My grandma was a downwinder. Got a $50k check from the govt

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Jul 1, 2024
11:55:47pm

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after she got breast cancer.

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John Wayne movie in 1956 filmed outside St. George linked to high cancer rates

jrifkin48

Jul 1, 11:23pm

For people that lived in Saint George at the time? Yes. They’re called down

gwalker

Jul 1, 11:25pm

Downwinders. Southern Utah has incredibly high cancer rates as a result.

stenso

Jul 1, 11:47pm

My grandma was a downwinder. Got a $50k check from the govt

STL

Jul 1, 11:55pm

That's it??

icecougar

Jul 2, 12:17am

It was in the 90's so that would be over $100k in today's dollars, but yeah...

STL

Jul 2, 12:20am

Ripoff. Usually it’s free to get killed by the government.

Jericho

Jul 2, 12:30am

More than free. They'll actually pay you for your service.

jrifkin48

Jul 2, 7:37am

My dad grew up in a small town in Southern Utah, and they’ve had all sorts of

Japan Coug

Jul 2, 2:02am

My downwinder aunt also died of leukemia in her 40s.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 2, 5:59am

My wife’s mother and 3 sisters grew up in Hiko Nevada in the 50’s and 60’s

OU Cougar

Jul 2, 6:07am

My aunt who died of leukemia in Western Utah loved to drink milk.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 2, 9:52am

I grew up in Southern Utah during the atomic testing. Had my crack at stage 4

Bullrider

Jul 2, 10:15am

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