My wife had radioactive Iodine treatment for thyroid cancer. We pulled out her grandfather's old Geiger counter and sure enough she was registering. We all had to stay away for 3 days. Full recovery, praise God.

@FacesoftheForgotten

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear she recovered!!!

@duxwiththefux

Жыл бұрын

How does that not affect her? Crazy!

@DrRhyhm

Жыл бұрын

@@duxwiththefux It does, but when it comes to cancer it depends on the type of cancer what's the best treatment. If you got a treatment that has a place-in radioactive object, it could effect healthy cells as well, but still better if kills the cancer.

@jerga2002

11 ай бұрын

So science saves her and you thank god…

@chrisbirch2002

7 ай бұрын

It's so strange that we use radioactive iodine to treat thyroid cancer and yet we take non-radioactive iodine to protect our thyroid from absorbing the radioactive iodine from fallout.

You might pick something up with a Scintillation counter as they're far more sensitive, however as you said the levels on the ground are perfectly safe but a more sensitive detector might still notice something underground.

@robertsteinbach7325

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly, but a Radon Gas detector, a detector for dangerous Radioactive gas Radon, will definitely be positive at that location due to the amount of Radium she has in her. Radium and Uranium are known Radon gas sources.

@bigbuilder10

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertsteinbach7325 radon gas would be detected anywhere. Possibly more would be coming out of the ground around their caskets but it’s unlikely to be an increase that’s harmful since the cemetery is well ventilated and any decay products can spread out

@petegromov9037

2 жыл бұрын

Something. Called Radon and that stuff tends to concentrate in unventilated basement storage rooms...

RIP to those poor women. I had to take a radioactive iodine pill last December (2021) to shrink some nodules growing on my thyroid. I was told to flush the toilet twice for a week, and not to get around my grandchildren for 2 weeks. I never felt anything different than normal. The pill came encased in a lead container that screwed shut and the doctor and his assistant wore gowns, masks and gloves. The pill was white, and rather large, about the size of a Vicodin. I swallowed it with a cup of water, and was sent home. My thyroid is now functioning normally. I t was very "hyper" before. I will have a follow-up ultrasound of the nodules next month (May) to see if they shrank. I wish I'd had a Geiger counter back in December, just to see how radioactive I was!

@loribecker7569

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck next month!

@lsarlls3049

2 жыл бұрын

@@loribecker7569 Thanks!!!

@samanthagomez7074

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I Hope U Feel Much Better Ma'am

@lsarlls3049

2 жыл бұрын

​@@samanthagomez7074 Thank you !!!

@samanthagomez7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@lsarlls3049 Ur Very Welcome Ma'am God Bless U Always 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The story about the Radium girls is horrific. There is a book about these poor women written by Kate Moore. It’s interesting but extremely sad. Thank you so much Ron.

@angelamary9493

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ..good reading ...have you read it

@nahmastay3300

2 жыл бұрын

Super horrible. The companies were well aware of the dangers and still tried to fight the ladies in court saying their health issues were the girls fault from being “loose and contracting syphillis”

@pietjepuk9575

2 жыл бұрын

There is a movie to 😉👍

@PurgatoryParanormalofNY

2 жыл бұрын

I read the book. Such a sad and horrifying story.

@Ailuj234

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome book. Made me cry as these women were totally ignored by their employers. And they call it ‘The good old days’ 🙄

Our daughter-in-law had Thyroid cancer. The treatment for that type of cancer is radio-active iodine. She was diagnosed just 3 months after having our grandson. It's really tough. She was in a special isolation unit. They came in space like looking suits. Covered head to toe and open a thermos. It smokes and with thongs handed her a large size capsule to swallow. No visitors, etc. The baby couldn't be around her. Very blessed to have been able to bring him home with us. It's a treatment that does work but it's very rough to go through. Thanks for all you do and share with us. Stay safe. 💀❣

@catherinewyrobeck5388

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it worked.

@davidbrem6783

2 жыл бұрын

We are very grateful for that. There are side effects from having so much radio-active iodine in your body. She monitored regularly.

