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Taking a break

Roj
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2 17 116

Well today I am taking a break...not from NOT smoking, no worries....from unpacking the house for the rest of the day, my COPD has me super short of breath and feeling like my throat is swollen...ridiculous to feel this way all because I chose to smoke..it just looked so cool....ugggggg yeah cool, so worth it lol....if you’re on the fence about stopping...JUMP cuz this labored breathing sucks!!!

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Started smoking to be cool and that was was 46 years ago with a break for boot camp and two pregnancies. Figured one cigarette with a cocktail wouldn’t hurt and now I’m diagnosed with emphysema, huh that didn’t work out as planned...you would think working in a hospital and watching your mother die of lung cancer would motivate me but apparently I’m a slow learner. Scared to quit but I know my life depends on it.