Need incentive to quit? True story.

A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
Hugs,
Pam

EEEEEEEEEK.

That's awful.
I'm sorry for your friend, but in answer to your question: NO. I DON'T
want that to be me.

Thanks for this, Pam.
Ashley

Pam wrote:
> A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
> She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
> tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
> radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
> therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
> that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
> that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
> Hugs,
> Pam
>
Yeesh... no Pam the craves aren't that important after all

ConcordPhil
I have not smoked in 6M 6D 6h 57m. That's 190 days! I have not used any
nicotine at all since 9/03/2007.

And, this is what that looks like.
http://www.tobacco-facts.info/oral_cancer.htm


"Pam" <PFaust@fortune-johnson.com> wrote in message
news:a6a6eb8d-bb03-46fb-b6f9-b080fcc8acba@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
> She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
> tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
> radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
> therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
> that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
> that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
> Hugs,
> Pam
>

Hey Pam, I'm sorry to hear about your friend...oral cancer is a horrible
disease. Say, I just found this...perhaps it's a good resource for her:

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/...s.php/ubb/cfrm




"Pam" <PFaust@fortune-johnson.com> wrote in message
news:a6a6eb8d-bb03-46fb-b6f9-b080fcc8acba@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
> She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
> tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
> radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
> therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
> that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
> that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
> Hugs,
> Pam
>

Thank you for the reminder Pam.



---
Wayne Baker
Cold Turkey Quit Date: August 4, 2007
Nicotine Free: 5M 1w 3d 11h 4m
Not Smoked: 4,747
Money Better Spent: $783.26




Pam <PFaust@fortune-johnson.com> wrote in news:a6a6eb8d-bb03-46fb-
b6f9-b080fcc8acba@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the
mouth.
> She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of
her
> tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
> radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
> therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have
stated
> that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you
think
> that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
> Hugs,
> Pam
>

scary business cancer is. I imagine she had trouble eating as well as all
other mouth stuff. poor thing
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Pam" <PFaust@fortune-johnson.com> wrote in message
news:a6a6eb8d-bb03-46fb-b6f9-b080fcc8acba@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
> She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
> tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
> radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
> therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
> that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
> that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
> Hugs,
> Pam
>

Pam, I am sorry to read of your friend's plight. I do not know if I
did 'get lucky' by quitting now, but I hope that is the case. I do
hope she has quit smoking now?

FlatironMike
Eleven months, four days, 20 hours, 6 minutes and 59 seconds. 6776
cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,033.03. Life saved: 3 weeks, 2 days,
12 hours, 40 minutes.

Instead of taking 10 puffs of smoke, Pam spoketh upon us:

>A classmate - several years younger than I, has cancer of the mouth.
>She is scheduled for surgery this week. They are removing 3/4 of her
>tongue, after removing all of her bottom teeth because the chemo/
>radiation therapy will work better that way. She will need speech
>therapy and intensive drugs to rehab. The doctors/surgeons have stated
>that the cancer is entirely due to smoking. Live & learn. So you think
>that "craves" are important? Do you want this to be you?
>Hugs,
>Pam

I hope she will be okay. Thank you for sharing such a personal story
Pam.

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