@didostempest2966

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. 🥺

@rachelbodzioch9695

2 жыл бұрын

My children were little but not babies. That had to destroy her. Glad you could help out. The space suits are one of my experience too and a nightmare

@marcussewell7678

2 жыл бұрын

So glad all ok XX

OMG I had no idea about the radiation treatment. I know they stay isolated for a while but figured it was because I always heard that cancer treatments ruins their immune system and they are very fragile and susceptible to germs, bacteria, viruses. I didn't know people had to keep their distance. How do you take care of your loved one in that situation. Ugh. I'm so glad there was no signs of trouble at those graves. That is frightening about the half life of it being 1,600 years. Seriously, industries should not be making anything they cannot easily get rid of and it go back to a natural and harmless state. Too late to avoid that on the Earth unfortunately.

@lilymoon6494

2 жыл бұрын

I had radiation in 2007. My godmother and I did treatment at the same time. Neither of us were made to keep away from our family. The only time during chemo I had to isolate was during my stem cell transplant. I was hospitalized for 3 weeks so I could have chemo to drop my immune system to zero. Then after given my cells back I had to stay until my count went back to normal. I had to take antivirals for a year so my immune system could catch up.

@tohrurikku

2 жыл бұрын

The treatment this guy is talking about is a different kind of treatment. Those who have normal radiation treatments are safe to be around, but you are right about keeping some distance because of low immune systems. I was told that if I got sick I would have to stop treatment (they do not want to risk making the others getting treatment sick too) and then they may have to restart the treatment, and there was no way I wanted to do that, so I personally was very careful around normal people when getting radiation treatment.

@geirmyklebust

2 жыл бұрын

I got really sick cause of sort of treatment, actually an accident, about 35 years ago. Been on penicillin since then, 30+ years. Sick and evil world we live in, nobody cared.

@robertsteinbach7325

2 жыл бұрын

@@spiritmatter1553 You are correct, if Nuclear Power Plants are built with modern technology geared for safety, in a location that is isolated from population centers, in locations that are meteorologically and geologically stable, and run responsibly. The US, Canada, and Western Europe has over half a century of a great safety record of running commercial Nuclear Power generating plants, with each plant creating hundreds of millions of kilowatt/hours of electricity every day, without spewing pollutants into the air like coal fire electric plants do. Let's compare the safety of getting and manufacturing fuel for nuclear and coal plants for the past 50 years in America. If you count Karen Silkwood, one died in Nuclear Fuel production for these plants; during this time HUNDREDS DIED in coal mine collapses and explosions. In environment damage, the three mile accident was temporary and, in the end, harmed nobody. Coal power generation pollutes the air shortening the lives of people with lung problems (this is proven by medical science) and coal mining creates "tailings" (the waste carbon rich waste rock) that are dumped into the rivers as dams that often collapse and poison the creeks and rivers near the mines, poisoning the local people.

@brainfreeze44131

2 жыл бұрын

When they test you for heart blockages. One of the procedures has them injecting you with radioactive isotopes. They should tell you that you have to stay away babies and younger people. Also back in the day we used the rule of thumb that after 10 half lives the area of radioactive contamination is safe.

Thanks Ron for keeping the memory of these brave,unfortunate ladies alive.Bless them all and you as well.

@mygrammieis

2 жыл бұрын

I second that emotion… Keeping their Memories 💐🕊✌🏻🙏🏻

@fakiirification

Жыл бұрын

i dont know about brave. they were mislead by lies and taken advantage of and then dismissed as whores with STDs when they started showing symptoms. i wouldn't call that that brave. just tragic.

Such a sad story. It's hard to imagine just how much those poor women and their families suffered because of a company's greed. Thank you for sharing this.

I had radioactive iodine treatment after my thyroid was removed for cancer. They kept doing Geiger readings and released me when the levels went down. Unfortunately, this is still one of the treatments for cancer. I often wonder how much damage it has done.

@lilymoon6494

2 жыл бұрын

They have other types where they don't use iodine thankfully

@jessiefrye3045

2 жыл бұрын

You're here. Thank Goodness and God! You're OK.

