I have an afternoon's worth of appointments in the VA today.

After 13 years, I will finally get my lungs imaged to see if I have been impacted by Burn Pit exposure.
What is a burn pit?

During the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, government contractors burned up to 227 metric tons of hazardous waste.

Items burned included batteries, medical waste, plastics, ammunition, rubber, chemicals, and much more.
What is in the smoke?

2, 3, 7, 8 TCDD
Titanium
Iron
Benzene
Acrolein
Pyrene
Halogenated Dioxins
Hydrocarbons

(This entered our lungs)
What is in the smoke?2, 3, 7, 8 TCDDTitaniumIronBenzeneAcroleinPyreneHalogenated DioxinsHydrocarbons(This entered our lungs)
What is in the smoke?2, 3, 7, 8 TCDDTitaniumIronBenzeneAcroleinPyreneHalogenated DioxinsHydrocarbons(This entered our lungs)
What is in the smoke?2, 3, 7, 8 TCDDTitaniumIronBenzeneAcroleinPyreneHalogenated DioxinsHydrocarbons(This entered our lungs)
What is in the smoke?2, 3, 7, 8 TCDDTitaniumIronBenzeneAcroleinPyreneHalogenated DioxinsHydrocarbons(This entered our lungs)
What does toxic burn pit exposure cause?

Lung diseases
Neurological disorders
Pulmonary diseases
Rare cancers
Numerous unexplained conditions
Death

(I also have a brain MRI today)
What does toxic burn pit exposure cause?Lung diseasesNeurological disordersPulmonary diseasesRare cancersNumerous unexplained conditionsDeath (I also have a brain MRI today)
What does toxic burn pit exposure cause?Lung diseasesNeurological disordersPulmonary diseasesRare cancersNumerous unexplained conditionsDeath (I also have a brain MRI today)
What does toxic burn pit exposure cause?Lung diseasesNeurological disordersPulmonary diseasesRare cancersNumerous unexplained conditionsDeath (I also have a brain MRI today)
What does toxic burn pit exposure cause?Lung diseasesNeurological disordersPulmonary diseasesRare cancersNumerous unexplained conditionsDeath (I also have a brain MRI today)
Beau Biden died at age 46 from glioblastoma multiforme, a form of brain cancer.

For over a decade I have been fighting for Burn Pit legislation to help veterans like myself and Beau.

I'm proud to stand with @joebiden as he fights for us.
Beau is just one example.

Here are the stories of other veterans impacted by burn pit exposure.
All done with the CT and MRI.

Now it's just waiting on the results
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