r/mildlyinfuriating 1d ago

"I'm Sorry, I Have to Cancel"

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u/penfoldsdarksecret 1d ago

My wife's hairdresser did that for around 6 months. Then she announced she was quitting. Then passed away (she was 35 or so) a few weeks later. Sometimes it's excusable.

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u/vocaligifted 21h ago

This happened to me with a nail tech. She cancelled on me a few times and kept getting stuck with nail techs that weren’t as good at the job as her so I was frustrated. I immediately felt like the biggest 🫏 when I discovered she had an advanced stage of cancer. She passed soon after leaving her 3yr old son and husband behind. She was also very young 😔

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u/Electrical-Tone7301 16h ago

Wow. Just reading these two accounts has me thinking.. do beauty techs have higher cancer rates?

One google search later, a study published 6 years ago says they have a 100 times elevated risk?? Holy shit!

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u/OutstandingWeirdo 15h ago

Yeah, especially nail salon workers. They are exposed constantly to chemicals that are cancer inducing.