Cigarettes

[Texas]

I was just watching an old episode with Abby and a patient:

"Mr. xxxxxxxxx, put out the cigarette, you have a bleeding
ulcer."

"I'll put out the cigarette when you lay off the booze
ESEPCIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON DUTY."

[Clifford T. Newsome]

Post by Texas
"Mr. xxxxxxxxx, put out the cigarette, you have a bleeding
ulcer."

How about "Put out the cigarette, you have a BODY, you fucking idiot!"

Post by Texas
"I'll put out the cigarette when you lay off the booze
ESEPCIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON DUTY."

Doesn't Abby herself smoke on the show?

[sharon]

Post by Clifford T. Newsome

"Mr. xxxxxxxxx, put out the cigarette, you have a bleeding ulcer."

How about "Put out the cigarette, you have a BODY, you fucking idiot!"

"I'll put out the cigarette when you lay off the booze
ESEPCIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON DUTY."

Doesn't Abby herself smoke on the show?

Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for Glamour
magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact that most of
her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and were encouraging
her to try to quit.

Sharon

[Sharon Too]

Post by sharon
Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for Glamour
magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact that most
of her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and were
encouraging her to try to quit.

How does she rationalize it?

She should visit my friend who is more than 6 months in ICU on a vent, but
finally off dialysis, waiting for lung transplant. It might make her
appreciate her lungs more. The equipment hooked up to her weighs more than
she does.

[Cory]

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Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for Glamour
magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact that most
of her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and were
encouraging her to try to quit.

How does she rationalize it?
She should visit my friend who is more than 6 months in ICU on a vent, but
finally off dialysis, waiting for lung transplant. It might make her
appreciate her lungs more. The equipment hooked up to her weighs more than
she does.

I thought your friend got her transplant quite a while ago, Sharon. IF
that's correct, did the first transplant fail or something?

--- Cory

[Sharon Too]

Post by Cory
I thought your friend got her transplant quite a while ago, Sharon. IF
that's correct, did the first transplant fail or something?

Yes, she was transplanted 6 years ago. She ended up getting a series of
infections and then had chronic rejection. She's been in ICU since the
middle of March and they finally got her healthy enough to be put at the top
of the list in May. Unfortunately, because she's already been transplanted
and had transfusions and she is also small, the donor lungs have been
screened out due to size, blood type and proteins, and a load of other stuff
I don't understand. The doctors at last report are also a bit perturbed that
she hasn't had her turn yet in the OR. We've had 2 false alarms - one right
in the middle of my vacation where I stayed up all night waiting for the
call. It's a waiting game.

[Cory]

In article

Post by Sharon Too

Post by Cory
I thought your friend got her transplant quite a while ago, Sharon. IF
that's correct, did the first transplant fail or something?

Yes, she was transplanted 6 years ago. She ended up getting a series of
infections and then had chronic rejection. She's been in ICU since the
middle of March and they finally got her healthy enough to be put at the top
of the list in May. Unfortunately, because she's already been transplanted
and had transfusions and she is also small, the donor lungs have been
screened out due to size, blood type and proteins, and a load of other stuff
I don't understand. The doctors at last report are also a bit perturbed that
she hasn't had her turn yet in the OR. We've had 2 false alarms - one right
in the middle of my vacation where I stayed up all night waiting for the
call. It's a waiting game.

So sorry... I really thought she'd not have to go through this crap
again.

I am sending healing prayers her way, Sharon.

--- Cory

[Sharon Too]

Post by Cory
So sorry... I really thought she'd not have to go through this crap
again.
I am sending healing prayers her way, Sharon.

Thanks Cory. She's holding up and doing everything she's supposed to on her
end.

[sharon]

Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for Glamour
magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact that most
of her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and were
encouraging her to try to quit.

How does she rationalize it?
She should visit my friend who is more than 6 months in ICU on a vent, but
finally off dialysis, waiting for lung transplant. It might make her
appreciate her lungs more. The equipment hooked up to her weighs more than
she does.

[sharon]

Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for Glamour
magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact that most
of her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and were
encouraging her to try to quit.

How does she rationalize it?

