[Novalug] (OT) Death of a member

[gregory pryzby]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:26:00PM -0400, Charles M Howe wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Having insurance probably wouldn't help. Seldom is stomach cancer caught
> until it is too late.

Cancer is a strange thing. 

> I got lucky. I was going to get GERD fixed, but instead I had to have
> half my stomach removed. But it was stage zero cancer. I didn't even

Very 'lucky' or fortunate. 

> have to have radiation. But the GERD couldn't be fixed, so I sleep, sort
> of, sitting up and still get reflux frequently.
> 
> Beats the alternative.

Yep. 

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