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The 'dust lady' of 9/11 dies: (truncated)
Daily Mail ^
| August 25, 2015
| Joel Christie and Jeff Maysh
Posted on 08/26/2015 5:07:23 AM PDT by csvset
The 'dust lady' of 9/11 dies: Iconic survivor Marcy Borders, 42, succumbs to stomach cancer which she blamed on ash from the Twin Towers attack
- Marcy Borders was a 28-year-old Bank of America worker when she fled the 81st floor of 1 World Trade Center after the first plane struck
- She was on the ground when the second plane hit on September 11, 2001
- AFP photographer Stan Honda took a photo of her running for safety
- Borders became known as 'dust lady' and her picture became iconic
- She fell into a spiral of depression and addiction but became sober in 2011
- In August 2014 Borders was diagnosed with stomach cancer - she died on Monday, aged 42
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; US: New Jersey; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2ndthread; 911; alreadyposted; attack; cancer; cnn; dust; dustlady; marcyborders; newyork; newyorkcity; northtower; obituaries; obituary; searchdustlady; secondthread; stomachcancer; waronterror; worldtradecenter; wtc
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Getty Image, so I couldn't post it. RIP
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:07:23 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:19:46 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Many Atheists: "There is no God and I hate Him!")
To: csvset
I always thought that photograph was one of the saddest taken that day.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:22:08 AM PDT
by
freedomson
(Tagline comment removed by moderator)
To: csvset
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:22:10 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*We are not descended from fearful men*)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:22:42 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Trailerpark Badass
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:29:08 AM PDT
by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: csvset
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:29:35 AM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: Yorlik803
Why? What he said was true, not mean...
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:32:03 AM PDT
by
Russ
(Repeal the '17th amendment.)
To: Trailerpark Badass
I have a psychiatrist friend who treated people in the aftermath of 9/11 - people who survived the impact of the falling buildings. No one will know what they went through. No one.
So sad.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:36:10 AM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
To: Russ
Well, You both survive something like this and walk away try to live a normal life. The Compassion in Free Republic is gone. Its more like DU in its harshness.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:36:26 AM PDT
by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: Russ
It was BOTH truthful AND mean. And not worthy of being said. This poor woman fell apart mentally because of her trauma, and probably very guilty the rest of her life that she lived when so many others she worked with didn’t.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:39:07 AM PDT
by
LRoggy
(Peter's Son's Business)
To: Yorlik803
You are so right. They need to re-learn the old saying ‘let him who is without sin cast the first stone’ . . .
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:41:12 AM PDT
by
LRoggy
(Peter's Son's Business)
To: LRoggy
There has been a high number of cancer occurring among 9-11 first responders, in the range of 3,000. It is possible that her mental issues were the civilian equivalent to post-traumatic stress syndrome. However, her cancer may well have been the result of the exposure to superheated and chemical laden dust, as was the case with the police, firefighters, and EMS personnel.
To: csvset
Poor lady. Too young. I hope her family finds the peace that eluded her for too long.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:54:05 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: Wallace T.
Absolutely. In the movie, both of the featured actor’s characters ended up on disability because of it. Those buildings were old enough to still have asbestos used:
http://www.asbestos.com/world-trade-center/
But it just fits some on this site to take the cheap shot.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:55:25 AM PDT
by
LRoggy
(Peter's Son's Business)
To: csvset
Never forget, unfortunately Obama has.
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posted on
08/26/2015 5:56:33 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: csvset
I suspect that the deleted post mentioned the drug problems and/or other problems she had after 9/11.If I'm correct all I can say is that although I consider myself a pretty strong and decent guy I can *easily* see myself having become a raging alcoholic and/or addict if I had experienced what she did.I was in a fire when I was a kid.An electrical short circuit caused it.Nobody in my family was even slightly hurt but I still have bad memories of that day 50 years later.
This woman was no less a victim of the Religion of Pieces than were any of the 3,000 who died.
To: csvset
I hope this lady did get her life turned around and I hope she was vailed in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ when she died. That is my highest hope.
Could years of putting hazardous chemicals in her body have been the cause of her cancer? Maybe large amounts of alcohol with little to no food being dumped on her stomach?
To: LRoggy
Nice, linking to ambulance chaser law firm. And my post got pulled? Do you work for The Peterson Firm?
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posted on
08/26/2015 6:05:41 AM PDT
by
Trailerpark Badass
(There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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