In January 2009, my Grampy was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, an awful cancer caused by asbestos. I had seen the commercials on tv about Meso but really did not know or understand it. We were told he had 5 months and left with no options and little hope. I decided to take to the internet. I stumbled upon the MARF website and it was a miracle. I learned about Meso and learned that there is some hope. I signed up for a book "100 Questions and Answers" and received it in about a week. The book was free and after I read it, I passed it on to my Grampy. He had more hope after reading that book than he did since he was disgnosed. My family has been passing the book on and it is on the 8th person now (with 20 to go). After signing up on the website, a nurse called to make sure I was getting the answers I needed. I genuinely felt like I was no longer alone, struggling for answers. As a young adult, I am a member of facebook. MARF has a page and I got to contribute by helping them raise money by adding friends. In a little over 3 months their members have increased by over 20,000! MARF is a great foundation helping to spread the world that Mesothelioma is an awful disease but one that can be fought! They have given me an opportunity to help, comfort and most importantly, they have given my Grampy hope.