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My Doctor has confirmed what I always suspected..........the rib-cracking cough that I get every winter is due to the passive smoking I endured as a child and while I was married. I'm going to have to use a brown easy-breathe inhaler every time I get a cold now to ensure I don't crack anymore ribs

Thank you very much Mum, Dad and ex hubby

Traveller in Time always smoking 'outside'
"Sorry to hear.

Is it a lasting effect or will you ever get over it ? "

As a smoker of 30+ years, I guess I've no right to speak. But such as it is, you have my sympathy, dear girl.

Cheers Nick and Rev

TiT - I'm not going to get over it now, I've had this problem for as long as I can remember

Traveller in Time watching more stars since months before the children came
"Remind me not to smoke in your vicinity then.

How is the 'Ye Olde London'? smoke free I hope . "

I can put up with a smokey atmosphere for a few hours

Sorry to hear that, Reef

As much I know what it's doing to my insides, I don't quite hate the filthy habit enough to give it up. Knowing what it does to non-smokers makes me resent myself for this even more.

I'm not going all preachy on smokers, but do have consideration for your kids

sorry to hear that Reef

now I'm afraid what the furture will bring for me, being an asthmatic and having had the endure passive smooking by my family ever since I was born

Probably a smokers cough like me

mmmm actually my cough has gotten pretty bad over the last few years

May be worth going to the docs and telling him what happened to me

bah don't trust doctors, the last time I told my doctor I had some trouble breathing he dismissed it. Besides I'm already on medicine to stop coughs and help me breathe

I stopped smoking 2 week after ex s*** left, 13 year ago. I too get a cough every year(last 2)but its as if I'm clearing throat, not has in a winter type cold, so it too could be due to the past.
I hope it does not cause to much pain etc Coral.

It's good that you gave up Prof, mum gave up about 20 years ago now

when it went, I didn't need to smokebut it also dropped spot on,my son had had a lesson in junior school about smoking. When he came home, he said "will you stop smoking dad, because of health", so it worked that he thinks I did it for him...shhh!. neither of my 2 kids smoke, I hope it works all their life

I remember once hearing a news report saying that most kids take up smoking because their parents smoke, not me, my parents smoking put me right off, Alex doesn't like her dad smoking in the car when she's there either, my mother in law smokes in the garden when she's in our house and in her utility room at her house

If I ever have kids, I'll start smoking outside, don't worry