How this A-bomb affects you depends on where you live. If you were at ground zero when it hit, you would have absorbed 10, 300 rads of gamma radiation and 14, 100 rads of neutron radiation. This means that if you lived through the bomb's heat and blast you would die within a week or two from the radiation exposure; which could be more than 700 rads of gamma, or 70-350 rads of neutron radiation. On the other hand, if you were one kilometer away from the hypocenter, you would have absorbed "only" 255 rads of gamma radiation and 191 rads of neutron radiation.

The first sign of sickness started as a stiff, swollen lymph node under Sadako's left ear. A relative discovered it when the family went to spend time with Fujiko's family. At first it was tossed aside as nothing to worry about, but in time Mrs. Sasaki became worried and took her to the ABCC (Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission).

Now I am going to move onto tell you a story of the hell that the Sasaki family lived through during the atomic bombing. I am going to be as blunt as I can about it because I feel that it only fair to the ones who had to live it. You only have to read about it.

I am not trying to say that she was an exception child mind you. It has been said that she was of average height, and weight. She had a slightly dark completion, and a fairly ordinary face with large, round eyes. She was a shy child, whose favorite subject was music, and could often be found humming Hibari Misora (her favorite singer) tunes under her breath. Then again maybe this is the reason that she grabs a hold of so many hearts. By being "average" and fairly ordinary, she proved that she was a human being who deserved to live just as much as any other child in the world.

Nor am I saying that she came from an exception family either. Her family got into money troubles due to an acquaintance who was unable to pay his debts. Since Mr. Sasaki had been used as the man's guarantor, he was then expected to pay. Even this shows that nothing in life is certain. I am sure that before Sadako was found ill that this problem was on her father's mind almost every single moment of the day. It kind of reminds you of what is really important in life, and this is the reason that I felt compelled to write this paper.

Her parents had always thought that she was such a healthy child. She was the best runner in her class; which was called The Bamboos. I think that the best moment that she will remember is when her class came up from behind and won the race on field day. So much joy and laughter filled that day who would have know that this energetic girl who was called monkey by her class mates would turn deathly ill in such a short period of time.

Not many people in Hiroshima trusted the ABCC, and rightly so. For one thing it was establish in November of 1946 by the very people who had caused such hell for them in the first place. Due to the fact that it was created to study the later effects of the bombing, the people of Hiroshimo felt they were being treated as guinea pigs. Out of the 90% of the survivors who were studied, few were given little or no medica

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