Twenty months ago my Dear Friend from this site, Sheri, was fighting cancer! In the trenches of that battle, she met a young Lady of 29 who was fighting her own battle. She had lung cancer! This battle did not end well for the young Lady. It did however inspire me to write a blog that I feel a need to re-post today! I hope there is something in here that you can use to help motivate yourself!
June 22, 2010 by pir8fan
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Did you run out if gas today (in your car)? Did you run out of gas today (energy wise)? Did a waitress mess up your order today? Did the battery die on your cell phone? Did someone say something that you did not like? How about that smoking thing? Did you fight off a few cravings today? What was your biggest problem of the day?
Today, in Florida a young lady of 29 took her last breath because of a disease caused by smoking!! 29 Years old! What were you doing when you were 29. Were you just getting a handle on life? Maybe you were married and had young children! Do you remember thinking the whole world was wide open to you? You could do anything and go anywhere!! Did you fire up another cigarette and start planning a future! We have all the evidence we need today that the words "cigarette" and "future" do not belong in the same sentence!
So many of us dodged so many bullets!! For the most part, we don't know or think about the ones who did not!! Did some magic genetic code save us? Why was I one of the lucky ones? I don't know! I never will! What I do know is that if you are one of the lucky ones, you have pushed your luck enough! There is a game called Russian Roulette! You put one bullet in a revolver, you spin the chamber, stick the barrel in your mouth and squeeze the triger. You find out if your luck has run out! Anybody want to play? Go and buy a pack of smokes, spin one out, put it in your mouth and squeeze your lighter! Find out if your luck has run out!!
Today in Florida a young lady of 29 took her last breath! God, we commend the spirt of our young sister into Your Loving Hands! We ask you to help us keep the lesson!! Amen
