Family, Friends, And Supporters Hold A Vigil For Dying First Responder
I know that John Feal, and Mike McCormack attended this event today. They were saddened by the turnout. - Jon
Source: ny1.com
January 18, 2007
Family, friends, and supporters held a vigil outside Mount Sinai hospital Thursday for a veteran police officer who is fighting for his life.
Ceasar Borja, 52, is suffering from pulmonary fibrosis and needs a lung transplant.
His family believes the 20-year veteran contracted the condition from his work at the World Trade Center site after 9/11. But doctors say they cannot confirm his condition was definitely caused by the air at the site.
At the vigil supporters called on the federal government to treat anyone who worked there after the attacks and got sick afterwards.
"To me it's outrageous that they would still say that, in this day and age with the evidence that they have now, that they don't know if it's from the World Trade Center," said Joseph Zadroga, who attended the vigil.
"It's all politics,” added Borja’s son, Cesar Borja Jr. “People are told what to say and what not to say. I know the truth. I know that it's because of 9/11. My father knows it's the truth. My parents know it's the truth. Everyone does. It's just up to the officials to finally admit it."
At least four other New York City police officers who worked at the WTC site have died of pulmonary fibrosis -- and as many as 14,000 people who worked there after the attacks have reported breathing problems.
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Truly heartbreaking what this cop & his family are going through
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Very sad. I actually hadn't
Very sad. I actually hadn't known humans had died yet--I thought they were still struggling. All the rescue dogs are dead though--not surprising; they were closer to the dust.
This should be the begining of one of the largest class action suits in history.
Impeachment. Accountability. A better world.
Actually...
Even though 18 or so dogs have died, and their owners blame the toxic dust from Ground Zero, "scientists" have found that there is no connection between Ground Zero, and the deaths of the canine heroes.
"We've been offered a unique opportunity and we must not let this moment pass."
— George W. Bush - State Of The Union Address - January 29th, 2002
Scientists or
Scientists or doctors?(Vets?)
Because if a doctor says you have fibrosis(doesn't matter what fine particles--it's all bad if its not something your lungs can absorb), says further its from an excess of small particluate "whatever", and the last time you were around masses of small particulate "whatever" was Ground Zero--how does a scientist explain away what the doctor's said? That you had a REALLY dusty driveway?
Hell, there's pictures of the dust covering down town Manhattan.
Well, there's my sermon to the choir!
Impeachment. Accountability. A better world.
Here....
http://www.yourbbsucks.com/forum/showpost.php?p=71206&postcount=79
Scientists have spent years studying the health of search-and-rescue dogs that nosed through the debris at ground zero, and to their surprise, they have found no sign of major illness in the animals. They are trying to figure out why this is so.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20070116/CGTU00316012007...
"We've been offered a unique opportunity and we must not let this moment pass."
— George W. Bush - State Of The Union Address - January 29th, 2002
They are trying to figure
They are trying to figure out why they can't tell the animals are sick, or why such apparently healthy animals would drop dead?
I'm telling you, Jon, I write satire, but I cannot make THIS stuff up! Truth IS stranger than fiction!
Impeachment. Accountability. A better world.