Re: Chat: re: Kentucky & radiation --> Chris

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Nick,

First of all I want to say " Thank You " for your gracious comments

about Kentucky. It is a welcomed change from being thought of and

referred to as " hillbillies " and " hicks for the sticks. " )

And, thank you for all the interesting information. I do realize that

Kentucky doesn't exist " in a vacuum " , but it still seems to me that

there must be " something else " that we all have in common that

accounts for us having thyca. I still think that this " something

else, " whenever it is discovered, will be found to have the very same

effect on the thyroid gland as does radiation. I think it is just

coincidental that radiation causes thyca, but I do not believe it is

the primary source for the disease.

And, at least so far, my poll is proving my theory. 50% of the 40

respondents have stated that they did not have radiation exposure

that would reasonable account for their thyca. And only about 23%

know that they can trace their thyca to some kind of radiation

exposure.

I just had a " feeling " that regular, everyday people just aren't

normally exposed to radiation; at least not to the extent that it

would cause thyca. I just don't think that researach scientists and

authors can keep publishing things saying that: people exposed to

radiation get thyca--BECAUSE....some do and some don't; nor

can " they " say that people with thyca got it from radiation exposure--

BECAUSE...some do, but the MAJORITY DON'T.

--in KY

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> Food for thought.

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> Below are two examples of how one in rural Kentucky may be

exposed to radiation never having traveled to or within a _known_

source of contamination. The " traveling " may come to you.

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> The wind carries among other substances, radiation, from one place

to another. Kentucky is not immune.

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> Radon, a radio active gaseous chemical element (Uranium minerals)

(Radium) are found in nature and undergo spontaneous atomic

disintegration. And radium A was discovered by the Curie's in 1898

and is used in the treatment of cancers. Madam Curie died from the

effects of this radiation not knowing of it's lethal properties.

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> Radon can also be found in granite stone and may adversely

affect someone who inhales this gas while sleeping too close to a

source. I'm sure there are many other types of unknown exposures that

we are unknowingly being subjected to, as well.

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> And finally... _any_ especially large river system contains

pollutants of great variety depending upon what type of product

manufacturing was being conducted. Mercury comes to mind and as I

recall 1 gram can pollute 20 acres of land in a water run-off area

alone. And then we drink the local ground water. Bottled water being

no insurance of no contamination, either because IT came from

someone else's _ground_ water, also.

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> And on and on ... as to how one may become ill in/from their own

immediate surroundings.

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> I... don't wann'a look TOO much/hard or I'll _scare_ myself..

to death just thinki'n about it. Just treat what comes along, that's

all, if I'm lucky :-)

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> Kentucky.. boring.. never! ..

too beautiful!

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Regards,

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Nick

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> >I believe it IS possible to know that you have NOT been exposed to

> >radiation during your entire life. There IS NOTHING NUCLEAR

anywhere

> >near my home. And, like I mentioned in my posting, I live in a

> >primarily rural, agricultural area in Kentucky and I've lived here

my

> >entire 39 year old life. (Yeah, boring I know.)

> >--Chris