Living With Mesothelioma -My Diary- Mesothelioma Bill moving again -We are in the middle of a lovely storm again -A Candle Lit for Ben Caplan xx

I dont have to say much about the weather as I will sound boring but —

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-flooding-risk-forecasters-3099490

Oh dear here we go again.

In West Coast they are under 10 feet of water in some place. No wonder they called for the Army to help.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-25958076

“The fire service has met that need through its national specialist vehicles and trained staff,” he said.

But he added with the “potential for high winds and high tides and more rain” over the weekend on an “already soaked catchment” there was potential for further flooding.

“With that in mind we’re still working very closely with the military who remain in Somerset, planning with us,” he said.

They thought they could manage on their own with the Fire Services but flooding and high tides this weekend has brought danger and the Army is helping it does need all hands to the pump.

Well the winds are really blowing tonight how much more of this have we got to put up with it.

I had to stay in all day is getting so boring. there is only so much a gal can do’

http://doingsomethingpositive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/vansel-phase-1-clinical-drug-trial.html

Im so pleased Steve is off on his trial — Linda says

Now we know that Steve is definitely taking part in this Phase 1 study, I thought it might interest you to know a bit more about it. If you want to know more about clinical drug trials and the difference between phase 1 and later phase trials click here, this link with take you to the Cancer research UK website where it’s explained very clearly .

The first part of the trial is a “dose escalation” study. In this phase, 9-24 patients will receive vandetanib and a low dose of selumetinib to establish a safe dose to recommend for the next stage of the study. If they don’t have any serious side effects, the next cohort of patients will have a higher dose of selumetinib, and so on, until they find the best dose to give.

Please read her blog —–

The Mesothelioma Bill is on the move again thanks to Tracey Crouch as she once again has her say xx

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140129/halltext/140129h0001.htm#140129h0001.htm_spnew57

Update: Mesothelioma & the LASPO ActIn a short debate in Westminster Hall yesterday, Tracey and Parliamentary colleagues raised their concerns over the implementation of aspects of the Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and specifically, how it will impact on mesothelioma sufferers pursuing compensation.
Tracey has previously campaigned to exempt mesothelioma sufferers from changes within the Act regarding no-win no-fee arrangements and helped secure amendments as the legislation passed through Parliament last year, including the requirement for the Government to hold a review before implementing its changes.

Yesterday’s debate was a chance to discuss findings of the Government review and its decision to apply changes in the Act to mesothelioma sufferers – Tracey’s contribution and the rest of yesterday’s debate can be found on the link above —