candle for unity, hope and remembrance

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