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'Thoughts from an old lady'
Thoughts from an old lady Remember OLD FOLKS are worth a fortune, with SILVER in their hair, Gold in their teeth, STONES in their kidneys, GAS in their stomachs. I have become a little older since I spoke to you last, and some changes have come into…
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'I am the oldest surviving male family member in the past two generations '
My mother died in 1994 and in the sixteen year period from 1995 to 2011 I lost five siblings, George, Freda, Tony, Carmel and Gary, to cancer caused by excessive cigarette smoking. All five were heavy smokers from a young age and all died in their…