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To: DMaA who wrote (371309)7/2/2010 10:07:30 AM
From: Tom Clarke2 Recommendations  Respond to of 794221
 
Too much booze can hammer the esophagus too. Anchoress has a good post on Hitch.

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To: DMaA who wrote (371309)7/2/2010 10:51:00 AM
From: MulhollandDrive1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794221
 
don't wish that on anyone...

my FIL died from esophageal cancer....

he told me getting the surgery was the worst decision he ever made...he lived about 2 years after the diagnosis....after the surgery he was gone in a few months....(and they were horrifically bad months)