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Post by disneypal on Dec 28, 2016 17:17:32 GMT
I am not a smoker, but wanted to say that I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.
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River
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Post by River on Dec 28, 2016 17:26:34 GMT
My brother who is 49 years old had the "widow maker" heart attack just a few months ago. He was so lucky that he was working in a nursing home when it happened and was able to get care quickly. His doctor said the only reason they could see for it was the fact he has smoked since he was 16. He had surgery immediately and one week later had another heart attack and surgery. He has still not been able to quit smoking. I know he's trying every method out there with doctors help and still hasn't even decreased the amount he smokes per day. I worry about him daily. I'm so thankful that's something I never started. I do know addiction of another sort though and know just how hard it was to kick it. I pray my brother will find his key to kick his soon too. I know you said he has tried everything, but has he tried vaping? I know it's not common in some place but it was truly the only thing that worked for me. And I was a pack a day smoker who had tried everything.
Thank you for this suggestion. I don't think he has tried that. I'm going to text him now and gently suggest it as an option. I don't want to lose my brother and I feel like he's playing with death. He went out side to smoke more times than I could count on Christmas eve and was also drinking a good bit of hard stuff. I couldn't bring myself to say anything because I understand wanting to enjoy the holiday. But man was it hard to watch.
ETA: I now know how my husband felt while I was struggling with my own addiction. To add insult to injury, I needed the pain medication, it just quickly got out of hand. I still need it and a wonderful doctor that helped me break my addiction put me on a pain patch. While that can also be addicting, I have had absolutely no trouble with following the exact orders with it. There is no pill to pop which has it's blessing and curses. But I'm thankful that my family no longer has to fear an overdose from me.
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Post by scrappintoee on Jan 1, 2017 21:33:32 GMT
So sorry about your friend!! ((hugs))  |
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Post by melanell on Jan 1, 2017 22:01:43 GMT
My heart goes out to all who smoke and are trying to quit. I've had friends and relatives who have successfully quit, but I saw the effort they put into that over & over again before they won that battle. (And several will tell you that it's still, even after several years, something they have to choose not to do every day.) And we have friends & family who have not yet been able to quit, too. What I don't understand is why kids still start these days. It's reached a point where it's really inconvenient to smoke. Laws have made it so that you have to work hard to find a place you can smoke outside of your home. It's even less convenient to smoke in your car these days. Many people are vocal about disliking the smell of cigarette smoke, plus they are more likely to be upset over secondhand smoke, so it's more likely you will face negative feedback from even strangers about it. It's definitely not considered cool or glamorous like it was at one point. (Remember when an ashtray was always a practical gift?) There is almost no advertising like there used to be when I was a kid. Yet kids still start. And that's the part that baffles me and worries me in regards to my own kids. Because I think, despite all of this, they may still be one of the ones who start. And once you start, it is so hard to stop. Hugs & best wishes to any of you trying to quit or to anyone who has a family member trying to quit, because that's not always an easy situation either.  |
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