Basically, she doesn't want to quit, thinks it will be too hard, yadda,
yadda, yadda. Meanwhile, she pats herself on the back for not smoking in
front of her nieces and nephews. She also says she's cut back due to the
smoking laws, etc. and seems to think that's enough for her. She also goes
into detail about how both her parents were heavy smokers (both have since
quit) and that, due to the early influences, she was naturally drawn to
smoking, etc. Someday, she might quit, but not now. The usual smoker's
excuses.

Sharon

[Sharon Too]

Post by sharon
Basically, she doesn't want to quit, thinks it will be too hard, yadda,
yadda, yadda. Meanwhile, she pats herself on the back for not smoking in
front of her nieces and nephews.

Hope she doesn't have any pets. The effects of the second hand smoke on cats
and dogs is just awful. Cats, especially, since they groom themselves so
much.

Post by sharon
She also goes into detail about how both her parents were heavy smokers
(both have since quit) and that, due to the early influences, she was
naturally drawn to smoking, etc.

My mother chain smoked. My brother and I never, ever smoked.

It's a very selfish habit. Hate it.

-Sharontoo

[sharon]

Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
Basically, she doesn't want to quit, thinks it will be too hard, yadda,
yadda, yadda. Meanwhile, she pats herself on the back for not smoking in
front of her nieces and nephews.

Hope she doesn't have any pets. The effects of the second hand smoke on
cats and dogs is just awful. Cats, especially, since they groom themselves
so much.

Well, she used to have a dog, but I think her ex got custody in the divorce.
Poor pooch was named Rose Kennedy because she wanted her to live a long time
like her namesake or some such drivel.

Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
She also goes into detail about how both her parents were heavy smokers
(both have since quit) and that, due to the early influences, she was
naturally drawn to smoking, etc.

My mother chain smoked. My brother and I never, ever smoked.

Mine too. She died of severe vascular disease due to smoking at age 61.
Lost both legs 7 years earlier, on dialysis for 4 and on oxygen for heart
failure about a year before she finally died. I've never smoked a cigarette
in my life.
Sharon

[sharon]

Post by sharon

Post by Sharon Too

Post by sharon
Yup, and MT herself is a heavy smoker. She wrote an article for
Glamour magazine this month about why she hadn't quit despite the fact
that most of her friends, family and coworkers had managed to do so and
were encouraging her to try to quit.

How does she rationalize it?

Basically, she doesn't want to quit, thinks it will be too hard, yadda,
yadda, yadda. Meanwhile, she pats herself on the back for not smoking in
front of her nieces and nephews. She also says she's cut back due to the
smoking laws, etc. and seems to think that's enough for her. She also
goes into detail about how both her parents were heavy smokers (both have
since quit) and that, due to the early influences, she was naturally drawn
to smoking, etc. Someday, she might quit, but not now. The usual smoker's
excuses.
Sharon

Forgot to mention: to her credit, she does say she is going on a vacation
with family in the future and plans to use that opportunity to quit since
she doesn't smoke in front of the kids and doesn't want to be the weird,
smoky, smelly aunt who reeks of cigarettes. I hope she's successful.

Sharon

[Clifford T. Newsome]

Post by sharon
Forgot to mention: to her credit, she does say she is going on a vacation
with family in the future and plans to use that opportunity to quit since
she doesn't smoke in front of the kids and doesn't want to be the weird,
smoky, smelly aunt who reeks of cigarettes. I hope she's successful.
Sharon

If she needs some extra motivation, I would suggest digging up any video of
Suzanne Pleshette in the last years before she died. Aging is hard enough
without adding to its degrading effects by smoking. Pleshette's voice near
the end was a couple of octaves lower than when she started out. The smoking
habit seems to be much crueler to aging women than their male counterparts.

I often wish the media were more aggressive when announcing the demise of a
celebrity who smoked. The great guitarist Jerry Reed died recently, of
emphysema. I think one or two smokers might be motivated to quit if they
read "Jerry Reed, a lifelong smoker, died at 71 of emphysema." Before they
died from lung cancer, both Yul Brynner and William Talman (Hamilton Burger
on the old Perry Mason show) made public service announcements for TV,
warning people not to follow their example. Very painful to watch, but
incalculably valuable.