Dear Cousin Alex,
I am afraid this might be the last time you will hear from me in a while. I went to the doctor a few days ago for some follow up testing and it confirmed my worst fears. It appears I am also dealing with cancer in my liver, similar to my recently passed father. I am not sure how much longer I have but I am going back into the city to be closer to the hospital. My mother wont come out of her room she is so upset. I am trying to be strong for her but even I am afraid.
It appears there is some hope for my family. If I die, a lawyer told me he would open a case on behalf of my family. Apparently given that I will have died due to work related causes, he believes he could set my mother and the rest of my family up for life. As scared as I am about leaving this world, I have some relief knowing I will leave my family with a path to survival. I have already made sure she knows to get as far away from London as possible. Go somewhere to the country side and just live. We as a family have experienced to much death and suffering in London's surrounding countryside. I hope that me and my father's sacrifices will not be in vain.
Sincerely, Cousin Conor
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Post 8
Dear Cousin Alex,
I am sure you have heard by now from other members of the family that father passed away last week. I am sorry I haven't written you the past few months, I just have been grieving and trying to take care of mother. We missed you at the funeral. We went to the big cemetery in downtown London and you should have seen how many people came. It was a grand send off for him.
In terms of my condition things seem to be getting worse. I have all the same symptoms that I experienced before, but am now dealing with some sort of intense pain in my side and have even been vomiting. I am going to visit my doctor again next week to see what he thinks is going on. My mother is quite worried although I am still able to work so there is a bright side in all of this. I promise to write you again sooner than I did last. I appreciated your last letter and your heart warming comments about how life is going for you.
Hope all continues to be well cousin.
Sincerely, Conor
I am sure you have heard by now from other members of the family that father passed away last week. I am sorry I haven't written you the past few months, I just have been grieving and trying to take care of mother. We missed you at the funeral. We went to the big cemetery in downtown London and you should have seen how many people came. It was a grand send off for him.
In terms of my condition things seem to be getting worse. I have all the same symptoms that I experienced before, but am now dealing with some sort of intense pain in my side and have even been vomiting. I am going to visit my doctor again next week to see what he thinks is going on. My mother is quite worried although I am still able to work so there is a bright side in all of this. I promise to write you again sooner than I did last. I appreciated your last letter and your heart warming comments about how life is going for you.
Hope all continues to be well cousin.
Sincerely, Conor
Post 7
Dear Alex,
Things are not exactly great these days. I have been going through phases of intense pain in my muscles, followed by extreme Euphoria. Nothing has been quite as bad as the total paralysis I suffered a few weeks ago, although I have been trying to stay away from the nuts as much as possible. My father has taken a turn for the worse and it seems like the doctor believes he has some form of cancer, possibly liver. The doctor believes he only has a few months left to live.
My whole family is in a state of shock over my own initial diagnosis as well. To think that just working in the fields and trying to make a living could cause all of this is a complete shock to everyone, especially me. I had tried 3 times this past week to bring it up to the land lord, but he has always told me to come back later, and he never opens his door when I knock. I am the only one working right now and that has forced us to keep relying on these damn nuts that got me sick in the first place.
Hope things are going well for you cousin. I will keep you updated on my condition.
Sincerely, Conor
Things are not exactly great these days. I have been going through phases of intense pain in my muscles, followed by extreme Euphoria. Nothing has been quite as bad as the total paralysis I suffered a few weeks ago, although I have been trying to stay away from the nuts as much as possible. My father has taken a turn for the worse and it seems like the doctor believes he has some form of cancer, possibly liver. The doctor believes he only has a few months left to live.
My whole family is in a state of shock over my own initial diagnosis as well. To think that just working in the fields and trying to make a living could cause all of this is a complete shock to everyone, especially me. I had tried 3 times this past week to bring it up to the land lord, but he has always told me to come back later, and he never opens his door when I knock. I am the only one working right now and that has forced us to keep relying on these damn nuts that got me sick in the first place.
Hope things are going well for you cousin. I will keep you updated on my condition.
Sincerely, Conor
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