Mark Fisher
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I have thought about posting this to alert people for a few days now because I did not want to scare everyone, but after thinking it over, I think it is a good idea for everyone to be aware of this early on rather than face the consequences later.
This past week, Merlin Olsen, the Pro Football Hall of Famer for the Los Angeles Rams and a former Football broadcaster and actor died at the age of 69 from Mesothelioma. He was diagnosed with it last year, way too late to be able to do anything effective to handle it before he passed on.
He was exposed to Asbestos in doing home construction in Utah in the 50s and early 60s when he was a teenager, some 50 years ago. The disease did not take over until he was 68 years old, yet he was exposed that long ago.
This story is personal to me because my father, who was a former Scientologist and OT, also died from Mesothelioma when he was only 66 years old. His exposure to asbestos was when he was in college on a summer job hauling the stuff and maybe when he was in the US Navy, but no one can remember any specific exposure then. He died some 45 years after the exposure.
I never was on the Freewinds vessel in the Sea Org, but many of my friends were on board and I want to make them aware of the fact that if they think they were ever exposed to the blue asbestos that is throughout the Freewinds, they should mention it NOW to their Doctor on their next visit to make sure that the Doctor is aware of it and can look for early symptoms and catch it early before it is too late.
Here is a link regarding Mesothelioma from Wikiepedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
It describes the disease in some detail and the symptoms and treatments. Unfortunately, the treatments are not great at this time, but early detection makes it more likely to be treated. That is why I am alerting any former Sea Org Members who may have been exposed.
If you were involved in any renovations of the ship, you should get checked out. That is when the asbestos could have been airborne in dust particles.
Other famous people who have died from this disease include Steve McQueen, Warron Zevon and several others listed on the wiki site.
I am not advocating a law suit against Scientology since they knew that the asbestos was on board the ship from the day they purchased it and recently it was a big flap when they were renovating the ship. But there are probably legal remedies that one could persue if you so desire.
My point in alerting everyone is purely from the point of view of catching anything early. We want you all around for many years to come.
Sincerely, Mark Fisher
This past week, Merlin Olsen, the Pro Football Hall of Famer for the Los Angeles Rams and a former Football broadcaster and actor died at the age of 69 from Mesothelioma. He was diagnosed with it last year, way too late to be able to do anything effective to handle it before he passed on.
He was exposed to Asbestos in doing home construction in Utah in the 50s and early 60s when he was a teenager, some 50 years ago. The disease did not take over until he was 68 years old, yet he was exposed that long ago.
This story is personal to me because my father, who was a former Scientologist and OT, also died from Mesothelioma when he was only 66 years old. His exposure to asbestos was when he was in college on a summer job hauling the stuff and maybe when he was in the US Navy, but no one can remember any specific exposure then. He died some 45 years after the exposure.
I never was on the Freewinds vessel in the Sea Org, but many of my friends were on board and I want to make them aware of the fact that if they think they were ever exposed to the blue asbestos that is throughout the Freewinds, they should mention it NOW to their Doctor on their next visit to make sure that the Doctor is aware of it and can look for early symptoms and catch it early before it is too late.
Here is a link regarding Mesothelioma from Wikiepedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
It describes the disease in some detail and the symptoms and treatments. Unfortunately, the treatments are not great at this time, but early detection makes it more likely to be treated. That is why I am alerting any former Sea Org Members who may have been exposed.
If you were involved in any renovations of the ship, you should get checked out. That is when the asbestos could have been airborne in dust particles.
Other famous people who have died from this disease include Steve McQueen, Warron Zevon and several others listed on the wiki site.
I am not advocating a law suit against Scientology since they knew that the asbestos was on board the ship from the day they purchased it and recently it was a big flap when they were renovating the ship. But there are probably legal remedies that one could persue if you so desire.
My point in alerting everyone is purely from the point of view of catching anything early. We want you all around for many years to come.
Sincerely, Mark Fisher
