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This is so sad, I had to share..maybe it will help someone..

Maize411

Maize411

Hooked for life!!
Okay I know this does not involve snakes or pets of any kind..but this is on a major subject.."smoking"...and the affects it has on our bodies and our loved ones...I was just looking up youtube videos tonight and had the "Magical amount" song stuck in my head..from there I found this..the fun soon ended and I was in tears...I plan on showing my mother this video (she is a smoker since she was 18 and is now almost 60)...I can already see and hear the affects it's having on her so I hope and pray to god that something sparks the desire in her to want to quit...This man was very brave for what he did and his mother would be so proud of him..and to help them I am posting this video here tonight, so that it can reach out to anyone who needs encouragement to fight off the poison of smoking and get on the right road to recovery...In the end it's your own choice that decides the outcome...but which outcome do you prefer?

You decide...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_8BerrJg0M&feature=related
 
Wow, that was so heartbreaking. I do not smoke and I pray my children never do. I had an uncle that died a very long death by Emphysema and that was enough for me to never try it.
 
:'-(
that is going to be my grandmother soon,
I am on my trip to visit her this thursday, and visiting her before something happens.
She's only 62 y/o, and she already developed anythisnyus (however you spell it)...
According to the doctor, they said it was the biggest one they ever seen.
My grandmother don't want to risk the surgery because she don't want to die..
There is 2 choices when she refuse surgery, she can either die or go blind,
I pray god that she will go blind, better than die.
I've been trying to tell people not to smoke, but they refuse to listen...
so I let it be, but there is this company which makes cigs and cigar.
It's in here in Concord, NC, and it's Philip Morris.. They are closing down the
coropation by this Nov. I couldn't wait for that to happen because
I would def. ban cigs anywhere, because it's deadly.
 
I feel very sorry for that man... My grandmother is a smoker too...
But I think everyone needs to realize that's in not their business if someone wants to smoke or not. They're fully aware of the risks and dangers and the fact that they might die. I think walking up to people and going "You know, somking is bad and will kill you, you should stop", is very disrespectful. Either way, cigarettes have been around for a long time, do you really expect the world to stop just like that?
And because you smoke doesn't always mean you will die. I know people that smoke that are pretty much healthy and have been doing it for years.
 
Smoking is very hard to understand. Especially for those who don’t smoke.

I have been a smoker all of my life. I am in the process of quitting (for the thousandth time) right now. Its been about 6 months. I think about it every minute of every day. Within 20 seconds from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning until I drift off at night. If you have never had that experience, you can’t understand it.

Looking at life from my side of the smoke screen let me share a few things with you. It doesn’t matter why I started. For the first many years I enjoyed smoking and did not want to quit. I rationalized and figured it wouldn’t happen to me. I’ll be the exception to the rule. I know that is not true but that is what I told myself.

This will come as a surprise to all you non-smokers, but I already know smoking is bad for me. You don’t need to point it out. There isn’t a smoker on the planet that doesn’t know so you don’t need to tell us anymore. I know about cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, all that stuff. I know it smells bad. I know it makes my teeth yellow. I know I have holes in all my shirts and car seats. I know it costs a lot of money. If you really want to help, start by stopping with that tactic.

There are days when I tell myself, you can’t smoke it is going to kill you. And then I say, I don’t care, I’m going to have another one anyway. Have you ever consesiously made the decision to do something that was going to kill you?

When I try to quit and fail, I go away with a great sense of failure. I usually will spend a little time depressed about it. It takes me a long time to build up the courage to try again.

If you love a smoker, love them. Give them support when they try to quit. Be understanding when they don’t make it. Cut them a little slack. They would quit if they could. It’s not as easy as some of you think. It’s not as simple as deciding you really want to do it.

Tell them how stupid they are and how it’s killing them if you would like to be tuned out. Tell it to the hand.
 
Amen wade!

I have been smoking a mere 5 years now. I don't want to quit. Theres days I feel crap after smoking 30 fags in one night (if I am out drinking), but I still continue to smoke.

Perhaps I am heartless, but I am not saddened by that video. It's simply reality. I know the catastrophic risks of smoking, but quite frankly I don't care at the moment. Everything happens for a reason, so if anything as bad as that ever happens to me, I will have damn well deserved it for being arrogant and ignorant about my habit.

If smoking doesn't kill me, some other serious disease/illness/cancer will. Think of all the people in the world that DON'T smoke and still die of lung cancer. I should at least enjoy the thing that could potentially be the cause of my death.
 
