Taming the Chaos: Top Ten Pieces of Advice From The Linda Reinstein School of Hard Knocks

Linda Reinstein had no idea that she would help lead a global mission to enhance awareness and stop the production of the deadly carcinogen that took her husband’s life in 2006 — asbestos.  Reinstein is executive director and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a nonprofit, volunteer-run international organization that serves as a voice for all asbestos victims and their families. At the 2008 ADAO Asbestos Day Awareness conference, Linda shared the following advice:

Top Ten Pieces of Advice from the Linda Reinstein School of Hard Knocks:

1. Remain informed and organized
2. Trust your instincts
3. Join a network of patients or caregivers
4. Designate a 2nd advocate
5. Live Life – Use your calendar
6. Accept your “new normal”
7. Build your expert medical team
8. Understand your insurance coverage
9. Evaluate your finances and legal documents
10. Talk about your fears – to your spouse, family and friends.  Ask them to share theirs too.

Bonus:  “Most importantly, Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often”

Please visit Linda’s website at www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org and register for the 2009 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Day Conference in Manhattan Beach, California.  Dr. Robert Cameron will be speaking at the conference on March 28.

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