tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727783843219155150.post5346807806869069522..comments2023-08-01T08:19:59.427-07:00Comments on Distracting Minutia: My Mother in Law has COPDEllie Belen Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09419669715934999833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727783843219155150.post-77226716644792955022009-05-12T08:46:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:46:00.000-07:00Smoking is what ended my dad's life, too, only it ...Smoking is what ended my dad's life, too, only it was a quick death from cancer, not a slow one from emphysema.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727783843219155150.post-26939053094919961742009-05-08T19:47:00.000-07:002009-05-08T19:47:00.000-07:00This piece speaks volumes. I have sent it to all t...This piece speaks volumes. I have sent it to all the smokers I know. My daughter who is 5yrs has a grandmother that smokes. Sometime when we pass someone smoking she'll say " that smells like grandma". Hopefully grandma will read this and quit.<br />Thank You!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339010298519184600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727783843219155150.post-91069696928797452792009-05-07T19:26:00.000-07:002009-05-07T19:26:00.000-07:00Congratulations on giving up the smokes. Isn't it ...Congratulations on giving up the smokes. Isn't it amazing that love can give you the strength you need.Ellie Belen Ambrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419669715934999833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727783843219155150.post-54944303997360101412009-05-07T09:18:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:18:00.000-07:00My grandmother died due to causes related to emphy...My grandmother died due to causes related to emphysema, having smoked for most of her adult life well into her early seventies when she passed away. I can only imagine how much longer she would have lived if she had never picked up a cigarette. I battled cigarettes myself for about 9 years before I got pregnant with Sprite and gave them up completely. Best thing I ever did for her. Best thing I ever did for me. Beloved was wise beyond his years and probably gave your MIL more time than she would have had without his (and somehow your) intervention.Sprite's Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790341033920919000noreply@blogger.com