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