Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn reported live on the 24th anniversary of the attack on September 11th Fox and friends From Lower Manhattan, where survivors, families, first responders and civil servants gathered to celebrate the nearly 3,000 lost lives.
During the segment, Sean revealed that he himself is suffering 9/11 Related Cancer.
“I have been undergoing two different diagnoses under the World Trade Center Program,” he revealed, referring to a federal program that provides surveillance and treatment to survivors, responders and other people directly affected in New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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“It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a quarter of a century since that day that radical Islamic terrorism attacked our cities and the centres of our nation,” Sean said.
“It’s basically a philosophy that hates our principles, our freedom, our nation’s symbolism. It’s not diminished. And today, we all come together here to remember what is lost.”
The tragedy extends far beyond that day, he emphasized.
“2,977 people were killed here that day, and the number of people who died is 9/11 related illnesses It increased from the toxic dust released,” Sean said.
According to CDC data, 48,000 people are currently reporting 9/11-related cancerthere have been around 10,000 diagnoses over the past year.
More than 3,700 first responders have passed away since 9/11. This includes 2,300 people with cancer. The New York City fire department was particularly violently attacked, with 409 members losing to illnesses since 9/11.
For Sean, he suffers from both, so the statistics are deeply personal Respiratory problems Cancer is directly related to attack. But he says he is one of the lucky ones.
“We think of all those killed that day and those who continue to suffer because of their philosophy. It’s not diminished. We have to blame it. We have to splash it down. You will never forget.”
The impact on health is far beyond First respondersaid Sean.
“If you were under Canal Street, basically, you were exposed to dust. I was reporting here, and that’s what happened to me. I mean, I’m very fortunate.
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Sean’s own diagnosis was made decades later in the form of bronchitis-related respiratory problems, and this year he was diagnosed with cancer.
“I remember thinking back then. Maybe 20 or 30 years later, I got something. Well, it’s 24 years here.”
Sean emphasized the importance of coming together as a nation. “We’re all together. So we’re all together.”
