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1961 - Barb Tarbox was born on the 10th of April.
Appeared in a 30 seconds television advertisement to campaign against smoking.
2002 - Diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer at the age of 41, after smoking since Grade 7.
2003 - Died on 18th of May at the age of 42, leaving her 9 year old daughter, Mackenzie.
- On 13th of December, Mackenzie received an award the Meritorious Service Medal of Canada, in behalf of her mother, by the Governor General of Canada.
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Barb's Miracle: How Barb Tarbox Transformed Her Deadly Cancer into a Life-Saving Crusade by David Staples (Hardcover - Jun 8, 2004) Barbara's strength and inspiration was to warn 50,000 Canadian school children and millions of other North Americans about the dangers of smoking... |
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