Post by Ann on Aug 3, 2006 7:30:28 GMT -5
The truth that hurts
The cravings have got to be worse than secondary bronchial infections
that leave you coughing so violently that you vomit.
The inability to walk more than a few feet because the lining of your lungs
has become thick, sticky, and scarred from emphysema.
The terribly sharp pains in your head after your lung cancer spreads to your brain
(a most common result of lung cancer), leaving you with an inoperable tumor
and the knowledge that your mind and memories will now die a few weeks before you do.
Hearing the doctor tell you,
"Well, there's really not much we can do for a heart as damaged as yours."
Saying goodbye to your children just as they are beginning their adult life
and before your grandchildren will even remember you.
Trading dreams of a retirement RV for the nightmare of inhalers and nebulizers.
Exchanging winters in Arizona for weekends in intensive care.
Yeah, the cravings have got to be worse than these things and
perhaps one hundred more "inevitables" that can be brought on by smoking
But, my friend, the fact is that the cravings aren't worse.
You can walk away from a craving.
You can walk away from a cigarette.
You cannot walk away from the words,
"I'm sorry, but there's nothing more we can do for you.
We will prescribe something for the pain. I hope it helps."
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The cravings have got to be worse than secondary bronchial infections
that leave you coughing so violently that you vomit.
The inability to walk more than a few feet because the lining of your lungs
has become thick, sticky, and scarred from emphysema.
The terribly sharp pains in your head after your lung cancer spreads to your brain
(a most common result of lung cancer), leaving you with an inoperable tumor
and the knowledge that your mind and memories will now die a few weeks before you do.
Hearing the doctor tell you,
"Well, there's really not much we can do for a heart as damaged as yours."
Saying goodbye to your children just as they are beginning their adult life
and before your grandchildren will even remember you.
Trading dreams of a retirement RV for the nightmare of inhalers and nebulizers.
Exchanging winters in Arizona for weekends in intensive care.
Yeah, the cravings have got to be worse than these things and
perhaps one hundred more "inevitables" that can be brought on by smoking
But, my friend, the fact is that the cravings aren't worse.
You can walk away from a craving.
You can walk away from a cigarette.
You cannot walk away from the words,
"I'm sorry, but there's nothing more we can do for you.
We will prescribe something for the pain. I hope it helps."
Found on Quitnet