Re: Smoker or Non Smoker
Originally Posted by
Aerolor
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Like most youngsters I had a dabble at smoking, but only felt sick afterwards and I never got into the habit.
My mother was a really heavy smoker all her adult life and we had to endure her smoke when we lived at home. She refused to try to give up, getting very angry at the suggestion and my poor dad, who had serious lung problems and emphysema from spending 4years of the war in a German camp, had to put up with it all his married life. I still blame her for his death - she just did not ( would not) see what she did to him). She was so bad that when she died the undertaker said it would be best if we did not view her because of how the smoke had affected her in death as well as life. He said it would upset us. We cleaned her house out after she had died and no amount of scrubbing and washing got rid of the smoke. We tried professional cleaners, but everything was stained yellow. The place had to be completely stripped out and re-decorated. My sister would not take her children to visit because of my mum's smoking. She actually ended up with c.o.p.d. but refused any help and it killed her in the end.
None of my children smoke, thank goodness and we no longer have to put up with the filthy, disgusting habit. Sorry if I offend any smokers.
It is indeed a terrible addiction. A friend of mine was absolutely furious that his mother would not try and give up smoking when she was told she had to. She was in her 60s and smoked non-stop. She had 5 adult children and several grandchildren who seldom visited as the house stunk so much of smoke.
Her circulation was so bad that they had to amputate one leg and Ricky, my friend, thought this would stop her smoking but it didnt. A couple of years later they had to amputate her other leg and he just gave up on her completely as he couldnt understand how she could put her whole family through all that stress and worry and extra care she needed. He was very, very cross as they had all tried to help her quit and promised her so much if she would quit but she chose not to. She died a year later and all her kids were still angry.