Today, my grandmother - who has been a heavy smoker for almost forty years, and does not believe in the dangers of smoking - was diagnosed with COPD. Also, I'm now at a greater risk of developing COPD because of her (and my parents, who also smoke). FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I've learned that you can get chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from second-hand smoke, even if you don't smoke. I don't have it yet, but my parents are heavy smokers. They insist that the health risks are "exaggerated". Why don't you go tell that to my grandma, who actually DOES have COPD and was a heavy smoker until recently? FML
Today, my mother told me I'm going to get lung cancer. Because she smokes. FML
Today, my doctor told me that my lungs are as bad as a 60-year-old heavy smoker's. I'm 19 and I've never touched a cigarette in my life. FML
Today, my future mother-in-law told me she thought I was severely allergic to cigarette smoke. That hasn't stopped her from chain-smoking around me for the last 3 years. FML
Today, I learned that I may have lung cancer. I've never smoked a day in my life but it could be from secondhand smoke exposure from all the years of my mom smoking around me. FML
Today, my 71-year-old grandmother survived cancer for the fourth time. I'm grateful, but at the same time I find myself feeling sad that she will soon be gone. She has COPD and constantly mentions that she is going to die soon. I wish I could build a time machine and go back to before she became terminally ill. FML
Today, my parents have smoked for most of their lives and are both healthy as horses. Meanwhile, I smoked for two years, then went through hell quitting, and just had my first asthma attack and was lectured about "long term effects of tobacco, even after cessation." THIS IS BULLSHIT! FML
Today, in front of a hospital, I noticed that an old lady was having trouble lighting her cigarette because she had Parkison's. So I went to help her to light it up and she then started chatting with me and told me she had lung cancer. FML
Today, my mother called me and told me that she went to the hospital. This wasn't a surprise 'cos she normally goes to the hospital for the smallest things. I was a smartass and asked, "What now? You finally have lung cancer from all those cigarettes?" Apparently, she does. FML
Today, my mom fell and hit her head on our coffee table when walking inside. She tripped on a 1 cm gate rail. She split her head open and there was so much blood. This is the third bad fall in 2 weeks. She still smokes, despite having COPD, and the ER doctor telling her smoking is depriving her brain of oxygen. FML
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ilykbaglz 22
my grandfather smokes in the house (I love with him) and I've been to the hospital 3 times because of it and he won't quit. you can literally see the smoke in the air when you walk in
Jon Tessler 14
COPD can be controlled with medication. it also does NOT mean you can't live a full and happy life. I have COPD and Asthma and I lead a normal life. yep I take meds for it, but so what. the best way to see if you have it is to get a pulmonary function test(PFT).
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ilykbaglz 22
my grandfather smokes in the house (I love with him) and I've been to the hospital 3 times because of it and he won't quit. you can literally see the smoke in the air when you walk in
Bogrbon 27
I'm sorry that their poor life choices are impacting your health. Smoking is a menace to society. I recently saw a statistic that smokers receive more radiation annually from the polonium and lead that accumulates in their lungs than nuclear workers or astronauts.
Jon Tessler 14
COPD can be controlled with medication. it also does NOT mean you can't live a full and happy life. I have COPD and Asthma and I lead a normal life. yep I take meds for it, but so what. the best way to see if you have it is to get a pulmonary function test(PFT).