Re: Another Reason to Quit Smoking.....A cautionary tale

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:15:12 -0500, Janet Wilder
<kelliepoodle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Loretta Eisenberg wrote:

Sleepy, it might take more than discipline to quit smoking. I hope that
you can either join a program or the doctor can give you something.
Blindness is one of the worst things that can happen to a person. The
choice is yours. I think you have gotten enough clues.


After smoking for close to 30 years, I quit 4 years ago. On June 2, half
of my tongue was removed because of a cancerous tumor. It was attributed
to smoking. If you think it's hard to eat with DM, try eating with half
a tongue.

Take it from one who is now facing damaging radiation to her head and
possible chemotherapy, quit and quit now!

That gives me a visual I think I can use as motivation. I am so sorry
you have had so much trouble. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
Thank you for sharing.




Sleepy

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