When Mark Fairweather held his wife’s hand for the last time, she whispered through tears, “I just wanted to get old with you.”
Eva was only 63. She never smoked, never drank, lived healthily — and yet cancer stole her life. The Eastbourne couple had spent over 40 years together, dreaming of traveling, growing old side by side. But in 2019, Eva was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer — the kind that leaves little hope.
Mark now believes the cause was something almost every woman once trusted: baby powder. The same soothing talc she’d used daily “to freshen up” — a product he remembers leaving white clouds in their bathroom. “If only we’d known,” he said quietly. “She’d still be here.”
He has joined thousands in a legal claim against Johnson & Johnson, alleging their talc contained asbestos — a deadly mineral linked to cancer. The company denies wrongdoing, saying its product was safe.
For Mark, it’s not about money — it’s about truth. “Eva believed she was using something gentle and harmless,” he said. “No one told her it could kill.”
Some stories break your heart. Others make you question what we trust every day without a second thought.
