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Originally Posted by Charlatan
kirk... this is why I said I had a hard time... I can have sympathy on individual cases... it is just hard to justify the faceless smoker who makes no effort to quit.
As I said when he died, I am truly sorry for your loss...
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I know.
It's just a bitch is all, even after almost a year.
You can not imagine how many times as a kid I used to ask, cajole, threaten, logic to get my dad to quit. He didn't listen. Even as an 8 year old kid, I knew he was doing something really stupid.
I just remember when he was in the hospital and the different health professionals would make the rounds and invariably the question would arise - "Do you smoke"
Answer, "No"
Question, "Did you used to smoke?"
Answer, "Yes, but I quit 12 years ago"
Followed by the look of understanding, i.e. Now I understand why you have lung cancer.
Truth be told, I understood that reaction.
My father's oncologist told me point blank that 50% of smokers will die of one cancer or another, despite what anyone tells you or thinks.