So my mom was just diagnosed in August and she keeps asking me how much she was exposed to like there's some magic number that would make this make sense. And honestly I don't have a good answer for her.
From what I've read it seems like there's no safe amount, like even a little bit can do it? But I also see stuff about people who worked with asbestos for decades and never got sick so that doesn't track either. Her doctor at Banner Phoenix just said "you were exposed" but didn't really explain if it was a lot or a little or what that even means.
I'm an elementary school teacher not a scientist so I'm probably asking this wrong but like... does anyone actually know the threshold? Or is it just one of those things where it's basically random and unfair and there's no rhyme or reason to who gets it and who doesn't?
My mom keeps saying she must have done something wrong or been careless and I hate that because I don't think that's how this works but I can't convince her without actually knowing something.
Anyone else get this question from their person?