MamaN wrote:Lost both parent to lung cancer.
Delinda2 wrote:I thought I was the only one! I've been so embarrassed to admit that I haven't been able to quit smoking! I have cut back to 1/2 a pack or less, but can't seem to make it all the way. I know all the reasons that I should, but if you have never been a (many, many years) smoker, you have no idea how difficult it is to quit. It's easy for people to say, "How stupid! Why wouldn't you quit?" When I started smoking as a very young teenager - and I rode my dinosaur to the store to barter cave lion skins for a pack - the social climate was very different. People smoked literally EVERYWHERE, and thry were just beginning to have an inkling that it might not be too healthy. Now the manufacturers add so many chemicals other than nicotine that are super addictive that it's even worse. Please don't get me wrong, I'm not making excuses, just discussing what I feel. Doesn't mean I've given up on quitting, just admitting I'm struggling. Why is nothing easy?!!??!!
exaussie wrote:Please please try. Son couldn't kick it until 6 weeks before he passed. I felt so bad for him that it had such a hold. Death certificate states liver failure probable cause smoking and colon cancer.
Don't want to scare you....buy maybe I do. Fight with everything you have with keeping yourself in the best health you can give your body
Voxx66 wrote:Try switching to vaping. If you want to that is - I have no intention of modifying my behavior though the side effects of the chemo certainly has caused me to limit the nights I go out drinking.
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