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Marcy Freeman

Respiratory therapist — in 1 story, 1 quote on record.

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“Each one of these represents a life that's gone because of black lung. These are husbands. These are brothers…These men were just hard-working men and the only thing they did was go to work and provide for their families. And it cost them everything…This is the aftermath of black lung.”

NPR · Aug 4 · Black lung disease in Appalachia hits highest rates in nearly 50 years