My dad remarried again when my birth mother died in 2000, My stepmother was not fair to me and my siblings, she treated her kids better, our father was always on the road, he was a truck driver. My stepmother has always been a thief, she once got caught stealing a pair of pants and turtle candy from wal mart and they press charges, she went to jail for 3 months....My father died in 2005 from mesothelioma and I moved out right away, because I was sick and tired of my stepmother, but we recently found out that she is still getting my father's SSI checks and cashing them, he been dead for 5 years now....I'm wondering how can I find out if this is true, so I can put her in jail. We also was told that their will be an compensation, because my father passed away from an asbestos-related disease, I'm almost 100% positive that the money might go to our stepmother and her kids....Do anyone know how that works?? I'm just in a tough situation and I want her put in jail, because 3 months was not long enough!!! Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks

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^That's my ceiling in my room (and around our house). It's been like that since I can remember. I'm 14 years old and I'm not sure how old this house is but definitely older than me and my brother (he's 16). I never really paid attention to those commercials about mesothelioma.. Now I'm freaked out.. Is that asbestos? I've lived hear most my life with my dad and brother..

My dad remarried again when my birth mother died in 2000, My stepmother was not fair to me and my siblings, she treated her kids better, our father was always on the road, he was a truck driver. My stepmother has always been a thief, she once got caught stealing a pair of pants and turtle candy from wal mart and they press charges, she went to jail for 3 months....My father died in 2005 from mesothelioma and I moved out right away, because I was sick and tired of my stepmother, but we recently found out that she is still getting my father's SSI checks and cashing them, he been dead for 5 years now....I'm wondering how can I find out if this is true, so I can put her in jail. We also was told that their will be an compensation, because my father passed away from an asbestos-related disease, I'm almost 100% positive that the money might go to our stepmother and her kids....Do anyone know how that works?? I'm just in a tough situation and I want her put in jail, because 3 months was not long enough!!! Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks

My dad suffers from a malignant type cancer (mesothelioma), and he is on chemotherapy. It seems that everyday he becomes more angry and more agressive towards everybody. Is this due to his cancer or chemo? My mom and I are deeply saddened by his condition, but everyday he screams and yells at us for no reason. Is there something else that we can do to help him? I feel even more sorry for my mom because she is the one who receives the most insults by my dad. I see her cry everyday because of that. What can we do?

my fiance's dad has mesothelioma( he had it for 5 years) now he is really sick in the hospital. he is in ICU. and every time we go visit he sims to get worse and worse. he is losing weight, he wont eat, everytime he talks he coughs. my fiance is becoming weaker to the point that he cries when he sees him and doesnt like to go to th hospital to see him. what could i do to comfort him?

MY DAD DIED 4 WEEKS AGO FROM ASBESTOS POISONING, MY SIBLINGS AND STEP MOM HAVE A WRONGFUL DEATH SUITE HAPPENING,.WHAT OR HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT THE VALUE OF MY FATHERS LIFE WAS. ITS A HORRIABLE HORRIABLE CANCER ANND HE WAS JUST 65.

My dad had 4 spots on his lung and he was worried it was lung cancer because when he was younger he worked around asbestos. After the chest x-ray he had a CT scan. The results came back today that they are (from what my dad has told me) are calcium build up spots and could or couldn't be cancer cell. They could be scars but no one would know until a biopsy. My dad opted against it because he had one along time ago I believe and he said it was VERY painful and he has a huge phobia of doctors and hates it.

The doctors got together and told him since they were so small, he could come back in a year and have another chest x-ray and they could compare to see if they got bigger. Now to me that's just plain stupid and horrible advice from a doctor. Why risk it? Why not just get the biopsy and rule out if it is cancer. Or if it is, catch it early before he goes back in a year and it be 4 times in size and be told "if only you did the biopsy could we have saved your life"

My dad does a lot for me, and usually puts me before himself. I'm going to business school and something like this would haunt me everyday unless he does it. My dad believes there is no cure for lung cancer, however I read that if you catch it early your chances are way higher.

Where can I find proof that catching any kind of lung cancer is better then waiting? Proof that a biopsy is a good idea. Please help me.
I think the main factor for not doing it is because the doctors said they were small and "nothing yet" however that is horrible information because if it is cancer it could become very bad within a year.

Also, i'm not looking for "he should suck it up" or do it, I'm looking for links with prove that there is cures, and caught early can improve your chances a lot because I want to show him the proof. Also he's 58 and has nothing else wrong with him (had blood tests done to make sure of other things)

I'm asking this because in 2003, my dad died of lung cancer. He was an insulator and was exposed to asbestos for many years without knowing. We are still in the middle of a lawsuit and next month we have to go to court for something called Work-mans Comp. Some of the people my dad worked with are lying and won't admit that they too worked with asbestos at the time my dad did. They are afraid they'll lose their job because some of the men are still working for the company, so they are going to lie on the stand, even though one of the guys was the best man at my parents wedding. They are going to say he died because he was a smoker. The thing is, even though he was, the specialist who reviewed my dads Autopsy report said that the asbestos had something to do with it whether he was a smoker or not.

My mom is now older than my dad was when he died (he was 45) and she is still alive and she's a smoker, and so are many other of his friends who are his age and smoke. I was just wondering what age people usually die of lung cancer due to smoking? I think it could help with the case, but I'm not really sure. I'm just looking for all the answers I can get so I can kind of see if we have a good chance or not. We've been waiting five years for this to go through and we've been struggling to get by, especially with this economy. I would rather have my dad back, but he wanted this for us because he couldn't be here to support us. He wouldn't want my mom to struggle like she has. We are about to lose our house, so if we win, everything would be okay. I need advice or someone elses opinion on what might happen.

Thanks in advance

-Tammy
The lawsuit is separate from the Work-mans comp, sorry if I made it sound like it was just one thing. What I'm basically worried about is the Work-mans comp. I just wanted to clear that up, sorry.

My husband, myself, and our 3 sons, 7 and below have been living in an apt. owned by my hubbys g-parents. Recently we were evicted by my in-laws (my hubbys dad) and told we had 10 days to pack & move back in w/ them (5 people in an 8'X10' room w/ no window!) I am fr. a state in mid-west & after I lost my dad @ 22, 5 yrs. ago, i have been especially scared of losing my g-ma (my dads mom- the closest person in my entire life to me- & also my hero) who we found out on Valentine's Day this yr. she has mesothelioma. They were to remove her lung but top dr. in SF said she won;t be able to survive that- so he said to be comfy, go home, and enjoy her last 2-6 months. so when we got evicted recently I told his p's i was 2 leave n-e-ways- cuz i feel STRONGLY i need 2 be there since I was sposed to go 4 a visit 3 wk. after my dads death- i can't have this loss/ guilt too- my mind can't cope! In-laws were 2 $ but now they want us 2 wait a few months- that we don;t have- so i need job/$ QUICK-

This case has to do with my dad who is now deceased and the papers do not appear under his name. My brother is the Executor of my father's will and doesn't want to give the information and right now he is nowhere to be found. I will llike to know if there is any way of finding this information this could be in NJ court, already call the court and they can't find it. They are telling me a need a docket number which I don't have or the lawyers do not want to provide. This has to do a with mesothelioma case.
Is there any coding for these cases and where can I find this info. The lawyers for this case are telling me they can't give me any info because I'm not the Executor in the case. Please help. If anyone knows who should I contact that could help. I have no money to hire a lawyer. If this is in the cour'ts public record do I have the right to have them? Are the lawyers for this case telling me the truth?