Thread: Some advice you probably don't want.

How often have you been told of the dangers of smoking? I’ve heard that all my life; but, lung cancer is something that others get, isn’t it? Well here’s something to think about: I gave up smoking over 20 years ago, today I was diagnosed with lung cancer. It’s operable, how successful I won’t know until after the procedure. Like you I always thought that things like lung cancer were diseases that other people got. Not so I’m afraid. Don’t smoke people, DON’T SMOKE.
As we enter our senior years, if we are one of the ‘other people’ we come down with all sorts of complaints, it’s a fact of life and a fact of aging. I have diabetes, it’s no biggy I control it well with insulin. I also have widespread osteo arthritis; again, no biggy, I just take things easier than I used to and swallow NSAIDS by the boxful. I also have psoriatic arthritis (mutilans), believe me this is a biggy – in spades: So far it has proven resistant to all DMARDS and biologics and has spread like wildfire. Pain is ever present and I have largely lost the use of my hands and sometimes find getting around very difficult. These are diseases we have no control over, it happens, it’s a fact of life. You have control over your smoking habit. Think about it!