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quit smoking too late
by: Cindy on Tue, Jul 17 2007

I started smoking at 16 and finally quit at 49. I calculated the number of cigarettes smoked to be ~400,000 give or take. That’s a lot of smoking and as a result, I now have moderately severe COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. I have emphysema and I have difficulty breathing. I tried to trim the hedges last week and I found out I could not sweep up the clippings. I had to ask my son to come over and help me. I am 53 and I do not have a future. Pls don’t smoke. If you do, QUIT NOW before it’s too late.

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Mother with COPD - by Leslie - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
I do not see a lot of stories posted but hopefully that will increase. I am not sure where to turn. I am 38, my mom is 59. She smokes and was diagnosed with COPD & emphysema approx. 4 years ago. Her mother died of lung cancer and still refuses to quit smoking. [more..]
quit smoking too late - by Cindy - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
I started smoking at 16 and finally quit at 49. I calculated the number of cigarettes smoked to be ~400,000 give or take. That’s a lot of smoking and as a result, I now have moderately severe COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. [more..]
Sleepwalking and Chantix??? - by mike - (Tue, Jul 03 2007)
I am a 39 year old male and have a had a history of sleepwalking, not often but I can remember walking up on the sofa or in my parents front yard. Last night I had a very disturbing episode of sleep walking. [more..]

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