'You'd Give It All Back if He Were Well': Family Reflects on Asbestos Disaster

'You'd give it all back if he were well': family reflects on asbestos disaster

Read about Ivan Tabbitt's asbestosis battle after decades at Bendix Mintex and the family's effort to raise awareness on dust diseases.

Near old Montana mine, special clinic for asbestos-related illness fights to survive - TPR: The Public's Radio

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next. The post Near old Montana mine, special clinic for asbestos-related illness fights to survive appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.

Near old Montana mine, special clinic for asbestos-related illness fights to survive : Shots

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease, or CARD Clinic, in Libby, Montana, provides free lung screenings for breathing issues and cancers tied to asbestos exposure. CARD's doors were shuttered by a lawsuit brought by BNSF Railway on behalf of the federal government. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can wal…