MESOTHELIOMA CANCER THROUGH THE EYES OF A CARER - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
LEAN ON ME
Mesothelioma Cancer through a carer's eyes.
A mesothelioma cancer diagnosis is shattering news. A terminal illness, such as mesothelioma cancer, can break some people and make others stronger. Lorraine Kember is one person who became stronger and who's strong love for her husband made her determined to help make his mesothelioma cancer as pain free and comfortable as possible, through pain management techniques and by just being there for him. Although mesothelioma cancer is incurable, it need not be faced alone, as Lorraine shows in her moving story.
Mesothelioma Cancer Worldwide Lorraine Kember speaking at the Global Asbestos Conference 2004 in Tokyo, as an invited speaker on the subject of 'Empowerment of Victims and their Families'. More than 800 delegates, from 40 countires, attended the 3 day conference on asbestos and mesothelioma cancer. "...millions of people all over the world have been exposed to the hazards of asbestos, many of whom and their families will suffer severe illness or death as a result, and yet to date, only 28 countries have banned asbestos...Even if asbestos were banned from this day, the consequences of inhaling asbestos dust would still be felt in 50 years time."
Mesothelioma cancer & asbestos related diseases cannot be allowed to continue!
TESTIMONIALS
"Lean on Me" by Lorraine Kember. Mesothelioma cancer through a carer's eyes.
Read what some leading experts in Mesothelioma cancer care have to say about Lorraine's moving book....
Inspiration and Hope
The way in which Brian and Lorraine approach the illness and its treatment really provides hope for all who read this book. I have not read another book written by a lay person which so captures the essence of the battle against cancer, which also displays such a thorough understanding of the disease and its complexities.
Lorraine’s refreshing discussions, thoughts and views really do provide a good insight to the trials and tribulations that accompany an illness such as this but also emphasize the good things that they experienced together and the benefits they got from their treatment. It is this writing that actually gives such hope to anybody who is potentially facing the same journey.
I believe that this is a truly amazing book that everybody with cancer should read. Any families who have been touched by this disease will undoubtedly find in it inspiration and hope.
Dr. Andrew Dean
Consultant Physician in Palliative Care
Strongly Recommended
This is one woman's very moving story of caring for her husband for two years while he battled mesothelioma.
The emotional insights she shares with her diary would be a great comfort to anyone caring for someone with advanced cancer or any other terminal illness. Her focus on his quality of life as she educates herself about the medical aspects of his care is quite remarkable, and would be inspirational to others in a similar situation and would empower them with realistic hope.
This little book should have a place on the shelf of any hospice or palliative care service, to be loaned out to the ones who care for our patients and whose struggles and problems are often hidden by those of the patient.
Roger Woodruff
Director of Palliative Care
(April 2004)
Comfort & Practical Advice
To others on a similar journey (or who have already completed theirs). I’m sure this book will bring comfort from the practical advice Lorraine offers from her own experiences, and relief to know that someone else shares their needs and feelings without guilt.
Jane Craven, RN
Palliative Care Nurse
Silver Chain Hospice Care Service
LEAN ON ME
For her husband Brian, this was a frightening journey into the unknown, a once healthy man crippled by Mesothelioma cancer in his prime; but Lorraine was always there to offer comfort, empathy and her selfless love.
Anyone in similar circumstances cannot fail to be moved by her story. If you are in Lorraine's situation, you will find this book invaluable
Read how she offers advice on palliative care, pain management, dealing with a terminal illness from a personal perspective, chemotherapy for cancer and much more.
You are not alone, read how one woman controlled her husband’s
pain from mesothelioma cancer and improved his quality of life.
A True Story by Lorraine Kember who's husband became a victim of asbestos, developing mesotheiloma cancer. She frequently speaks to palliative care groups and nursing staff as well as the general public, on her personal experiences of caring for her dying husband, giving helpful advice on pain management and providing care for the terminally ill in their own homes.
"No one understand as much as someone who has been there!"
Also included in Lorraine’s Book - Insight and Discussion on:
How to improve Quality of Life
Understanding Pain
Pain Management
Symptom Control
Chemotherapy
Palliative Care
Dying at Home
Anticipatory Grief
Coping with Grief after Loss
Much more than just a book, this is a true Love Story; the deep love that Lorraine & Brian had for each other and how, once past the shock of his mesothelioma diagnosis, she realised there was so much she could do to alleviate his pain and suffering and improve his quality of life.
Cancer Carers Support is there to help you. Read how fellow carer Lorraine Kember cared for her terminally ill husband and improved the ‘quality of his life’. Discover the tools Lorraine used to control her husband’s pain. Find out how she coped with her grief. Read her emotive poetry and deeply moving passages taken from her personal diary. Talk to Lorraine through her Grief Support Online Service.
No one understands more – than someone who has been there.
Lorraine Kember: Author and Inspirational/Motivational Speaker.
Writing and speaking on all topics relating to caring for loved ones with cancer and terminal illness, including - Pain management & Symptom Control, Coping with Grief and the Power of Positive Thinking.
For detailed information, Speech Bookings and Online Book Orders Please Visit Lean on Me
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TEARDROPS - A collection of love poems by Lorraine Kember who cared for her husband after he developed mesothelioma cancer.
"Through words we touch the hearts of others. I hope that my book of Tear Drops touches your heart and that my words are remembered long after the last poem is read".
With the aim of putting sufferers in touch with mesothelioma lawyers,
who can help them get the compensation they deserve, I am
highlighting the plight of people who used to either work in the asbestos
industry or have come into contact with asbestos during their life.
Mesothelioma,and the effects of asbestos, have been known about for
hundreds of years but it is only in relatively recent times that the plight
of sufferers has been given the urgency they rightly deserve
I will also feature any topics relating to people being screwed by the
establishment & big business. My basic philosophy is on the side of
compassionate capitalism; one can be in business without trampling
over other people.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact me, Mike
Jozefiak, via Email.
Mike Jozefiak
203 Hungate Street
Aylsham
Norfolk
UK
tel: 01263-734990.
