28-10-2015, 02:57 PM
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Re: Cancer claims another
Originally Posted by Jem
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That is very sad indeed Susan, so young and to leave two small children. God rest her soul.Too many people are under the illusion that if you don’t smoke you won’t get lung cancer. There was a childless married couple who lived up the road from us in the 1990’s, neither smoked and both were in their forties, he developed lung cancer and died, three years after that she got lung cancer and died. Life is not fair by any means.
I'm sure I read something recently that said the majority of people diagnosed with lung cancer are non-smokers (either never smoked or gave up). People who currently smoke at the time of diagnosis are in the minority, or so I read.
My sister only smoked for 3 years (16-19) and quit when she got married to a non-smoker, and yet was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 49, 30 years after touching a cigarette.
Whereas I started smoking at 16 and never stopped, averaging around 20 a day, and a few months ago at a health check up my doctor did x-rays and said my lungs were in better condition than half the non-smokers he sees.
Not fair, not fair at all.
29-10-2015, 02:37 PM
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Re: Cancer claims another
Originally Posted by ScottishCatLady
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One of my clients died today. She had a 3 year old son and an 8 year old daughter. Both will now end up in care.
She was 31 years old, never smoked or drank alcohol, but 3 months ago was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer.
I've been a social worker for many years, but sometimes you just cannot detach yourself emotionally. This is one of those cases.
I have smoked and drank from the age of 16, and I am still alive.
How fair is that?
You are obviously very good at your job, caring so much. Look after you, too.
29-10-2015, 03:29 PM
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Re: Cancer claims another
I am really sorry for the loss and the children. This year I have lost both my husband and my brother to Cancer, both aged 55. Neither of them smoked or drank, both were healthy until diagnosis and from then to death neither lasted more then 3 months. My husbands cancer started with a mouth ulcer last November, went to Docs and dentist, they sent him to specialist in Jan this year and he died in March. Cancer is awful and has no respect of age or life style.|
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