Me - Quitting, Again
First day of quitting smoking. Again. For the final time. (ARRRRRGHHHHH) Just got done visiting my dad. He basically said good bye to me, because he doesn't think he'll be there next time I go home.
Words can not describe how sad I am. I told him that was completely up to him, that I understood if he was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
We made a trip to the hospital because he thought that there was another problem that they could fix. He had a dull pain in his left lung, we thought it may be pneumonia again. The doctor told him there was nothing he could do for him, that it was not pneumonia, just the progression of the disease and asked how he could make him comfortable. The thing is, he's not in pain per se, as much as he simply can't breathe.
Cigarettes, fumes, anything that will effect your lungs, stay away from them, and protect yourself around fumes. My dad installed carpet for 20 years as well. The fumes of glue, carpet fibers, etc contributed to my dad's illness. Along with smoking two packs a day for 40 years.
Hopefully it's not too late for me. The problem is staying quit. Nicotine addiction is a lifelong thing, or so it seems from my experience and speaking with other former addicts. Even my dad still wants to smoke. It's ridiculous and I hate it.
I had entirely too much food over Thanksgiving weekend, and the scales this morning were 152.6. Not going to log until Friday though.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Be well. Make good choices. I'm trying.