@netsurfers9357

2 жыл бұрын

My mother is 75 years old and has 9 pullups on her thyroid... they have been asking her to do surgery, but she is scared too death because she doesn't trust doctors now days!

@labaccident2010

2 жыл бұрын

It’s what my dad had over twenty years ago. He’s still fine.

@greatminds1017

2 жыл бұрын

@@netsurfers9357 thyroid removal is a pretty simple surgery, better to have it removed then suffer. if she finds a good hospital there shouldn't be a problem.

I knew an old sailor who had been at Bikini Atoll. He said all the science-y guys were in mop suits and protected, but the regular guys were in cut offs and shirtless running around on the sand. He said the VA would pull a tooth every few years to monitor the levels in his body. He wasn't even 70 when he died.

These womens stories should never be forgotten. Thank you for another excellent video

It was heartbreaking for me to hear about their story..the company deceiving the employees about the risk..I really enjoy listening to you. 🙏💞Be safe

If you want to read the Curies' original lab notes and other reports about Radium that they discovered, you have to get dressed up and go somewhere that keeps radiation inside the room as the levels of contamination in these notes is still so great.

@lynd4852

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

I used to live and work there in Ottawa! My daughters received a couple of time pieces from Great Grandpa that were made there in Ottawa. Thank you for honoring those ladies and putting any wives tales to rest about their graves emitting radiation. May they rest in peace. 💕🙏🌸

this story has always fascinated me those woman worked endless hours and when they got sick little was done to help may they be at peace another great video

I too had the thyroid radioactive iodine, I had twins about 18 months, a 4 yr old and a 7 yr old. Was difficult too but they didn’t give us a counter or anything to use at home for those 3 days. I think of that today, and I’m sure it was a semi low dose compared to them. It’s very sad. I wonder if anything ever happened to their family members in the long run. Interesting…but very sad. For all of them. Thanks Ron great video !

@lindaball6714

2 жыл бұрын

@@spiritmatter1553 thank you, many moons ago I’m old now lol

R.i.P to all these women, thanks Ron for sharing their memories. Stay safe out there.

That was interesting, informative and poignant. Those poor women must have suffered dreadfully and their families devastated. An excellent video.

My father passed away April 12th, 1959. I was 7 years old he had a wrist watch that he wore. The numbers had been painted with radium. It glowed green in the dark. My great niece has it now and it still glows green. Those poor women went through hideous pain. A fun thing you might try is use your thoughts to raise the number on the Geiger counter. We tried the experiment in our meditation group. It worked. Welcome home Ron!

@FacesoftheForgotten

2 жыл бұрын

if you put my geiger counter to your father's watch right now, it will detect some radiation. you can google that.

@earthmother1917

2 жыл бұрын

Of course it would..it still glows a green light at night.

@gothboschincarnate3931

2 жыл бұрын

Cool...now make the dead rise for a few minutes.....

@artemis3306

2 жыл бұрын

I hope your great niece does not wear that watch on her wrist! There was a 2018 study showing the old Radium dials produce high amounts of radon and are more dangerous than we thought. Store it in a case and only open it outdoors where the gas can safely escape

@earthmother1917

2 жыл бұрын

Artemis, I have told her. But we aren't in contact anymore. I was hypnotized by that watch as a little girl.

When my stepfather had radiation in the hospital he could have a visitor but there was a short “lead” wall you had to sit behind and you could not fully enter his room. The part I cannot confirm is he told us he glowed in the dark... he told some good ones, and I think he really believed that. I tend to think he may have been somewhat delirious.

@lindasprout9526

2 жыл бұрын

My mother had radiation and chemo treatments 5 years ago and no precautions were taken.

@MsTenaciousDae

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindasprout9526 I think there are different types of radiation. From what I remember his was a type of injection to treat thyroid cancer. He survived colon, prostate and skin cancer, but ultimately ended up with metastasis in his bones and there were no more chemo options left.

