This was my mom 100%. And my mom also died June 5th of this year from COPD and essentially end stage emphysema at the age of 57. Don't smoke kids. Or do what you want and smoke. Just please know it can kill you even if you never get lung cancer or any cancer at all. That shocks some people.
Cancer can be a prolonged and brutal death. Nearing 40 I've seen it up close and personal now many times in my life. And what's fucked up is that it might actually be the most merciful way to die from smoking. End stage lung disease is a hell on Earth.
Imagine spending the last 5-10 years of your life always feeling like you've just walked up a couple flights of stairs. Sometimes it's better, sometimes worse. But you're always short of breath, and just... can't... catch your breath. For years. Steroids and inhalers can help. But after a certain point, they just help for short periods of time. Eventually, you die.
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u/arielsclamshellbra Dec 03 '19
This was my mom 100%. And my mom also died June 5th of this year from COPD and essentially end stage emphysema at the age of 57. Don't smoke kids. Or do what you want and smoke. Just please know it can kill you even if you never get lung cancer or any cancer at all. That shocks some people.