Dear Bobby:
Kent sounds like a godsend. Everyone needs friends like that.

As for the smoking; I hit a huge depression patch when I quit. It was horrible. I was over the physical addiction rather quickly in comparison to the mental addiction. There are times; this many years later, that I still miss it. The longer you go without one, the intensity of the mental withdrawl fades, and you start to feel better emotionally instead of just physically.

I'm very sorry to hear about Snowy. I know how much you loved him.

Be good to yourself. This too, shall pass.
Bobi