Fitchburg man believes possible shark run-in saved his life
Eugene Finney didn’t think he’d be attacked by a shark while on vacation, and he never thought he’d credit one with saving his life.
Finney, 39, who is from Fitchburg, was swimming off the California coast this summer when he was hit by something that left a long cut down his back, The Boston Globe reported. He later read in a local paper that witnesses had spotted sharks in the area around the same time, and assumed that’s what attacked him in the water.
When Finney left California and came back home, his pain came with him. Doctors ran tests and told him that he had experienced bruising in his thoratic cavity, according to the Globe. The tests also showed that Finney had another problem: a small, cancerous tumor on his right kidney.
Doctors were able to act fast, the Globe reported, removing the Stage 1 tumor in September and saving Finney’s kidney.
“I’m pretty damn lucky,’’ Finney told the Globe. “I’m thankful I got this nudge.’’
Read the full Globe story here.
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