Anne Anderson Case
...ty my size. And when I organized a meeting in a church in September 1979, for families who’d been affected by leukemia and other cancers, the response I got was overwhelming. It was much larger than I expected. We put together a map, with colored pins, marking homes where someone had been diagnosed with leukemia. In our results we found that there was a cluster visible in East Woburn. Obviously, there has to be a reason for this. There has to be a reason for so many people all in one place to be so sick. Another important factor in the need for investigation is that our unborn children are at risk. If you are carrying a child, and you drink the contaminated water, your child has to suffer the consequences along with you, from being in your body. I believe this is part of what happened to my child. Our children need to be given the chance to live and lead a normal, healthy life. Not being able to drink our water, bathe in it, or swim in it because of the risks is another important factor. The water smells bad, tastes bad, and it corrodes the pipes. This makes me not want to use the water for anything at all. This also makes me think that there is definitely something wrong with the water. I think I should be allowed to drink the water and bathe in it without worrying about it being contaminated. This is another reason my child had developed leukemia. He did not play in the water in the wrong places, he just drank it, bathed in it and played in it. There must be something wrong with the water for it to have these effects. Finally, it is just unfair ...