01-04-2017, 03:41 AM
davester wrote:
Every friend and relative that I've ever known who smoked regularly has died of lung cancer, some of them quite young (i.e. in their 40s). The luckiest quit in her 40s and then made it to her early 80s before succumbing.
You say this every time the subject of smoking comes up. Basically, you are saying that if you smoke, don't bother to quit. I find it a very discouraging message. BTW, my doctor and the doctor after her both say that the day you quit, your lungs begin to heal and eventually you have no more chance of lung cancer than anybody else. My 94-year-old mother smoked until she was 75. So please stop being the voice of Doom and Gloom saying Don't Bother To Quit.