August 19, 201412 yr Death in so many ways. My mom crossed a center line and hit a semi head on, fatally. It was thought by a lot of people she was probably looking down trying to get a cigarette.
August 19, 201412 yr Hospital stays where you have no control and people won't let you sleep and all you want is a cigarette but you are hooked to an iv. Smoking causes you to go outside in a hospital gown with an iv in your arm and stand in front of the er smoking .
August 19, 201412 yr Smoking causes you to cancel your dream vacation to Israel with your family because your mom gets diagnosed with lung cancer.
August 19, 201412 yr Death in so many ways. My mom crossed a center line and hit a semi head on, fatally. It was thought by a lot of people she was probably looking down trying to get a cigarette. Oh, Jen...my heart is broken for you...what a tragedy....
August 19, 201412 yr Thanks Nancy, was a long time ago. Probably a bit morose to post, but just sayin, in ways you don't image, smoking causes all kinds of bad stuff.
August 19, 201412 yr Smoking consumes your thoughts and drives you to do disgusting things, like pick through ashtrays and smoke cigarettes that have gotten wet or have holes in them. You are anxious for your fix all day, regardless of what you're doing or who you're with.
August 19, 201412 yr Death in so many ways. My mom crossed a center line and hit a semi head on, fatally. It was thought by a lot of people she was probably looking down trying to get a cigarette. Aw geez ((((Jen))))), I'm so sorry. I know it was a while ago, but still so devastating. :(
August 19, 201412 yr Death in so many ways. My mom crossed a center line and hit a semi head on, fatally. It was thought by a lot of people she was probably looking down trying to get a cigarette.Jen.....this is so sad.....a tragedy.....Hugs sweetheart.....x
August 19, 201412 yr (((jen))). xx In my house copd heart failure - left side high blood pressure receeding gum which led to tooth filling and then extraction Dodgy pre cancerous cells Actual change in those cells eventually to enough cancerous to medicate, radiology and hysterectomy My 8 year old was picked on at school because her coat smelled :( It was in the kitchen hanging where we smoked. Same 8 year old stopped letting me kiss her bye, had to kiss the top of her head Wrinkles Yellow stained teeth and fingers Inability to focus on a task, constantly thinking about smoking And still we smoked!! Jeez, actually we are not so bright here!! Never again!
August 19, 201412 yr Soo sorry jen xxx And beacon xxx Smoking causes fart bomb breath soooo bad It causes bankruptcy for family members paying for their loved ones, hospital, hospice and funeral costs and generally for a long time because emphysema is soo kind it lets you live an awful agonising long dragged out death.
August 19, 201412 yr Anger in your non-smoking family members having to see you kill yourself with cigarettes.
August 19, 201412 yr Seeing your grown up daughter cry.....cos she loves you ,and is scared of the horror of what is happening....
August 19, 201412 yr Smoking causes you to cough-- --in the middle of a theatrical performance --in the middle of a speech --while on the telephone --in church --every time you laugh --all through the night
August 20, 201412 yr Smoking causes you to count your change. Every penny goes towards a pack of cigarettes. Sometimes eating is less important to you.
August 20, 201412 yr I don't know if anyone mentioned or experienced it: Insomnia. Now I fall asleep faster and haven't stayed awake not one night after I quit.
August 20, 201412 yr Has anyone mentioned energy.....it saps it away..... I have more...and do more.....than I did 20 years ago..... It takes away your pride......I'm getting that back too...
August 20, 201412 yr Smoking also takes away from being productive at home, at work and in our relationships - how many phone calls have you missed because of a smoke break? How much money has it cost you? How many special moments did you miss with your family because you were outside instead having a nasty little bugger and how many times was a more intimate moment ruined because your breath was so rancid.... there are 1000 horrible things smoking has taken away from all of us but there is one thing that this train has done and that is giving us our lives back!! I say that one victory will certainly cancel out each and every bad things smoking has taken from us. Congrats to all for one more day of NOPE!!
August 20, 201412 yr I don't know if anyone mentioned or experienced it: Insomnia. Now I fall asleep faster and haven't stayed awake not one night after I quit. Yes, my sleep is MUCH better now. I used to wake up every night to go to the bathroom. I thought it was my kidneys. Actually, I think I woke myself up by coughing in my sleep (at least that's what my husband says). Then, once I was semi-awake I would often decide to wake up enough to have a cigarette in the middle of the night before going back to sleep. At that point, however, I was unable to get back to sleep for quite a while. Dumb!
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