actually yes, judy and i like to go places. i have not put pff all the plans for retirement. good thing too, because i don't travel as well physically as i once did. i am afraid that by retirement i might not be up to long trips. -----Original Message----- From: jd [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 6:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Comedy Central's good advice...did you take it? Joanne --- "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > yes, > and my uncle set and told me "ken, faye and i > planned to travel when i > retired. i am less than one year from retirment and > now all those plans are > gone. i am not saying don't make plans, but if you > have something to do, go > ahead and do some of them now." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathleen Salkin > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 3:24 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Comedy Central's > > > 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. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathleen Salkin > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:43 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Comedy Central's > > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com