Warning: sermon coming up!

[Guest guest]

Smoking friends...

You are all good people. I understand that tobacco can be nice.

But if you had ever seen someone you love go through the treatment

for cancer of the throat caused by smoking, you would instantly

change your mind.

It is awful, beyond your imagination.

Please don't predispose yourself to these troubles. I beg, beg, beg.

I'm not any holier than any of you thous. I smoked, too. But the

sooner you stop, the better chance you have of avoiding these

problems. And they can be so awful as to make jaw surgery look like a

walk in the park.

C.

> Even though I am only 16, I smoke. I smoked untill the day of my

> surgury and don't have any intentions on quiting. If you WANT to

> quit yes I think this would be ideal time. I tried smoking

> yesterday... day 5 post op and it was really difficult. I managed a

> drag... but that was about it. I'm just going to wait now till I

can

> feel my lips and am more healed. I kind of want a cigarrete, but I

> don't because I really want to get better, so im fine not having

one.

[Guest guest]

i smoked too....and quit one year ago, on my 30th birthday...it was

the best present i could ever give to myself....used the patch and a

hell of a lot of will power....to hear of a 16 year old smoking ( i

was that age when i started) breaks my heart...quit now.....it is

the worst thing you can do to your body besides maybe hard drugs.

> > Even though I am only 16, I smoke. I smoked untill the day of

my

> > surgury and don't have any intentions on quiting. If you WANT

to

> > quit yes I think this would be ideal time. I tried smoking

> > yesterday... day 5 post op and it was really difficult. I

managed a

> > drag... but that was about it. I'm just going to wait now till

I

> can

> > feel my lips and am more healed. I kind of want a cigarrete,

but I

> > don't because I really want to get better, so im fine not having

> one.