FW: new word:

[Jonathan Lighter]

When you're dead, you're a "postvivor."

You heard it here first.

JL

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:02 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com>wrote:

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> From: Hollis Barnhart [mailto:hbarnhart at highlands.com]
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> "previvors" -- those who undergo treatment before they have symptoms:
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> Miss America contestant to get a double mastectomy as preventive measure
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> "The Newburg, Md. native said she has received letters from supporters all
> over the country, including from fellow "previvors" who say they have been
> inspired to undergo their own preventive surgeries. The Wynn sports book
> gives her 25 to 1 odds of winning the Miss America crown, making her a
> moderate favorite."
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> http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/11/miss-america-contestant-to-g
> et-double-mastectomy-as-preventive-measure/#ixzz2HgAbv1Vt"
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