Mesothelioma News Liz Allen: Goodbye to ‘Sister’ Sylvia By Mesothelioma News October 13, 2013 October 13, 2013 Mesothelioma News I owe the second half of that first sentence to my real sister Patty, who completed the pun when I called her to reminisce about Sylvia, our former teacher and friend who died Tuesday from mesothelioma. Liz Allen: Goodbye to ‘Sister’ Sylvia Cancer pioneer heads WA hopefuls