It has been reported that a woman who never worked with asbestos in her life died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma earlier this year. Linda Sinnett died from the cancer in July, and her widower John said that it came as a terrible shock, particularly since his wife had never worked with asbestos.
Speaking of his wife Mr Sinnett said: “She was full of spirit. Linda was like the boxer Rocky. If the cancer knocked her down she would get up again and fight back. She was a loving woman who was very close to her family.”
The coroner that dealt with the inquest into Linda’s death said that it could be secondary exposure from washing her father’s clothes. He said: “In all probability the washing was done in the same area as the kitchen. Come tea time he (her father) would come home, take his overalls off where plenty of asbestos fibers would be thrown into the same area. Consequently this would come into contact with the food and preparation areas and be ingested.”
Linda passed away from peritoneal mesothelioma which is linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. Only 30 percent of all malignant mesothelioma cases are made up of this form of the cancer, with the most common form being pleural mesothelioma. – By Deon Scott, October 6th, 2009, http://www.bloggernews.net
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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