Too often cancer strikes when the baseline reason is unknown. Yuad drank moderately, never smoked, exercised, and maintained a fairly positive outlook on life. He was overweight, but then so are many people (yours truly included), and we never really knew why he got pancreatic cancer (and no, there was no history of cancer in his family).
But sometimes, there are very clear environmental reasons for cancer. Susan Vento, widow of the late Congressman Bruce F. Vento, who died of mesothelioma exposure, wrote a beautiful post in the Asbestos Cancer Victims’ Rights Campaign blog promoting H.R. 982 or the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act” (FACT Act).
Susan asked me to share her story here, and I’m happy to do so. And even happier to promote something that gives us the power to do something.
“My husband was the late Congressman Bruce F. Vento who served for more than 24 years in the House of Representatives representing Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District. He died from mesothelioma in 2000 within eight months of being diagnosed.”
Here is the rest of Susan and Bruce’s story: My Story & Opposition to the FACT Act – Susan Vento