(BPT) - When Navy vet Terry OâKeefe first started to get sick, he was enjoying his retirement, touring the U.S. in an R.V. with his wife, Diane.
At first, the couple thought that Terry just had allergies, but as Terryâs condition became steadily worse as they drove from state to state, Diane became worried.
âFinally, Diane said, âYou are going to the hospital and thatâs it.ââ
The couple would soon learn that Terry had malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare but severe form of cancer that affects the linings of the lungs.
Terryâs problems with MPM likely started decades before, during his time with the U.S. Navy in the 1970s. Here, while working in his shipâs boiler room, he had close contact with asbestos.