Chemicals Can Lead To Cancer

100+ years ago, my husband's ancestors moved to where I live now.

They came from Sweden, and Grandpa was concerned about how

they would be able to live here with all the mosquitos and other bugs,

then there were bugs they knew nothing about, and all kinds of slugs

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Grandpa would say, "What kind of place did I bring my family to?"

In 2012, we moved to this place. We knew it could be a tough place, too.

I learned quickly that the crops were covered with a chemical that was

either Roundup or a close cousin. I had cancer, and because

of that, I couldn't handle the chemicals involved in a crop.

When my friends found out, I thought they would blow their top

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There were 40 acres, split between two brothers, when we moved here

There was a house on one section, and a large field that was mostly clear.

Not too far into our stay, the brother okayed a corn crop and the farmer

started to clear the field with a weed killer. Without a suit of armour

I could not stay. I realized that after a week away, it would still be there.

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We bought air purifiers, plants to take the toxins out of the air, and a salt

lamp. I had the type of cancer that many have sued for. Not my fault.

We couldn't have any more chemicals on the field. That was it, the end.

Farmer came by for a mid-season and an end-of-crop year spray, to bend

our resolve that it wasn't going to happen. He said, "You are the only one

to complain." Well, more should I counter as there is a lot of cancer son,

and pulmonary fibrosis is around. I don't want a recurrence at my abode.

And by now, my brother-in-law had cancer, and it was not fun.

Mother-in-law and a friend had fibrosis with a corn crop down the road