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The Blogger's Prayer

Lord help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.


Thursday, November 18, 2010

National Smoke Out Day!! by Clueless

Clueless here writing from Southern California.  The American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout® every year on the third Thursday in November. This year the Great American Smokeout® will take place today. The purpose of the event is to set aside a day to help smokers quit smoking, quit using tobacco products, for at least one day, with the hope that they will quit completely. Not only does the event challenge people to stop using tobacco, it helps to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and the many effective ways available to quit smoking permanently.
Research shows that smokers are most successful in kicking the habit when they have some means of support, such as nicotine replacement products, counseling, prescription medicine to lessen cravings, guide books, and the encouragement of friends and family members.



The first week of November was Lung Cancer Awareness Week. It is also probably one of the most difficult post that I’ve written as my father-in-law passed away in April 2009 approximately one month after being diagnosed. He thought he had cough from a cold that would go away and did not follow through with a suspecious chest xray taken a few years before. Yes, he was a smoker who had quit almost four decades prior. My Grandmother also passed away in February of this year from some unknown lung disease.  I have also watched many of my former clients slowly die from this disease. Due to my respiratory problems since March of last year, I know how scary it feels to not be able to breathe.


Approximately, 50-60% of non smokers comprise those diagnosed with lung cancer. This figure includes people who receive second-hand smoke, smoker who have quit for decades and those who have the disease for unknown reasons. Lung cancer does not discriminate. People are young, older, poor, rich, of different races, different genders, different occupations, in good health or in poor health. However, your risk does increase if your sexual partner smokes.

Lung Cancer Awareness Month is a national campaign dedicated to increasing attention to lung cancer issues. By organizing rallies, distributing educational material, holding fund-raising events, contacting Congress, and speaking to the media, those involved in LCAM bring much-needed support and attention to a disease that each year kills more people than breast, prostate, colon and pancreas cancers combined. Worldwide it kills approximately 1.4 million deaths per year. Even with treatment the five-year survival rate is 14% per year.

Suggestions for prevention of lung cancer include don’t start smoking, stop smoking NOW, avoid second-hand smoke, test your home for radon, avoid carcinogens at work, eat a diet full of fruits and vegetables, don’t drink or if you you do drink in moderation, and exercise. Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer. In the United States, it estimated that 90% of men and 85% of women are or were smokers. The number of years and the number of cigarettes also impacts the the risk of developing lung cancer. Join the Great American Smoke out on November 19, 2009.

For more information:
www.helplungcancer.com
www.cancergrace.com
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
American Cancer Society

10 comments:

  1. C.C. Thanks for this posting.My Mom died of Lung Cancer in 2003.she had smoked for over 55 years when she finally quite smokeing, in 1998 Unfortunely the damange was done she died of Lung Cancer Sept 2003.

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  2. Wonderful post. I have friend that smoke and so wish they could see it really does shorten your life.

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  3. Excellent post. I don't smoke, but I used to smoke. I hope I'm not one of the casualties down the road. In my early years almost everyone smoked. And they smoked anywhere they wanted for a very long time.

    Have a terrific day. Big hug to Mike. :)

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  4. Wanda's Wings.Some people get lucky and some don't get the cancer until late in life.My Mom was 73.

    Sandee,you and me BOTH! I smoked for 20 some years before I quite in 1994.

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  5. Oh fantastic post Mike. I am sorry to say that I have tried to quit but have not been successful yet.

    Walter quit and when he retires next year and he is home I am going to lay them down!!

    Hugs,
    Jackie

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  6. Shinade,I have tried several times before I finally mananged to quite.

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  7. This is a very interesting post. Congrats to you for quitting!

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  8. Mari,Thank you.The county decided that in sept of that year that all county building was going smoke free.That included the Jail where I worked and I decided on July 16 1994 that enough was enough. if I had to go with out a smoke while on duty(a min of 8 hrs and sometimes16)That I could not smoke the rest of the time. I had a half of a pack in my pocket at the time.crushing the pack I said outloud that that was it,No more!

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  9. Thank you for the compliments. Even though my father-in-law smoked, he had stopped and passed from lung cancer at age 89. There are benefits no matter when you stop.

    take care,
    CC

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  10. Clueless,I just hope and pray that the damage that I did deos not get any worse that the C.O.P.D. that I have from my smoking.I guess that's why they(the cigs) are nicknamed coffin nails.

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