When I was a smoker, I was forever worrying about dying from cancer. My grandparents died from smoking related lung cancer in their 70s, so I knew that cancer was probably in my genes somewhere. And I may not make it as far as 70.
What I did not consider, is "what would happen if I lived"? I say this because a friend's mother has COPD - she can't walk up and down stairs, she is on permanent oxygen, she can't live independently anymore. She did manage to quit a few years ago, but she was already quite ill.
Smoking can severely affect quality of life as well as quality. Quit while you are ahead!
But you knew that already.
Lizzie
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 4/23/2003 Smoke-Free Days: 2696 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 40,440 Amount Saved: �10,110.00 Life Gained: Days: 294 Hrs: 3 Mins: 37 Seconds: 51
