Vallerina 2 #1 December 14, 2004 Yes, I know you have your right to smoke. Yes, I know you've heard all of the sad stories and have seen the black lungs. I went to see my grandpa last Friday. I had to walk into a closet-sized room to clean up and put a mask on before walking into his room. I tried talking to him, but communication is stifled by my mask and by the plastic mask covering half of his face feeding him oxygen. My grandpa has never smoked. My grandpa is having many problems with his lungs right now (infections, bleeding and possibly cancer.) After the doctor looked at his x-rays, he commented on how my grandpa must've been a heavy smoker for quite a few years. I repeat, my grandpa has never smoked (he refused to kiss his first wife the few times she did smoke.) He has been married to his second wife, a smoker, for about 20 years. I don't like that I can't even talk to my grandpa right now. I don't like that I can't understand what he's saying. This is a grandpa who I've lived less than one mile from my whole life (except when I was in school.) Were cigarettes really worth all of this? Do cigarettes really give this much joy to people? Another family member (an uncle in his early sixties), found out this week that he has the first stages of Alzheimer's. Even though there's no way to tell why a person gets Alzheimer's, his heavy smoking for many years is a likely culprit. Does smoking bring on enough joy in the chance that your mind will go at an early age? I've heard it before, "We've all gotta go sometime." I just hope that I don't go when I'm not ready to. I hope that I don't go when I have grandkids that visit me often, and that I want to see grow. I don't want to be in my early 70s looking at two young grandsons thinking, "If I wouldn't have smoked, I could be playing with them more." I love my life. I have no desire to end it earlier for something like smoking.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #2 December 14, 2004 Thanks Val, and I'm very sorry to hear about your grandpa. I agree that smoking is not worth it. It's a disgusting habit, and I won't date anyone that smokes, period. Love at first sight? Not if he smokes. I work at an early job that has me getting up at 2:30 in the morning. Unfortunately most of my co workers smoke, and smoke really nasty shit. I get stick to my stomach having to smell it standing next to them anytime, but especially at that hour of the morning.~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 December 14, 2004 QuoteI have no desire to end it earlier for something like smoking. Me either. Unfortunately it's damn hard to quit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #4 December 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteI have no desire to end it earlier for something like smoking. Me either. Unfortunately it's damn hard to quit. yes, it is... VERY hard.. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #5 December 14, 2004 Bytch, have you tried Zyban???? It helped wildblue, and my coworker just started it.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 December 14, 2004 QuoteBytch, have you tried Zyban???? Nope. That would require a trip to a doctor. Trips to doctors are not possible until I either a) get a real job with medical insurance or b) win the lottery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #7 December 14, 2004 Or....I'll see if Phil has any extra! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
