Saturday, February 23, 2013

NBC Rock Center focus on contaminated water at Camp Lejeune

I watched this last night and was not shocked because of how many times I posted on this but I was happy to see it being the topic of national news coverage.
Men say their breast cancer was caused by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune
Fri Feb 22, 2013
By Ami Schmitz and Kristina Krohn
Rock Center

Mike Partain got the shock of his life five years ago when he was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39. That he got breast cancer at all is surprising. It's so rare that for every 100 women who get it, just one man will.

“Five years ago I was just an ordinary father of four, husband of 18 years. And one night, my then-wife gave me a hug and she felt a bump on my chest,” he said in an interview with Dr. Nancy Snyderman airing tonight at 10pm/9CT on NBC News’ Rock Center with Brian Williams.

When his doctor delivered the devastating news in a phone call, Partain’s first thought was, “What contest in hell did I win to deserve this?”

After his diagnosis, Partain was desperate to answer the question, “why”? He said, “I don't drink. I don't smoke. I've never done drugs. There is no history of breast cancer in my family.”

But everything changed after he saw a news report, where a former Marine drill instructor named Jerry Ensminger told Congress how his 9-year-old daughter Janey died of leukemia, and that he believed her death was caused by drinking water at Camp Lejeune contaminated with chemicals.
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1 comment:

  1. From the age of 17 you are mere cannon fodder to the military/Industrial complex that has no interest in your personal welfare pre-battle.

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