Re: To Kimmie, and every other smoker

[Guest guest]

Stop! Stop! Stop! (Yes, A. J., and that means you, too. Unweird

tabackky ain't the only culprit here.)

Have you ever seen anyone go through the treatment for cancer of the

throat, caused by ciggies? I have. You do not want to go there.

That would be most persuasive. I will tell anyone who wishes to know,

more.

But those who are stopping, have stopped, not only make your healing

a better, easier prospect. You may, as well, spare yourselves and

your loved ones some nightmares beyond belief. Also some miracles,

but believe me, you don't want to experience the nightmares to get to

the miracles, if you can spare yourself or your loved ones.

Cammie

> Hi there Ray! My smoking update: 61 hours without a cigarette.

> Yeah me! My surgery is not going to be until August at the

soonest,

> so I am quitting (or should I say I HAVE quit) smoking way before

the

> surgery. I, unliike you, am not one for double challenges, and

> rather than deal with both challenges, I probably would have just

> wound up smoking, so I had to quit before the surgery, if that

makes

> any sense. I know with my wisdom teeth, even though I was told not

> to, I left the doctor's office and immediately proceeded to

> contaminate my mouth with all the toxins I could find (neatly

rolled

> in a piece of paper with a convinient, but apparently useless,

filter

> at the end). Somewhat self-destructive, but that's what cigarettes

> will do to you.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cammie for the tip, in case you didn't read my message

though, I have already stopped. Believe it or not, you telling me

to stop and lecturing me is more incentive to smoke than to not

smoke. If there is one thing I know of that really ticks a smoker a

off, it's being told not to smoke. As if I do not have a mother.

Sorry to be be so defensive here, but this culture that smokers are

evil people who should basically be shot on the spot, just drives me

crazy, even as a new non-smoker. FYI: My grandmother died of

respiratory problems related to smoking, she had to take an oxygen

tank with her every where she went for the last 10 years of her

life, my grandfather died of cancer 6 months before her, also due to

smoking, it started in his bladder, and basically ate away

everything inside, my father at the age of about 40, almost had to

have his legs amputated due to blood clots, caused from you guessed

it smoking, and his father (my other grandfather) died from colon

cancer before my dad was even out of high school.. So, as a new ex-

smoker I can tell you that not one of these things caused me to

quit. Although, all of them, or even one of them, should have been

enough to make me never even start. The thing that made me quit is

not someone, even my mother, telling me to. It was me telling me

to. I believe that all smokers have the knowledge of why they should

quit (believe it or not, I am not only a high school graduate, and a

college graduate, but also on my way to becoming a CPA, no small

accomplishment, and it takes a bit of a brain to achieve), and they

probably don't need you to tell them " Stop! Stop! Stop! "

but could maybe use some words of encouragement instead.

Kim

P.S. By the by, did you hear that white bread and french fries also

cause cancer, something in the way they are cooked, or something, so

I would stronly advise that you do not partake in eating white

bread, or even going out in the daylight (the sun causes cancer too)

to buy white bread. Oh yeah, and be careful of those antibiotics

too, because new reaserch shows there is a link between them and

breast cancer.

> > Hi there Ray! My smoking update: 61 hours without a

cigarette.

> > Yeah me! My surgery is not going to be until August at the

> soonest,

> > so I am quitting (or should I say I HAVE quit) smoking way

before

> the

> > surgery. I, unliike you, am not one for double challenges, and

> > rather than deal with both challenges, I probably would have

just

> > wound up smoking, so I had to quit before the surgery, if that

> makes

> > any sense. I know with my wisdom teeth, even though I was told

not

> > to, I left the doctor's office and immediately proceeded to

> > contaminate my mouth with all the toxins I could find (neatly

> rolled

> > in a piece of paper with a convinient, but apparently useless,

> filter

> > at the end). Somewhat self-destructive, but that's what

cigarettes

> > will do to you.

[Guest guest]

Oh yes, by the way, it has now been 4 days since I have had a

cigarette. Thanks for asking.

> > > Hi there Ray! My smoking update: 61 hours without a

> cigarette.

> > > Yeah me! My surgery is not going to be until August at the

> > soonest,

> > > so I am quitting (or should I say I HAVE quit) smoking way

> before

> > the

> > > surgery. I, unliike you, am not one for double challenges,

and

> > > rather than deal with both challenges, I probably would have

> just

> > > wound up smoking, so I had to quit before the surgery, if that

> > makes

> > > any sense. I know with my wisdom teeth, even though I was

told

> not

> > > to, I left the doctor's office and immediately proceeded to

> > > contaminate my mouth with all the toxins I could find (neatly

> > rolled

> > > in a piece of paper with a convinient, but apparently useless,

> > filter

> > > at the end). Somewhat self-destructive, but that's what

> cigarettes

> > > will do to you.

[Guest guest]

I did read your message, and wonderful that you stopped!!! Keep being

stopped. Babe, you don't need to tell me your academic credentials

for me to know that you're smart! I believe! (And I've known plenty

of dumb CPAs who smoked beyond belief -- you've got it all over them.)

BTW, I started smoking at 14, (really, really dumb; should have

known better because of my own family experience), and quit when a co-

worker told me that, because everybody else (almost) in our office,

smoked, her family said she stank, although she didn't smoke.

Not meant as a lecture... Just a voice from painful, painful

experience. But hang on to whatever it takes to leave 'em alone. Eat

ice! (Ortho's say don't.) Drink water. Do whatever.... That's more

important, even, than dealing with troublesome jaws. You do not want

to know how I know that.

I'm in no position to lecture anyone. Have my own share of vices. But

believe me, there are really, REALLY good reasons to congratulate

yourself for every second you've stopped!

Ho-Kay?

I wish you the best... Smokers are NOT evil. (I live with one, and

love him dearly. I buy him cigarettes -- did, in fact, today. Loathe

every second of doing it, too.) Smokers are just in such peril from

trouble that requires awful, awful treatment... Truly. Think throat

and lung cancer here. I have seen it.

Yessm. I know that being fat is also awful. I know that french fries

are danger food, and try my damndest to avoid them, as well as white

bread. I don't exercise enough, and am at risk for heart trouble. I

know about cholesterol and too little exercise. My troubles are no

better than anybody else's troubles, and I am weak in my own ways.

But I do hope to encourage, as I hope you hope to encourage me!

And yess'm. I also know about the sunlight thing -- it also makes

cataracts, especially here, where the sun is bright, daily. I can't

avoid going out in the sunlight, but I do try to use sunscreen.

(Melanoma is frequent in my neighborhood, too.)

As for antibiotics -- well, I'm scareder of overusing them to the

point that they don't work for any of us. But hey, when my favorite

smoker gets a deep cat bite, I want the best antibiotics he can have!

We all gotta die from something, I agree -- or I guess we agree. But

I still hope you'll congratulate yourself on every day you don't

smoke! And persist.

Your friendly ex-smoker here... I am not your mom, but I like to

think I'm your cyber-friend.

ENCOURAGEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT.

GOOD FOR YOU!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!!

STAY STOPPED!!! STAY STOPPED!!! STAY STOPPED!!! (It's hard. I know

that, too.)

Howzat?

C.

> Thank you Cammie for the tip, in case you didn't read my message

> though, I have already stopped. Believe it or not, you telling me

> to stop and lecturing me is more incentive to smoke than to not

> smoke. If there is one thing I know of that really ticks a smoker

a

> off, it's being told not to smoke. As if I do not have a mother.

> Sorry to be be so defensive here, but this culture that smokers are

> evil people who should basically be shot on the spot, just drives

me

> crazy, even as a new non-smoker.