"Bil" wrote in message
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On Feb 7, 2:06 pm, druid wrote:

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater
didn't kill me or my sister...

Give the situation time to develop. Mesothelioma generally has a 20 -
50 year incubation period.

Cheers

And generally occurs from breathing in the (aerosolised) fibres rather than
swallowing chunks of the stuff.

I'd say the risk is pretty low.

Peter HK