The Mavis Nye Mesothelioma Journey

April is Asbestos awareness month so I have backed Mesothelioma UKs Campaign   The fact is while other asbestos-related diseases often only develop as a result of heavy asbestos exposure, there is no accepted safe level when it comes to mesothelioma. Jobs involving direct asbestos exposure, such as carpenters and plumbers, put people at greatest risk. However, people working in occupations not traditionally linked to asbestos exposure can also have an increased risk due to the presence of poorly managed asbestos in buildings. These include healthcare workers and school workers. Exposure can also be para-occupational and can occur through exposure to asbestos present on clothing from those working in environments with heavy use or from living near an asbestos manufacturing plant. It is now over twenty years since the UK banned the use of all asbestos, yet the Health and Safety Executive says asbestos may be found in any building built before the year 2000. We’re calling time on as...

 It has been busy this month as so many Companys have asked me to write article's and I have been working on Presentation's for conferences that Ray and I have been asked to talk at  I have been been so busy getting ready for my sons wedding as well . It was a huge surprise that my DIL and Son decided to marry after 17 years of living together.  We stayed in a lovely river hotel that had barges, cabins  https://www.roydonmarinavillage.co.uk/   The wedding was at Chesham Registry Office  So I have the wonderful DIL So caring that she even cut up my meat so i could eat it as I have a very numb hand. I did jokingly ask her to peel a grape ☺ So we had a lovely meal in the restaurant. The next day we travelled home and I caught up on the computer. I had an appointment Friday with my Oncologist who is making an arrangement for an MRI scan as we are worried about the numb and painful hand. I have asked the Mesowarriors for help and it would seem it is common and n...

The  Mavis Nye Foundation carries out voluntary work, providing support on Social Media etc emails and phone etc. Yet is financially entirely dependent on donations (I even donate to the Charity and take no wages or expenses) A great deal of hard work from volunteer's is behind the Charity to which Im so grateful for the support of any kind that is always welcome. Please help me to leave a legacy for the awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the disease that has struck so many. We have started and we need help to carry this on. If this appeals to you and you have an original idea for a fundraising event? Please contact me via our web page or email mavisnye@yahoo,co.uk You can also donate directly to The Mavis Nye Foundation https://www.mavisnyefoundation.com/my-donate-page.html  

 https://rayandmave.wordpress.com/   A link to my blog since 2009 for some reason I cant get into update so I have had to start a new one which is very apt as I start a new fight with Mr Nasty so I will keep the story up to date in this new blog

  Supervisor Of The Year Award 17TH MARCH 2023 |  ACAD ACAD has always championed the best practice approach for the Asbestos Industry, and our consistent and long-term promotion of NVQ standards for site teams is just one aspect of this.   ACAD Assessors (& Auditors) are so often impressed by the high quality demonstrated by site supervisors, be it in the sites they run, their professional approach or even relating to their personal achievements outside of the working environment.   To recognise these outstanding performances and achievements, ACAD is excited to be launching our  Supervisor of the Year Awards ,  proudly sponsored by the IATP , to recognise those individuals who go above and beyond.   Graham Warren, ACAD Manager  commented “The first set of awards will be presented at the forthcoming ACAD Golf Day & Awards Dinner, alongside the site audit awards that recognise best practice within the Asbestos industry, and the award for t...

  A Diary of a Mesowarrior living with Mesothelioma Scan results I had to go to my hospital for the results of my scan and I was so worked up about it. We were called in and we sat down and I held my breath. I told the Oncologist that I had lost the power of my left hand and the pain was so bad. This is just what happened right at the beginning in 2008/2009 when I was then diagnosed with Mesothelioma, the whole arm we numb, So we looked at my scan. We could see the new growth by the heart and the one by my ribs has grown by 10%, so once again the tumours must be laying on nerves causing all the pain and numbness. She gave me a prescription for Pregabalin Neuraxpharm which is a drug used for epilepsy but in a smaller dose can be used for pain. After chatting about what treatment to go with, we had to rule out Hit Meso the Proton beam trial as I have already had radiotherapy on my pluraldesis site and I had system 2 trial on my spine so that shuts me out. Im not able to have the MI...