Lung Cancer Awareness

jjdrer

A relative of mine recently had part of one of his lungs removed because of Lung Cancer. His parents were heavy smokers (especially his Dad). In early adulthood both he and his brother started smoking as did a lot of their friends.He now has to have regular check-ups, tests etc. At least all those years ago they didn't start smoking in their early teens as a lot seem to do now. Sadly some fall victim to peer pressure, including brutal harrassment. The price of cigarettes and other tobacco products doesn't seem to deter people from smoking - or from starting. I know a woman who was home sick enough to need a home visit from their local Dr. He is one of a very few who has to be very, very sick before he will complain. She rang her Mother-in-law a few days later and during the conversation she told her that he had been given a perscription for antibiotics because he had severely infected tonsils but she didn't go and get them. When her Mother-in-law asked "why not?" The reply was "no money"
She was very tempted to tell her to return packets of cigarettes that she hadn't unsealed and use the money for what it should have been used for. End result - a few weeks later - surgery to remove tonsils followed by a bad infection which caused severe difficulty swallowing and almost re-admission to hospital.
She as good as said she wouldn't try to give up smoking for her family's benefit, including her 2 gorgeous little daughters. Maybe it was co-incidence but they both had to have their tonsils removed by the time they were 6years old. One had to be rushed to a specialist following a home visit by their local GPas she was delirious. In fact the younger one had to have hers removed before she was old enough to start school. The infections were constant and so bad that they were actually going into her bloodstream. The woman couldn't even talk on the phone without smoking at the same time. I witnessed this several times and you could tell by her hesitation and breathing when she was talking. You could hear it from the "other end of the phone". She had to get me to "hold on" one day while she lit another one, then accidentally dropped it a minute or so later.