Mesothelioma 5K Inspires Family to Raise Cancer Funding

Chuck Jarvis Jr. will never forget how giving his father was, how wonderfully he lived his life and just how horribly he died. It's all part of him now. Jarvis, 37, is a police officer and doting father of two toddlers in Los Angeles, but he also is known as an unabashed supporter of the Pacific Meso Center (PMC), renowned surgeon Dr. Robert Cameron and his staff. Jarvis will be participating for the fourth consecutive year in PMC's 5K Walk/Hike for Meso on Sept. 27, raising research money to help uncover better treatment options for the pleural mesothelioma that killed his father. "My dad was the best man I've ever known or ever will know. He was just so giving and unselfish until the end," Jarvis told Asbestos.com. "And Dr. Cameron reminds me a lot of my dad. You don't see people like that anymore. I'd do anything for him now." Jarvis Sr. died at the age of 63 in spring of 2012, less than eight months after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Cameron couldn't save him, but he never stopped trying. He helped the family understand and cope with the disease previous doctors had misdiagnosed. Even though Jarvis Sr. was only weeks from dying, he was the driving force behind PMC's first Great Escape Motorcycle Ride, another fundraiser that has become an annual event. Jarvis Jr. still rides in it every year — on his father's vintage Harley-Davidson. Helping Others Is a Jarvis Family Tradition "His motto until the end was 'I want to ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Research & Clinical Trials Source Type: news