Pensioner 'left to die in hospice after doctors wrongly diagnosed him with cancer'


	Pensioner 'left to die in hospice after doctors wrongly diagnosed him with cancer'

lakotahope

10-12-2009 7:40 PM

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lakotahope says:

Not exactly what I would expect when I age ... Damned shame....

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