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Doctors removed my gallbladder and pancreas, which are supposed to break down sugar and alcohol.

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Sharon Jones
Age: 60 †
Born: 1956
Born: May 4
Died: 2016
Died: November 18
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Augusta
Georgia
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Alcohol
Doctors
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Pancreas

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