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Ticking Time Bomb

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By kimmyl

1 min read

Family history of lung cancer

Cancer runs rampant in my family. I was 16 when I dropped out of high school to take care of my 52-year-old father who had squamous cell carcinoma of the lungs... He passed away. I then lost my paternal grandfather and grandmother of lung cancer. My only sister was 48 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer; she was 49 when she passed... I feel like a ticking time bomb... It's not a matter of if I will get it, just a matter of when... Keep the faith, keep praying.... prayers to all...

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