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Real Life Stories

The following real life stories are from trades and maintenance workers and their families who have suffered the devastating effects of mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mick Adkins John Bonney David Haigh Jack Rekert
Electricians' stories
    • Mick Adkins, Birmingham - died in 2007Mick Adkins
    • John Bonney, Eastbourne - died in 1999John Bonney
    • David Haigh, Yorkshire - died in 2004David Haigh
    • Jack Rekert, Gravesend - diagnosed in 2007Jack Rekert
Roy Barratt Roger Blackman David Doyle Harold Dyson John Greig Byron Scott Syd
Joiners' stories
    • Roy Barratt, Cropwell Butler - died in 1993 
    • Roger Blackman, Maidstone - died in 2004 
    • David Doyle, Poynton in Stockport - died in 2006 
    • Harold Dyson, Glossop - died in 2008 
    • John Greig, Whitburn - diagnosed in 2005 
    • Byron Scott, Rhondda - died in 2009 
    • Syd, Chester-le-Street, South Shields - died in 2005 
David Childs Stan Thomas
Plumbers' Stories
    • David Childs, Rushden - died in 2006 
    • Stan Thomas, Totton, Southampton - diagnosed in 2006 
Robert Hamilton Christopher Morgan Terry Williams
General Tradesmen's Stories
    • Robert Hamilton, Polmont, Falkirk Central Region - diagnosed in 2006 
    • Christoper Morgan, London - diagnosed in 2008 
    • Terry Williams, Colwyn Bay - died in 2007 

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