18 years after 9/11, thousands of first responders still struggle with health issues
You made me come down here the day before my 69th round of chemo.
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Nearly two decades after the September 11th attacks, some 33,000 first responders continue to struggle with illnesses and injuries related to their exposure to the toxic rubble. Lester Holt speaks to retired NYPD detective Dennis Murphy, who says he is “living on borrowed time,” and the brother of Luis Alvarez, who fought for funding for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund.
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It lingers ...
I have known too many who have died from it and many more who live with it. It's awful.
I heard a report about a school that was close to the towers. Students at that school have a very high rate of cancer
Your nephew is a hero in his own right. By sheltering his students from the horror he was witnessing, he spared them the emotional scars it could have caused.
All while a 'comedian' , that many on the right would have you believe, is a perposterous being to obtain information from, has become, basically a leading Army by,for, and of one,
fighting for so many that our pos elected officials would allow to Die, very poor with out our countries full support,
just fckn ridiculous
maybe we could raid our military budget....
A sad commentary on our moral responsibility to those that were the first responders.
It took a comedian to fight for the first responders.
And a POTUS to use the tragedy to bolster his own ego, via lying, again.
I watched Mr Alvarez and Mr Stewart when they testified. Heart breaking really.
Then McConnell didn't want to bring it up on the floor. That blew me away.
They are heroes and should get top notch treatment. Everything available.
Our congress people get top notch care while they can afford it and don't deserve it.
Something seriously wrong with our system.
Damn Straight
Totally agree with you.
These guys went beyond the call of duty. They were lied to about the air quality. Christine Whitney stating that there were no worries about the air quality, as the air quality was completely safe. So many of these men would not be dying today had they wore protective gear.
They were not aware of the true level of chemical danger at the time.
I think you're right about that
No, the EPA said it was safe, too. They were all guilty.
Yeah, I have to agree. I just heard a first responder who has now undergone over 60 rounds of chemo for widespread cancer say he would do it again. These men and women were true heros.
I am still upset that a triage was staged so close to the tower that had not fallen yet. Rule of thumb is you set triage one and one third's distance the height of a compromised structure.
What is really bad is that there are many apartment complexes in the direct area and that people were told it was safe to go home.