@dustykeele

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindasprout9526 Precautions are taken after internally implanted radiation treatments. These are usually small implants, such as pellets or beads, and are implanted near the tumor site and left in place either temporarily, or permanently. The permanent implants stop emitting radiation after a few days. The patient will be radioactive during the first days after treatment, contact with others is limited.

@sophierobinson2738

2 жыл бұрын

One of the girls realized just how bad it was when she got up at night for the bathroom. She saw a glow, realized it was her mirror, and that her bones were glowing through her skin.

@belmum1689

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindasprout9526 Right most who have radiation treatment for cancer don't need to do these precautions

Good to know those caskets are doing there job. I’ve often thought of those poor women since I saw your first video about them. Such a terrible, sad story. They way they were treated and used is just appalling. May the rest in peace.

Pretty sure those flags are more for staff or people who dig graves to warn them about proceeding with extreme caution if one were to have to dig near them. It is a bit of a relief to know that the lead lined caskets are working.

My Dad died last year from Osteosarcoma - too many xrays in his head as a child most likely, he had Fiber's Displasia making extra bone growth in his face. Thank God we use lead vests these days.

@gothboschincarnate3931

2 жыл бұрын

I used to feel x-rays as a child. Nowadays they are so minimal i cant even feel them anymore.

@divisionbyzer0474

2 жыл бұрын

That's why medical professionals are VERY iffy about giving kids x-rays! (Atleast in my country)

I remember the video you did about those women. They suffered such horrible deaths. Thank you for this video. May they RIP in Heaven. ❤️❤️🙏🙏 I had radiation when I had cancer. Nobody was in the room with me during the scan!

My aunt's eyebrows fell out when she was caring for my cousin, who had radioactive seeds in her breast. Family members were skeptical of whether that could happen, but it's not the same as caring for someone who came home after standard radiation treatment with a beam. It seems to me that patients with these seeds should have to remain in the hospital until they are removed, so they can be cared for by people with proper PPE & training.

This story is so sad. Thanks Ron. You’re truly a compassionate person. Glad you’re home safely.

Glad you made it home safe from your trip Ron. It's very comforting to know that the radium in those women's bones hasn't came out of those graves. It's scary to think that something like that could happen. (if it wasn't for them being in those lead caskets)... It does make ya wonder if their bones are still glowing down in the ground.🤔😬 Glad you did this video Ron, it had been on my mind also if the radium would be detected after all these years. Glad its not. Stay safe out there Ron.🙂💟

Its great to have you home safe and well Ron. I remember the first visit to the graves of these young woman. They suffered a horrible death. R. I. P

You are always so wonderful and respectful of each memory and site! Just beautiful, thank you!

Hi Ron, I have been watching you from 'the beginning'.. every episode I have watched leaves me thinking that you're a lovely man. Thank you for the sensitivity you bring to your videos. Be well, be safe

Glad you decided to come back and give a update. Thanks Ron. May they RIP

Ron you are awesome, you leave no stone unturned! This was so interesting, seeing how the Geiger counter works and testing the sites. Those poor women, just hope they are resting in peace 🙏💙

We watch this channel every evening! Love ya Ron!

This is so fascinating! Thank you for posting this follow-up to The Radium Girls. I'm glad that the lead lined coffins are doing their jobs.

Wow!! That was ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING, Ron!! Looks like the lead lined coffins are doing their job!! May those poor Radium Girls RIP!! XXXX

Love your channel, love how you let people not forget about people who passed on

Thanks Ron. Very fascinating information.

Thank you for bringing the receipts, Ron! I always learn something from watching your videos.

Ron, you are always bringing so many interesting videos!!! Things to learn... Thanks for sharing with us all your knowledge and great videos!!!🙏👍🏻😇

Hi Ron, you are one wild and crazy guy! LOL I think it’s so cool you bought a Geiger counter. Thanks for sharing and take care 🌺💕

Thank you for yet another very interesting video! Have you ever covered the Sylvia Likens case from Lebanon, Indiana? It's pretty brutal and mind-boggling, but this young girl truly deserves to be remembered, as well as her sister.

