Coben Fan,
Your post made me cry, because that's exactly what having grandparents is like! I never got to know my father's parents, but I've been blessed to still have my mother's parents alive and mentally, in good health my whole life. They tell the most awesome stories and are so full of life! I've always said that I hope that I'm like that when I get old... we all know people who grow old and are bitter about their lives, but my grandparents couldn't be more opposite of that! Up until my grandad got sick, they were completely self-sufficient... they cook for themselves, clean their own house, etc... it's been a real blessing. Hopefully next month, they will celebrate their 79th wedding anniversary together. So going through this with them is so hard. It's not even that I want to smoke; it's that I'm sickened by the thought that I could still die due to smoking. I know that there are other benefits to quitting, and I'm really trying to concentrate on them and that's working, but I wish I knew the statistics on people who quit smoking who die of smoking related illnesses, versus people who continue to smoke until they are diagnosed or die... I'm hoping that it would ease my mind and not make me feel worse about the situation, but I don't know anything about those statistics. Either way, I know that I am not guaranteed tomorrow, or even 5 more minutes, but it's still something I think about. Anyway, thanks everybody for being there.
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 200
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,015
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $826
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
