Blog
Our blog brings together stories from our amazing fundraisers and staff, as well as real-life stories linked to our campaign work. If you’d like to share your experience please contact me**@***********ms.com.
Or, if you’d like to record your story yourself, see https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/share-your-story/.
iON Consultants Raises £6,412 for Mesothelioma UK After Completing the Peak District Ultra Challenge
Supporting Safer, Healthier Communities Through Action iON Consultants is proud to announce the successful completion of the Peak District Ultra...
Meet Neil Everall, Fundraising Manager
What do you do at Meso UK? I am the Fundraising Manger who looks after Will writing, Legacy Gifts and In Memorial and funeral giving. How does your...
Turning a Lost Manuscript into a Living Legacy: Monica Publishes a Book in her Husband’s Memory
Monica Tobias Gay, writing as Monica Lester, recently published her first book for children: Tomas and the road to home. It was first written in...
Bidding a fond farewell to Colette Willoughby at NORAC
We recently heard that Colette Willoughby was stepping down from her role as Chair of the National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC)...
Sharing Knowledge to Improve Mesothelioma Care: Our Nurses at iMig
Coming Together for Better Care Last month, 12 expert Mesothelioma UK nurses were honoured to attend The International Mesothelioma Interest Group...
De Montfort University researcher shines light on younger adults living with mesothelioma
When PhD student and researcher, Ben Lond from De Montfort University in Leicester, began exploring mesothelioma, he noticed a major gap in...
12 top tips for travelling with mesothelioma
By Helen Wilkes, Mesothelioma UK Clinical Nurse Specialist "Just because you have mesothelioma doesn’t mean you can’t travel — it just means you...
Mesothelioma risk to Wigan community if development plans on asbestos contaminated land approved
By Gayle Buckley, NO to South Hindley Masterplan (formerly NO to South Hindley Urban Village) During a Wednesday lunchtime on the 11th July 1979, a...
Michael’s diagnosis is cautionary tale for tradespeople
Michael Bluer worked on sites in the 1960s, fitting and removing boilers around the North West of England. In those days, he was coming into contact...
Running the Richmond Marathon – Michelle’s story
In March 2023 my amazing family friend, Jim Kell, was diagnosed with mesothelioma. For many years Jim was a wonderful friend to my Dad, going along...
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