My father was a 20 year Navy vet who died at age 72 from lung cancer. A few years ago, I saw a little blurb in AARP’s newsletter discussing a benefit program for vets who were exposed to atomic radiation during the years when the US was testing bombs a lot. I began the process of applying as a dependent of such a vet. I’m just about done with gathering everything needed to apply for the $75,000 benefit which I’m told I’m eligible for. The cash can’t make my father’s suffering go away or lengthen his life, but it is a way of the feds paying for having made my father one of its many guinea pigs.
If you think this may apply to you, do some reading on it. A good site is this one: cancerbenefits.com. Feel free to contact me if you want more info based on my personal experience (no expert here). I just thought gosh, there must be so many folks out there who don’t know about this program and I really should share the information. God bless all those vets who gave so much to us all. And best of luck to you!
Elizabeth Richards
If you think this may apply to you, do some reading on it. A good site is this one: cancerbenefits.com. Feel free to contact me if you want more info based on my personal experience (no expert here). I just thought gosh, there must be so many folks out there who don’t know about this program and I really should share the information. God bless all those vets who gave so much to us all. And best of luck to you!
Elizabeth Richards
