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Nuclear Free

Jane Austin

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1. Which probably explains why my late and dear

Reply to soryang (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 11:42 PM

Jul 2019

husband had a vicious cancer when he was 38, survived that, and then died of a different cancer at age 64.

He was a year old when his family was stationed at Kwagelan (sp).

They used to go out at dawn (I think) to watch the nuclear tests.

His mother became blind, and his sister - when they opened her up for a bowel obstruction - discovered that much of her digestive tract was in backwards.

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Which probably explains why my late and dear Jane Austin Jul 2019 #1

Sorry to hear about those tragedies soryang Jul 2019 #2

Thanks. Jane Austin Jul 2019 #3

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Hardly a surprise FBaggins Jul 2019 #5