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18 years ago 0 150 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Forthe11thtime- great post. Here are a few more, all smokers: Frank Conroy, my favorite writer and head of the U of Iowa Writers' Workshop: age 69, cancer of the colon Lou Rawls, 72, lung cancer Peter Jennings, 67, lung cancer Gary Cooper, 60, lung cancer well...you get the idea............. :( [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 130 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,920 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $845 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23
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BOGS! awwww....I wish I could give you more than just a virtual hug. Meet me in London this fall, girl.(I hope)........love from SILVER [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 131 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,956 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $851.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6
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[quote]"Doubt" is our product since it is the best means of competing with the 'body of fact' that exists in the mind of the general public.[/quote] [size=1]� 1969 Brown & Williamson memo spelling out the "Orwellian" strategy that, according to Chris Mooney's book, led to the "sound science" and "junk science" tactics that have been used by anti-regulatory agents in many other industries.[/size] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/20/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 162 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,576 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $810 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
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one of the finest men I have ever met, my father in law Steve pancreatic cancer-still fighting Sheller [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 347 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $120 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59
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An interesting statistic I read -- 80% of smokers do not get lung cancer, but 80% of the people who get lung cancer were smokers. I believe that smoking is among many things in our society today that contribute to cancer, including food additives, air pollution, plastics, etc. I know six women who have cancer right now. My good friend and coworker Donna has breast cancer that spread into her bones. My former coworker Joan has breast cancer and is having chemo. My neighbor Amy is having interferon treatments for a different kind of cancer. Three other coworkers - Lynne, Nancy, and Jennifer - are in various stages of treatment for various types of cancer. Donna is a smoker. The others are not. All of these women are so brave and strong and determined in their fights. Rather than feel sad for them, I believe each of them wants us all to share their hope and pray for new cures and treatments and leaders who will embrace science with a 21st century mind. Rusty [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 411 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,520 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1438.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 56 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15
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