Janelle Bedel looks just like any other 31-year-old mother. Her face lights up when she talks about her little boy, Carson. Her home is filled with pictures of them and evidence that a 4-year-old inhabits the home is present everywhere.

But unlike every other mother of a 4-year-old, Janelle was just handed a grim diagnosis. Her face is pained as she recounts the harrowing road she has gone down in the last two months; pained because of the pain, and pained because she has to constantly think of what the diagnosis is not only doing to her body, but to her son and family as well.

Janelle was just diagnosed with stage 2 mesothelioma.

This is the first installment of Janelle's Journey, which will explain just what mesothelioma is, how it is contracted, and other related information. The Rushville Republican will follow Janelle as she begins chemotherapy, as her family hosts a benefit in her honor, as she heads to New York for surgery, and as she holds on to the power of hope.

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