In the NEWS! Brave sharing from Marilyn. Penn study seeks to track Amblers asbestos legacy. Mar, thanks for mentioning ADAO too. Hugs, L Joe Amento, a lifelong resident of Ambler, was 53 when he died of a rare cancer with one main cause - exposure to asbestos. He was fine at Christmas 2002. In January, a pain in his side kept him awake at night. He was found to have the disease in March. Before August, he was gone. He left a wife, two children, and a community that to this day wrestles with the uncertain legacy of the huge asbestos factories that once brought the town jobs and prosperity, then sickness and death. Amento never worked in the factories. He simply lived nearby. But his father, like many, found a job there as a young Italian immigrant. Read more at ow.ly/CZmZc
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:35:34 +0000
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