Basic Info
Date of Birth: September 17th, 1951
Parents: Sonya and Robert Carson
Spouse: Candy Carson
Children: Rhoeyce, B.J., and Murray Carson
Childhood
Mother third grade dropout
Influenced to study hard and read
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In medical field
Childhood Conflict
Terrible Anger Issues
attempted to hit mother with hammer
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Young Adulthood
Graduated with honors at Southwestern
High School
Got accepted into Yale University
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Binder Twins
Conjoined twins at head
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Craniopagus
ended in success
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Late Life
2002- diagnosed with prostate cancer
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