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Jean-Marie Dedecker Was Wrongly Diagnosed with Spinal Cord Cancer in 2006: "I Was Sweating Bullets"

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Jean-Marie Dedecker (73), mayor of Middelkerke, was wrongly diagnosed with spinal cord cancer in 2006. For five weeks, he was under the impression he had only six months to live, he said on Radio 2's "Camping Karolien." He then decided to create memories with his grandson.

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Jean-Marie Dedecker Was Wrongly Diagnosed with Spinal Cord Cancer in 2006: "I Was Sweating Bullets"

Jean-Marie Dedecker (73), mayor of Middelkerke, was wrongly diagnosed with spinal cord cancer in 2006. For five weeks, he was under the impression he had only six months to live, he said on Radio 2's "Camping Karolien." He then decided to create memories with his grandson.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
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