Asbestos Can Take Your Breath Away, Forever

Today's post was shared by Linda Reinstein and comes from blog.saferchemicals.org

The time is now for the Senate to unanimously support the passage of the Safe Chemicals Act (S.847). We need to do more to protect our children from BPAs, fire retardants and other dangerous toxins in our world. What many don’t realize is that asbestos is still legal and lethal in theUnited States, tragically impacting families. I know because it happened to us. I remember the day when my husband AlanAlan Was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma as if it were yesterday.  We had never heard of mesothelioma, and we were devastated when we learned that there is no cure.  Our daughter was only ten years old when we began our arduous family battle to fight mesothelioma and work with Congress To ban asbestos.