My Nonprofit Reviews

When my father was diagnosed with mesothelioma we had no idea where to turn. I stayed up researching on the internet through the night, fighting my way through the law firm sites to try to get REAL help! Within 36 hours I was on the phone with MARF. It was a Sunday afternoon when Mary Hesdorffer answered the phone. That same Sunday, she had us on the phone with the top thorasic surgeon at New York University Medical Center in Manhattan. By Tuesday, my dad was in his office and Friday he was conducting a surgical biopsy.

This organization is the real deal! They have been there for us from the diagnosis and even now. The mission is to help patients and their loved ones to advocate, fight, survive and live well with mesothelioma. Of course, they also want to find a cure so pivotal research is funded.

My dad was with us for 20 months after his diagnosis. All of my initial research said that we would be lucky to get six months. There is not a doubt in my mind that we would not have had all of that time had we not found MARF. Even now that my father is no longer here, Mary and the foundation are still there trying to support us in our grief and loss. My mom calls Mary her angel: for without that support it would have been impossible to carry on.

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