Thank you for educating us. 💛

Thanks Ron for sharing their story, so sad that happened when they were so young. Take care, RIP Ladies.

Another good one! Thanks Ron for the story, so interesting!

I'm glad I found your channel. Your content is always interesting and enjoyable.

Another amazing video, as always!! these poor women truly suffered severely from that Radium poisoning... I am absolutely positive it must have been so extremely hard being a family member to sit there and watch your loved one die in such a horrible way and not being able to take their pain from them, is just so very heartbreaking... May these ladies, and all the others who also fell victim to Radium poisoning RIP 🙏😢💜

My husband had radiation treatments for cancer. 6 weeks at a time and numerous times during his 13 year battle. We were never told to isolate and I drove him home and was his caregiver the entire time. Maybe an implanted type or something else.

@kathycartwright3147

2 жыл бұрын

By the way Ron I’m very glad to have found your site. I enjoy seeing the parts of the country I’ll never be able to visit. And the respect and information you provide for so many forgotten loved ones.

@my2centstoo

Жыл бұрын

I believe this only applies to radioactive iodine given in pill form to those with thyroid cancer or other thyroid issues. I had this in 2008 and had to isolate from my family for about a week. (If it is used for other needs, someone please educate me. 🙂 ) 14 years later, all is well, thank the Lord! Kathy, am I correct in assuming that your husband's battle is over? If so, please accept my sincere condolences and prayers on the loss of your precious husband.

This is just FASCINATING! Love the follow-up on this story, and so tragic for these young women.

Welcome Home Ron. Tragic what those poor women went through. Great idea to check the graves with the counter. ❤

Glad you're home safe and sound. This was a great idea. So sad for the women 😔. May they RIP. Hey from Texas ❤️

Those poor women so young too, may they rest in peace. Thank you Ron for letting everyone know that it is safe to visit their graves so that they are never forgotten.

Very interesting! Glad your back in our Midwest! Thanks for all that you do Ron! RIP ladies........

Welcome home Ron thank you for the recap on this take care.

Your presentations are so appropriate thank you

Great follow-up Ron! And thanks for the science!👏👍🏻

Hi Ron, I went through radiotherapy for 4 weeks in 2019 for Breast Cancer but was never told to stay away from people etc, maybe its different in the UK! R.I.P to all those women.

While I'm not fond of walking through cemeteries, makes me uneasy, and seeing the graves of children are sad, I can get a threefer from you. You walk these sites and not only do I get to see some creative gravestones, but I get a history lesson to boot. The fact that I can listen at work without having to look at the screen is awesome too.

That's so sad. I saw your earlier video on these fine ladies. I love that you literally purchased a Geiger Counter to go back and check the places out!

I learned something today, thank you very much. I just wanted to tell you how much I admire your determination! Your interests have no end! And for us who can't travel your our legs. Thanks for what you do, and I pray you can keep the information coming in. God bless you and family. You talk highly of folks who have gone before us. We, your subscribers, see you in the category you see in others! Keep on teaching us. And I never realized how pleasant cemeteries could be! It is a pleasure to visit them and allow ones imagination wander. I still prefer the sound of water, but that's 8 miles away and our local cemetery is 3.5... Guess you know where I go for a little me time when life doesn't allow a trip to listen to the water.

What an interesting experiment, Ron! You come up with the best ideas. Thanks for the video.

Great Video,Ron.May Those Ladies Rest in Peace.Thank You for telling this story.

Welcome home Ron! Interesting video. I learned something new. Love the content!

You are never disappointing Ron, like you say you learn something new everyday. I've had several loved ones with cancer and after treatments never told to isolate ourselves from them. Just another example of how things change in cancer treatments . Loved the guessing game for the si-fi video , can't wait to see the extra touches you come up with, have enjoyed your previous episodes with birds flying Wheels moving in photographs . Thanks for keeping us so entertained and caring about those who might have been forgotten otherwise. Many blessings to you and your family

@lilymoon6494

2 жыл бұрын

There are different types for different types of cancer

Very interesting! Good to know the precautions are working. Glad you’re back😊

I found out about radiation affects when I worked for the funeral home. Great informative video. Thank you.

