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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:32 PM Original message |
A Cig A Day Keeps Parkinson's Away |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Dude....you might as well lay down now |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I ain't endorsing smoking :) Just came across this while looking up something for the wife |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ack. Oh, well, we all pick our poisons. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well sure. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I honeslty have never met a smoker with a cancer, but many who don't smoke with it |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I don't know how you could have lived to adulthood without knowing |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. the ONE person I knew who smoked and died of cancer, had pancreatic cancer |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Smoking happens to be one of the biggest risk factors for pancreatic cancer, |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Cutting ones nose to spite your face? |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Straight Story...I Love you.....Yes....It's back to smoking !!! |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. One a day, mind... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. One less thing I have to worry about. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Does second-hand smoke help? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. I know a long-time smoker with Parkinson's. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. My dad smoked for 40 years, quit the last 40, and died of Parkinson's. nt |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I would say people die more with parkinson's than from it |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. How old was he when he died? Over 90? If he hadn't quit, he probably |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Maybe, or maybe not. I've seen people live to a ripe old age puffing away, but |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Well, obviously he didn't smoke long enough |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Ha! He would have laughed at that - and thanks for your kind words. nt |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Well that settles it---time to take up smoking. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. But you can only legally buy them, in the U.S., in packs of 20. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Good point, the perfect amount for a day of addiction |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. "In All Things, Moderation" |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
24. These are good clues |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. Five years ago... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't understand. Why carbon monoxide rather than nicotine? |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Tell that to Michael J Fox. |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. My Former Father-In-Law Developed Parkinson's |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. Cuz you don't live long enough to get Parkinson's? |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. People find all kinds of crazy rationalizations to justify what they |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
33. What's this shit about smoking and Parkinson's? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-16-07 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. My dad had Parkinson's |
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