Folks.
I swore I would never do this, because it annoyed me when other people did it to me. But it needs to be said. It needs to be shouted from the rooftops.
Do not smoke. Don't ever smoke. Not even once. Not even occasionally with a beer. Just don't fucking do it.
Here I am with COPD, unable to catch a full breath after stepping one step to my bedside commode to go pee. I am tethered to an oxygen machine day and night. At home that gives me a range of seven feet from the machine at all times. When I go out, I have to carry a small tank that only gives me five hours of oxygen, and dudes, it's fucking HEAVY. I can't burn candles any more, because of the fire danger with the oxygen machine and tanks, neither can anybody in my house. No open flames within 100 feet of my house now, so we can't really barbecue either. You do not want that.
Smoking absolutely contributed a major MAJOR part to my steady downward health slide, and if I could turn back the clock and smack that first cigarette out of 14 year old me's hand, I would do it so fast and so hard the bones might break.
If anybody you love smokes, nag the FUCK out of them to quit. Don't let up. Be an annoying asshole. We are junkies, and we need to be browbeaten into getting our shit together.
And if you smoke, move fucking heaven and earth to get off that shit. If I can help you, I will. I am always here for cheerleading and emotional support as you journey to healthy lungs.
The less time you smoke, the less damage you will do. I smoked for 44 fucking years. In a few years we may be discussing my lung tumors, I just don't know. We're not there yet, but I fear it will come.
Do not be like me.
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