http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2008/07/13/mesothelioma-sufferer-collects-9800-after-winning-bet-that-he-would-live-past-doctors-predictions/ Baron & Budd, P.C. - Helping People with Mesothelioma for 30 Years Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2008/07/13/mesothelioma-sufferer-collects-9800-after-winning-bet-that-he-would-live-past-doctors-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Keeping prognosis in perspective Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:07:19 +0000 http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2008/07/13/mesothelioma-sufferer-collects-9800-after-winning-bet-that-he-would-live-past-doctors-predictions/#comment-1057 [...] Jon Matthews was given nine months to live when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. After he lived for another year and a half, he made a 50-1 bet with his bookie that he would live past the 25-month median survival for mesothelioma patients. When he won that bet in 2008, he made another bet with his bookie, collecting over $8,000 when he was still alive in June 2009. He’s made another bet that he’ll survive until 2010. [...] [...] Jon Matthews was given nine months to live when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. After he lived for another year and a half, he made a 50-1 bet with his bookie that he would live past the 25-month median survival for mesothelioma patients. When he won that bet in 2008, he made another bet with his bookie, collecting over $8,000 when he was still alive in June 2009. He’s made another bet that he’ll survive until 2010. [...]

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