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Justice · 05-08-2007, 07:37 AM

Thanks for the link.I've been researching it a lot,and I've learned much more about it,which honestly scares the hell out of me,but I'm trying to make the best of it.It's not easy,it's painful,and I'm already in a more advanced stage because of not knowing about it,and being left untreated with smoking for up to 9-10 years.I got the nicotine patch,and have tried 3 times to quit smoking,but each time I fail,I get back up after a little while,and try again! From what I've learned about it,the only thing that is going to help it slow down from becoming much worse is to stop smoking! But unfortunetely there is so much irreversible damage already done,that I can't do anything about.But I can do something about adding much more,and I'm really trying,it's just so hard,and it's very frightening for someone my age to know that I have a terminall illness like that,and will never get that energetic person that I was just 2 years ago.And I also am a singer,and it's affected my ability to give my singing my all,because of the decreased lung power,which is probably what hurts the most.Singing is one of my passions in life,and to see it going down the drain little by little,is very hard for me.It was a very good coping skill when I was stressed out,I would go to the recording studio,and just sing my stress away,when I'm stressed!