Reply #32: I'm a Smoker...I agree with you...give me an area away from [View All]

[RagAss]

the crowd and I'll smoke there... I don't smoke in my home because my family shouldn't have to breath in smoke. Simple enough. But let me say this before I go.

Two years ago my father died of lung cancer. He was a lifelong smoker and accepted his fate. His primary physician, a young man with a great devotion to his practice sat me down and spoke to me about my smoking and how it was never too late to kick it(I'm 44) and how he would be glad to do anything to help me beat the addiction. I politely thanked him and expressed my appreciation for the great care he gave my father, especially in his final days.

My father was 86 years old. Was his death a "smoking related death" ? Common sense says of course not. My father died of old age. I have very little doubt that he was a smoking death statistic as well as my neighbor who died last year(42 years old...a smoker.....5'7 325 lbs).....I'm not a smoking advocate. It's a stupid addiction like any other addiction and yes it may lead to cancer and heart disease....but the criteria for these statistics on smoking related deaths need to be made public...it's a tricky business. As for statistics on second hand smoke???? Everybody walking the face of the earth has been exposed to second hand smoke. How in the name of reason can a stat like that be arrived at???

I'm just sayin .... peace rags