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The American Lung Association's Wall of Remembrance is dedicated to people who have died of lung disease. This is a place to write your tribute to the special person in your life with asthma, emphysema, lung cancer, or other type of lung disease. Your message will be posted here for people to read around the world.

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MY GRANDMA DIED MARCH 2,2001 OF EMPHYSEMA
I LOVED HER SO MUCH,SHE WAS ALMOST LIKE MY MOTHER,
NOW I AM ONLY 31 AND MY MOM ALSO HAS EMPHYSEMA
IT REALLY HURT'S SHE IS ONLY 55 SHE IS SUFFERING
EVERY DAY ON OXYGEN CAN'T BREATH,I WATCHED MY
GRANDMOTHER DIE NOW I AM HAVING TO GO THROUGH
IT ALL OVER AGAIN.PLEASE LISTEN QUIT SMOKING....

Written by: DENISE YORK NOOGIE1969@AOL.COM Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 23:02:52

My mother, Alma Marie Reynolds, died at age 63 in October, 1997 of Lung Cancer caused by exposure to second-hand smoke. She fought bravely, never complained, but died a horrible death, which she did not deserve. She left a heartbroken husband, 6 children and several grandchildren. Mom I love and miss you every day. Smokers -- please, it is easier to quit smoking than to die of cancer, or worse, expose a loved one to second hand smoke. I honor my mother by donating to the Cancer Society or other charities on her birthday and other holidays I would have brought her gifts.

Written by: S. M. Reynolds missshellbell@gci.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 18:30:34

IN HONER OF MY DAD

Raymond William Radach at the age of 68 past away on December 24, 2000 with emphysema and COPD. He struggled with it for years. The last 3 days before he died was the most relaxed and comfortable which we had not seen in years. The last 3 days he was giving something to relax and stop the pain. Thank God it worked!

The hardest thing I had to do was watch him suffer, struggle and in pain because he could not breath. We had the oxygen on the highest amount your lungs could take without burning them. He always took care of us growing up and would do anyting for his 5 kids. So when he was sick I helped take care of him and would do anything for him. But the last thing he asked for was more air and I could not give him that.

He was and always be my Hero. He his this most strongest and caring person I will ever know. He always had the right thing to say when we were feeling bad and always made us smile when we did not feel like smiling. I still catch my self starting to pick up the phone to call him to tell him something or ask him a question--like we always did.

My daughter is now 2 1/2 years old ( she called him buddie and pa-paw) and she will not remember how special, wonderful, talanted and caring a person he was.

I will always love you DADDY
Anyone can be a FATHER but it takes someone very special to be a DADDY!!!!

Ally and I love you so much.
You deserved alot better than what you got in life.
Now you will suffer no more and get the rest you deserve. Love always and forever.

Written by: Lisa Radach Culver beach1 @starband.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 17:24:12

This is for Heather, she was a very close friend of mine who died because of lung disease. She was only fifteen years old, but she had started smoking when she was just eight. She would sneak into her mom's room, and sneak a cigarette or two. Heather had been surrounded by smokers her whole life. Breathing in that second-hand smoke only made her more susceptible and eventually, helped to kill her. The doctors never detected the cancer, until it was too late, and she was diagnosed as terminal. I will never forget Heather, and the short time she spent on this earth. I only hope that her death can be an example for those who are not convinced of what smoking can do.

Written by: Christa pineapple13sam@hotmail.com Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 11:52:46

Written by: Roberta pineapple62@snail-mail.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 11:39:42

I would like to dedicate this to Leann. She was on my basketball team, and she was not only a starter, but she was the center as well. Leann has asthma. She's a funny girl who can be quoted with saying

Written by: Roberta pineapple62@snail-mail.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 11:37:13

Written by: Roberta pineapple62@snail-mail.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 11:33:20

Would like to remember Carl's father Ted who passed away undiagnosed of ALPHA-1. Would also like to remember all the ALPHA Angels and those still suffering. Keep Carl in your prayers as he fights this horible disease.

Written by: Lisa and Carl beaver4@meckcom.net Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 07:26:53

This message is in rememberance of two people close to me whom died from smoking those evil cigarettes. First my Wonderful strong till the very end grandpa, Mr. Nelson Christensen. He died when he was in his 80's but suffered for years due to smoking. He was so brave unitl the very end when he finally gave in to emphysema and lung cancer. he suffered for many years but never gave up.I have so much anger towards tobacco companies that it is hard for me to see people smoking and not tell them they will die a horrible, slow, painful death that will haunt there family members forever. I love you grandpa, you are the bravest,smartest,kind hearted man and i miss you every minute of everyday! Secondly my best friends dad died in his 50's due to smoking his name was larry caputa and i would like to say to larry that carolyn misses you everyday. We all miss you..
I truly hope that all the people in this world wise up and stop killing themselves with cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and all the other evil tobacco products that made me lose people i love in a painful way. to grandpa i hope you are in heaven bellying up to the bar!

