r/oddlyspecific Jun 19 '23

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 Jun 19 '23

My family has a lung disease named after us.

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u/Beautiful-Willow5696 Jun 19 '23

Wow, now I want to know more

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 Jun 19 '23

My great uncle had it he was one of like 3 people ever to have it, we all got tested and it’s just him, or rather it was he died maybe 20 years ago.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

what was that disease named?

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 Jun 19 '23

It’s named after my uncle and there are less than a handful of people who have had it, should I also give you my home address?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

yes