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From: Califchief on 6 Jul 2008 19:48
Cancer specific, with good points for any disease


My Uncle Died of That
By Sandra Winicur

My good friend Kay, the most empathetic person I know, wrinkled her
face with sympathy when I told her I had cancer.

"Multiple myeloma?" she asked. "Isn't that the one with black skin
moles?"

"No," I said. "Myeloma affects bone marrow."

"Kay," her husband said softly, "didn't your uncle have multiple
myeloma?"

Kay turned back to me, her face again a mask of pity. "That's
right," she said. "My uncle died of that. It was terrible."


Full story at http://www.curetoday.com
See also "How to React to the News"


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