"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> kilikini wrote:
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:19:01 -0000, Arnold wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Anyone managed to give up cigarettes and alcohol and never looked
back?
> >>>
> >>> If so, I would be interested to know the techniques you used, coz I am
> >>> struggling with 'will power'!
> >>>
> >>
> >>I think giving up cigarettes will be harder than giving up alcohol.
> >>Nicotine is an extremely addictive substance!
>
> Two of our kids smoke something I wouldn't have thought they would do
> given their grandmother died of lung cancer complications. She smoke 2
> pack daily.
> >
> >
> > Nope, for me it's alcohol. I gave up a nicotine and actually <gasp!>
> > cocaine habit with no problems, no looking back. Alcohol I need for
daily
> > survival. I discovered back in high school as the major smart geek,
that if
> > I drank, I acquired a sense of humor which, thusly, accrued friends. I
> > don't leave home without it.
> >
> > kili <-----functional alcoholic and not ashamed of it
> >
> >
> kili, this reply is not meant to be in any way judgemental so please
> don't take it that way. I can relate to being the major smart geek and
> the humour acquired when drinking. IRL, I have always been painfully
> shy & reserved preferring not to do much in the way of small talk so I
> know where you're coming from. Just so you know this isn't meant to be
> judgemental.
>
> IMO anyone who drinks should take milk thistle to protect their liver.
> However milk thistle cannot protect you from associated disorders due to
> high alcohol intake - esophageal cancer, mouth cancer, breast cancer
> (higher risk for females), stomach cancer, GI disorders, malabsorption,
> nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiac
> pathologies, neurological damage and the list goes on. I read where
> many alcoholics die by bleeding out which doesn't sound like a very
> pleasant way to die. Last Feb we watched DDIL's sister age 30 die of
> breast cancer. She drank socially on occasion so perhaps alcohol did
> not play a role in her cancer or perhaps it did. A friend of mine who
> is my age drinks almost daily. She was diagnosed with breast cancer
> last March. Within one week she had one breast removed along with the
> lymph nodes on that side - not a fun thing to do while undergoing
> alcohol withdrawl. She just finished kemo but the prognosis is not good
> and they may have to remove the other breast. Even then she may not
> make it. The doctors told her the breast cancer was directly related to
> her high alcohol consumption. Facing death at such a young age and know
> you did it to yourself must be horrible! I really feel sorry for her.
>
> Off to make dinner for myself.

I hear you, Patches, and I thank you for your concern. OTOH, I'm a very
well-adjusted, happy individual and I'm not worried about it. I'll quit in
time, I know I will. (Gosh, you all learned a lot about me in this thread,
didn't you!?!?) I'm more concerned about dinner tomorrow. We're on the end
of a paycheck and I'm out of ideas....... I'm tired of salads and fried
chicken. On a good note, my hubby bought me some large curd cottage cheese
(I LOVE that stuff!) the other day - it's just about gone; I devoured it
today. :~)

kili