Peace Arch Elementary parents

This web blog is for all parents and was originally created for the parents of Peace Arch Elementary School. In recent months we have seen a number of parents visiting this site from several countries around the world and perhaps parents from other school districts can share their experiences, thoughts and comments to help us all make our schools a healthier and better place for all our children.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, contribute and share your ideas and comments. ~~~~~~~

Over the last few months we have had so many serious health issues that pertain to our school which directly affect the health of our children.

This web blog has been put up to provide a central place for all parents to turn to, to leave comments, ask questions and communicate.

As parents it is important for us to be able to stick together and protect our kids as best we can. Let's make our children's school as healthy as possible by voicing our concerns and our recommendations and hopefully our strength in words and numbers will lead to a healthier school for our kids.

Monday, September 27, 2010

One Parents Story of Asbestos Cancer

Printed with permission from the author

I am writing to thank you for what you are doing regarding this issue.  I am also very concerned about this and am willing to keep my child out of school in September if the situation is not rectified appropriately, and by that I mean 0 levels of this dangerous and life threatening particle in the air. 

I personally knew someone who died of mesothelioma.  She herself never worked around asbestos but her late husband did and she shook out and washed his clothes every day, THIRTY years before she got this horrible cancer.  She was a wonderful and vibrant actress in our community, not yet 60, and she was dead within six months of being diagnosed.  At the time, I researched this type of cancer and found that there is not a lot of research or treatment available because the victims of this cancer die so quickly that studying mesothelioma is not really possible.

Please let me know what I can specifically do to help in this battle.
Thanks again
Kelly McHale

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