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January 3, 2008, 2:09 pm PST
01/02 No Kidding New Year's Resolutions
Quote From: kristyg34I come from a family of smokers and drinkers. This is insane. This past year my grandmother and my uncle have had a heart attack and this being my grandmothers second, she did just fine. My other uncle had his quintuple bypass 2 years ago and is still drinking, and another aunt is still smoking. I have another aunt who is trying to quit smoking, and one aunt who is still smoking. There is yet another uncle who quit smothing but still drinks, and we all struggle with the cholesteral and blood pressure issues. I also have some other relatives with a new baby who think it is ok to smoke in the house with a newborn. Not. I really wish people would get it through their thick heads that when god gives you a wake up call and tells you that you need to stop look and listen, your body is not in the best conditions ( and you need to make some changes) - ie heart bypass surgery, go ahead and put down the cigarettes....and the drinks. He is giving you a second chance. I haved friends who drink too much also and one who suffers from diabetes and continues to drink excessively. This causes him severe depression.
I am watching my family everyday on borrowed time. I do not smoke, have high blood pressure, nor take cholesterol meds, and I only drink a little socially. I do have alcoholics in my family and it kills me to watch them treat their bodies the way they do. They do not know how they are hurting the ones around them.
Make some new years resolutions y'all...it is not too late. There's no telling how many parents, such as your relatives, are killing their babies with their second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke has recently been found to be the leading cause of SIDS. And, it isn't only smoke from buring cigarettes that's harmful to infants. Even those who leave the room, or go outside, to smoke, expose infants to the residue that's left in their hair, and on their clothes. Have you ever been in a non-smoking environment, and a smoker comes in? I have. And, the stench has gagged me so badly, I've often had to leave. Can you imagine what it does to an infant?
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