Fascinating Ron,welcome home.awesome channel. 🤙🤙

I've had radiation treatment. It was five days a week for six weeks. Never needed a Geiger counter, never warned to stay away from anyone. I also had a thyroid ablation which was done with radioactive iodine. Now THAT treatment called for staying isolated for three days. That was hard as I was a single mother of a toddler back then. Those poor women. I read the book about them. They were treated horribly.

@carlottachrist4060

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for what you have been through 🙏🏼

@ghost-ez2zn

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlottachrist4060 Thank you. I was blessed with a super medical team and friends and coworkers who prayed and brought food, etc. In remission from the breast cancer for almost 15 years now. I am beyond grateful. 😁

Your channel is like a history channel and it's so interesting. Thank you!!

That was great Ron. I always wondered after that video you first did if there was radiation coming through. Another outstanding video you have done. Now we all know for sure it's safe.

Hello MR Ron have safe travels absolutely love your Adventures 💟

I had thyroid cancer ten years ago, it was removed then later that year I had radiation treatment RAI -I131 ablation - it was brutal on my body - three days in hospital isolation and two weeks isolation at home followed, my daughter was too young to be around me and my pet doggo wasn’t safe for him to be around me for those weeks after treatment, they stayed with my parents for that duration, I live with some health problems as a result Im still standing I count my blessings everyday; these dear ladies didn’t stand a chance RIP to these dear souls 🙏

Amazing as always ron!

Very interesting. Thanks Ron

The photo with her children is just heartbreaking, thanks Ron xx

Thank you Ron that was very interesting I am off to watch the other video now I missed it.

This is interesting! Thank you for doing this, This story about the girls was so sad,

Real interesting. Actually never thought about it till now. Thanks Mr. Ron

Thank you Ron sad story great video

Ron, loved learning a bit about the Geiger counter for everyday use.

Keep up the great work man love all your videos

I just wanted to say... THANK you! 🌻👍😊

Thanks for doing this video. I had been wondering since the other video if radiation was coming from their graves.

Hi:) Look forward to hearing and watching your site. Interesting and informative. Love it.

Thankful you had a safe trip

Interesting experiment there Ron. For you to buy the Geiger device shows how passionate you are with your work. I guess the lead line casket really did work. May they all Rest in Peace 🌹

Nice little toy to have in case you run across some other Graves that could be radioactive. Glad the two graves of these women are protected against radiation leakage. I do remember your video on these two women.

Interesting! Thanks so much for sharing! Rest In Peace Ladies….too young 😢

Outstanding video and presentation.

Thanks for going back to these graves. It answers a big question. I don’t think you are crazy.

Great episode, Ron!! So interesting!!!!

This makes my curiosity peak, I’ll look at the other videos. The poor people who suffer from the affects of radiation. Thanks again for the great story.

My goodness how sad, thank you Ron!

Thank's for the stream ron..

Gosh, I’ve got to read that book! How very horrible for those poor women & their families. What a crying shame that company didn’t have to pay the families more. Human lives were just expendable to them! Thanks again,Ron. 😡

I’ve thought about the same thing you thought! Thanks. I have read the court case about those girls and it was heartbreaking to read.

Welcome home Ron...such an interesting story

Welcome back home to the Chicago area my friend. I'm enjoying the videos and stories you tell while traveling around the country. Hope you get plenty of rest time with the family. Looking forward to more of your stories and videos Ron. Hope you and your family have a Blessed Easter weekend ✝️.

@FacesoftheForgotten

2 жыл бұрын

you too.

Thank you for this, it's clear you respect these women as women first, victims second, and you've certainly earned the subscription from this one video alone. As for me, I don't have a personal connection to these women, my grandparents worked in coal in Northern PA, and shoes in the Binghamton, Endicott factories. To say they were exploited would be an understatement, but the way these women were exploited to make things glow in the dark was monstrous.

My aunt was a Radium Girl. Lived into her 80's.

Thank you..