Then you know how tough it is to watch someone you love die of long-range suffocation.  For that is what is was - a very very long death by suffocation.  She lived for five years after her diagnosis.

Kat

"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> had an aunt die of that. she nor my uncle ever did tobacco of any kind.

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From: Kathleen Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:43 PM
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Yes, I agree; my mother died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis which is
similar to emphysema but kills more quickly.  I wouldn't wish that on my
worst enemy.

Kat


"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
wrote:
> In a message dated 2/20/02 12:54:48 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>My baby sister, however, smokes 2 or more packs a day and is quite obese.
>She's got a smoker's cough and arthritis and cannot walk even a half-mile
>without getting out of breath, and she's only 38!
>
Being around AA for years, I have seen respiratory problems as the result of
smoking impair as many people as alcohol and drugs. I have gain lots of
weight as a result of quitting smoking and a large gut seems to impair
respiration even more. I am glad I stopped before my emphysema progressed.
Emphysema is worst than lung cancer in my view.

Bobby