It begun when he was only a child
He just played as kids do
In his yard with his toy automobiles and tip trucks
But…his sand was asbestos blue…
In December 1999, my husband and I were travel home from a game of lawn bowls when I became aware of his shortness of breath. Then I was surprised and concerned when he told me that he had experienced this on several occasions. So, I prefabricated a doctor’s appointment for him the next day believing this to be due to a chest infection.
Chest X-rays revealed fluid on the lungs, over two litres of which was drained, giving Brian immediate relief, but it was a tense move for the pathology results. Through the World wide web I had become aware of several conditions which might have been responsible for fluid on the lung; these included asbestos- related diseases. Brian had lived in Wittenoom as a child and I was afraid of his diagnosis. Not wanting to worry him unnecessarily, I did not mention my fears to him. I prayed that he had pleurisy or pneumonia but the pathology results revealed that there were cancer cells present. MORE
