My mother smoked for 40 years and stopped in 1993 and never picked up a cigarette again. 2 years ago she started getting short of breath and to make a long story short , she developed COPD which is caused by smoking. She now cannot go without oxygen full time and is on 4 liters a day continuos flow, and cannot hardly walk. Her lungs are black from the tar and it caused her to have a pace maker installed in August. She is 78 years of age and was fine until she slowed down in life and the tar began to collect in the bottom of her lungs due to her slowing down and becoming less active. As long as someone is active and the lungs are able to expel the tar and gum from the nicotine then people do not suffer any so called problems however as soon as you slow down in life it will KILL you. My mother has outlived the Dr. estimate by 9 months now due to the fact that she smoked. So, Keep on smoking and being addicted to nicotine and I promise you it WILL KILL YOU. For all you in this thread that say oohhhh its so hard to quit . GETS SOME WILL POWER AND QUIT BEING WEAK. I do not feel sorry for anyone that smokes and it makes me angry, to see people blow their smoke in the air for others to breath.OH and BTW: I have already paid for my mothers funeral and had her grave marker already placed at the cemetery because I know Hospice will call me one morning and tell me she is dead.
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