I'll agree with Tula on the fact that the video doesn't make my heart break. I'm "straightedge" (Don't smoke don't drink don't do drugs since the day I was born) so as Wade said I don't know what it's like to try to beat addiction. At the same time I find it very VERY hard for myself to feel bad for people who die due to overdosing, alcohol poisoning or any disease that came from cigarettes. In my opinion, if you refuse to heed warnings and do it anyway you've got whats coming to you.
 
I mean obviouisly it's sad to see her in such poor heath, but it was self inflicted. I have no sympathy for dying smokers...
 
I think Wade's post said a lot of the things I feel. And WTG Wade 6 months!
It's hard to quit. It's easy to be self righteous and lecture and point your finger and act like its disgusting and all that if you never started smoking or if you are one of those rare people who can quit easily. I have a couple of friends that can have a cigarette once in a while and then go months without another and I wish I could. I've tried and tried to quit and it's a stupid habit that I never should have started, but rubbing people's nose in it is not helpful. I've tried the patch, the gum, group counseling, anti depressants, cold turkey and I still smoke. I feel like I am being good because I switched to lights and a pack lasts two days.
 
shed'n my skin said:
I think Wade's post said a lot of the things I feel. And WTG Wade 6 months!
It's hard to quit. It's easy to be self righteous and lecture and point your finger and act like its disgusting and all that if you never started smoking or if you are one of those rare people who can quit easily. I have a couple of friends that can have a cigarette once in a while and then go months without another and I wish I could. I've tried and tried to quit and it's a stupid habit that I never should have started, but rubbing people's nose in it is not helpful. I've tried the patch, the gum, group counseling, anti depressants, cold turkey and I still smoke. I feel like I am being good because I switched to lights and a pack lasts two days.
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I switched to lights a year ago and feel much better for it. And I HAVE to make a 20 deck last me a few days because I smoke marlboro lights which cost £5.83 ($12) a pack.

Thank goodness my brother brings me back a few hundred every christmas when he comes to visit from Dallas.
 
Paul-Dominic said:
I'll agree with Tula on the fact that the video doesn't make my heart break. I'm "straightedge" (Don't smoke don't drink don't do drugs since the day I was born) so as Wade said I don't know what it's like to try to beat addiction. At the same time I find it very VERY hard for myself to feel bad for people who die due to overdosing, alcohol poisoning or any disease that came from cigarettes. In my opinion, if you refuse to heed warnings and do it anyway you've got whats coming to you.
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Paul, be very proud of yourself for being drug and alcohol free. That is an accomplishment.

Don't be too hard on those who are not. Many people do stupid things as 15 year olds that they regret later in life. It is not always a mater of choice.

I am drug and alcohol free as well. But I have had a lot of experience with people who are not. They would give anything to be free of their addiction. Many of them have given up everything of importance in their lives and still cannot quit. Believe me, they would if they could.

They would not want or ask for your pity, but a little understanding would go a long way. Before you beat your drum too loudly, go sit through a couple of AA meetings. They are open to the public. You may find it enlightening.
 
The video was sad, but I agree with Wade and Elle. I've never smoked, so don't even begin to understand it. I can however relate regarding doing things you know are bad and doing them anyway. The example I give is food. I KNOW certain foods make me gain weight and have bad health, but I eat them anyway. I KNOW I should stop eating junk food, but sometimes I just can't. I eat healthy for a few weeks to a month, going good, loose a few pounds, then get disrupted by something and distracted. Then fall back to old habits and the weight just piles on again. Same darned thing. So I can remotely relate...:duck:
 
I like the fact that this discussion is civil, as well. Although I'd like for the people that posted earlier to post again based on what they read.

The only thing that does bother me is when the people doing drugs, alcohol and smoking put others in danger. I got dangerously sick because of second-hand smoke. The people around me smoked even when I asked them to take it outside, and not do it in the house. The people I live with now smoke too, and around their 4 year old son, which inhales all of it. And my grandmother is an alcoholic/smoker, and because of her my mother's childhood was ruined.
 
Ahh, the caveat. Harm yourself, but leave the others to do their own self harm. I cannot in any way condone smoking/drugs/drink around children or innocent bystanders. I'd literally kill someone who harmed my children with their weaknesses, even though I have my own. You would not believe the lengths my friends and I go through to keep our nasty habits from our human fry.
 
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