Wise decision to quit smoking... my brother passed away from Lung Cancer age 68 and smoked from age 18. My mother started smoking at age 20 had 3 heart attacks by age 70 and developed Emphysema, passed away at age 92 1/2. My father never smoked but the second-hand smoke gave him congestional heart failure at age 86. Both my mother and brother quit cold turkey from smoking but it was too late. They both looked way beyond their age which smoking also does to you. I developed several allergies due to second hand smoke that I needed to deal with due to it. It is not genetic since my family did not have cancer, emphysema or allergies in the background. http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/whats-in-a-cigarette.html My children nor dogs ever had to experience second hand smoke since neither my husband nor I smoke. I did not allow smoking in my home. For anyone that smokes and would like to quit... please do. I have lost several close friends due to their smoking or them living with second hand smokers. Theresa In a message dated 12/2/11 11:06:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, lfossland@xxxxxxx writes: I smoked about a pack a day back in the 1960's, kept having a sore throat and wondered why. So, to stop smoking was the alternative. It worked. Just quit from one day to the next and chewed a lot of gum and hard candy. Never touched a cigarette again although the temptation was there; we were military and cigarettes were cheap for us to buy. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================