I wish I could say I quit after my dad got throat cancer, but it took a bet to make me quit. A co-worker bet me I couldn't and I quit to prove her wrong. Best bet I ever won. My dad was treated successfully for the throat cancer but died 12 years later of prostate cancer. Kat "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a message dated 2/20/02 7:41:16 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: >Oh, and I did finally quit smoking, in 1979! > >Kat I quit in 1983 after open-heart surgery! Bobby