Jokes1 min ago
The perils of smoking.
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A cautionary few words on smoking,i had not seen a cousin of mine for many years, so in November last year i managed to locate him. we arranged to meet in his local pub, when we met i noticed he had lost weight but did not worry as he never did carry a lot of fat ,in fact he was a first class athlete. I explained i had cancer but was responding well to treatment. he in return told me he clots in his right leg and was due an operation, which he had. He rang xmas day but i was havjng a bad time with the chemo and would ring back. I tried to ring sat night but was unable to reach him eventually he rang back to tell me he was in hospital and had lost his right leg. I was devastated for him, i rang his sister and told her and she to was very upset. we went to see him sun and he is coping very well. all through smoking
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I would like to thank every one for the advice and sympathy, he has worked hard and played hard all his was a talented amateur footballer and being 4 yrs older than me 71 was and still is someone i look up to.We hope for the best but the latest reports are not good.His sister is visiting today but the doctor has said he wants a word first.
16:00 Fri 20th Jan 2012
I am fat and look unhealthy - and I am unhealthy.
But with smoking the damage is inside the body. My mum died at 58 from emphysema. She had given up smoking years earlier but the damage had still been done.
My dad had to stop working due to blocked arteries in one of his legs. He developed emphysema and a problem with his heart. He died of a heart attack when he was 75, the doctor said that the heart damage was caused by smoking. One of his feet was beginning to cause problems sufficient enough to consider amputation.
I know that 'something' is going to get us in the end but I am glad that I never started smoking.
But with smoking the damage is inside the body. My mum died at 58 from emphysema. She had given up smoking years earlier but the damage had still been done.
My dad had to stop working due to blocked arteries in one of his legs. He developed emphysema and a problem with his heart. He died of a heart attack when he was 75, the doctor said that the heart damage was caused by smoking. One of his feet was beginning to cause problems sufficient enough to consider amputation.
I know that 'something' is going to get us in the end but I am glad that I never started smoking.
It's a pity that people didn't know the perils of smoking long ago, it might have persuaded some to not start, or those long time smokers to give up.
I was the only one in the family to not smoke, so the family home used to be full of fug, though eventually they got the message. My o/h gave up on doctors orders, but it didn't save him, though his was a different type of cancer. I hope that anyone who is unwell now gets better soon.
I was the only one in the family to not smoke, so the family home used to be full of fug, though eventually they got the message. My o/h gave up on doctors orders, but it didn't save him, though his was a different type of cancer. I hope that anyone who is unwell now gets better soon.
owd......."how far can they go?..........as far as it takes....depending upon the cause of the problem.
This may not be the cause of your cousin's problem, but this link will give your the insight into another, not that uncommon, result of smoking.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.n...medhealth/PMH0001225/
This may not be the cause of your cousin's problem, but this link will give your the insight into another, not that uncommon, result of smoking.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.n...medhealth/PMH0001225/
I would like to thank every one for the advice and sympathy, he has worked hard and played hard all his was a talented amateur footballer and being 4 yrs older than me 71 was and still is someone i look up to.We hope for the best but the latest reports are not good.His sister is visiting today but the doctor has said he wants a word first.
Unfortunately some people never get the message. I was in hospital a few years ago and there was a man in the same ward. He already had one leg amputated and was there to have the other removed. In spite of this, he still dragged himself to the toilet each morning for the first cigarette of the day.
