Man uses his scars to warn students about tobacco use Classified Advertising Mar 7, 2012 Mar 7, 2012 Updated Dec 2, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Classified Advertising BROKEN BOW — Gruen Von Behrens, 34, is missing half of his tongue and has endured 34 surgeries to save his life from oral cancer. kAmw6 92D 366? 42==65 2 >@?DE6C 3J D@>6 H9@ DE2C6 2E 9:D 7246]k^Am kAm'@? q69C6?D DA@<6 E@ rFDE6C r@F?EJ DEF56?ED uC:52J :? qC@<6? q@H E@ D9@H E96> H92E E@3244@ 42? 5@ E@ 2 A6CD@?’D 3@5J] w6 D2:5 96 H2?E65 E@ D42C6 E96 DEF56?ED :?E@ >2<:?8 E96 C:89E 49@:46D C682C5:?8 496H:?8 E@3244@ 2?5 D>@<:?8 4:82C6EE6D]k^Am kAm“%9:D :D E96 DE@CJ @7 >J =:76[” '@? q69C6?D D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E 9:D 255:4E:@? E@ E@3244@ “D4C6H65 FA >J 6?E:C6 =:76]”k^Am kAmpE 286 `b[ '@? q69C6?D 3682? 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