Written by: Teri terbearc12@msn.com Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 16:55:14

This is the second message I've left on this board, the first was asking for help, this one is to remember my father, Dan Trent Jr, who passed away on Sunday, May 13 2001, at 12:45 AM, of lung cancer. I love you dad, and I promise I will take care of everyone and I won't let your grandson forget you. For everyone out there who is still smoking, please stop, my father was lucky in that he did not suffer in the end, many are not so lucky. If you don't quit smoking for yourself, quit for all those you will leave behind when you die.

Written by: Jenniferr Jen22192@yahoo.com Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 12:49:51

My Dad, Keith Hoye, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2001, after a long and courageous battle with emmphysema and chronic bronchitis. Although a heavy smoker at one time, he had quit more than 10 years before being diagnosed with emphysema. The disease is so horrible -- progressive. Dad fought so hard and did everything the doctors advised -- excercise, medications etc. On the morning of his death, he forced himself to eat breakfast, and had actually gained weight. But he had no lungs left. I was a smoker too, and know how hard it is to quit. But anyone reading this, please do. COPD is brutal. My Dad was robbed of a life with quality for more than 10 years. Many will miss him dearly. My hope is someone will see this and be saved.

Written by: Barb Poole eink@astound.net Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 12:17:58

Gene Hodges, my dad died from lung cancer, he was 72 and we all loved him dearly. He is missed by all of the family and especially me.

Written by: Hopkins vlhopkins@aol.com Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 03:40:25

Lord, like so many others, I have a long list of loved ones affected by Lung Disease; my mother Dorothy Poplett, mother of 5 who suffered silently and never gave up till the very end, my Dad, William Poplett, who died of complications of Liver and Lung Disease; Uncle Joe Noland an outstanding man, war hero who won at the Battle of the Bulge but lost his battle to lung disease. Uncle Floyd Noland also lost his war with smoking related COPD, and yes us kids of Bill and Dorothy, who have Alpha-1. It is a genetic disease of the liver and lungs. It results from a lack of the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) protein in a person's blood, which protects the lungs from germs, dust, air pollution, cigarette smoke and other inhaled irritants. Many thanks to the ALA for its help in making people aware of this much misdiagnosed lung/liver disease.
At age 36 I was told I had lungs of an 80 year old when diagnosed with Alpha-1, 05/00 after 2 1/2 year waiting list for a donor, I was blessed with a single right lung and my donor saving many other lives. Stay well. Bill Poplett, 1-800-4-ALPHA-1
http://www.alpha2alpha.net

Written by: Bill Poplett aatbill@exis.net Monday, May 21, 2001 at 20:06:05

This is for my mother Carolyn Louise Wray. who was taken from me a month before my 16th birthday by emphesyma caused by smoking. I love you very much and hope you are proud of me... I named my first child after you Carolyn Rae.... she knows who you are by the picture on our wall now everyone will know who you are by this wall of remembrance. thank you mom for making me into the person i am today... I cant imagine how i would be if you with me here today now that im 25.. You will always be the wind beneath my wings. I LOVE YOUMichele

Written by: Michele Burke burkeygirl@webtv.net Monday, May 21, 2001 at 01:45:22

THIS IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF JACQUELINE ROCHE WHO
DIED OF LUNG CANCER ON MAY 6,2001. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IT ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH AGO. ONLY
51 YEARS OLD, SHE WAS A STRONG WOMAN AND WILL BE
MISSED VERY MUCH BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALIKE. NOW
SHE IS IN A BETTER PLACE...WITH GOD AND GUARDIAN
ANGELS AROUND HER. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AND ALWAYS
KNOW THAT SHE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! AND ONE DAY
WE WILL SEE HER AGAIN!!!

Written by: KRISTEN ROLPH kristenrolph@mindspring.com Sunday, May 20, 2001 at 16:47:42

In remembrance of my husband, Kipp Palmer (1945-1999), who died from Primary Pulmonary Hypertension on the 4th of July 1999. I still read all I can on this disease and pray for our 3 children and 2 grandchildren that it is not inherited. This will be the 2nd year that a memorial golf tournament will be played in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on June 15, 2001.

Written by: Judith Palmer HeyJude115@AOL.Com Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 23:14:09

Written by: Judith Palmer HeyJude115@AOL.Com Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 23:05:44

George C. Cox Jr.
Gautier,Ms.
1947-2000
We Miss You!

Written by: mariadwyer mariadwyer@excite.com Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 15:04:43

Written by: Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 01:45:53

My Nanny died Jan. 31 2001 with emphysema.She was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother. She smoked for about 50 years and came home one day and told
us she had asked the Lord to help her quit. She relied daily on the Lord for strength and willpower.
She never smoked again! Although the damage was already done, she lived to be 75 years old. I believe she wouldn't have lived nearly as long had she kept smoking. Now my mother has emphysema. She is 52 years old and only has 40% of her lung capsity. She is also an ex-smoker. I pray that I won't have to see my mother struggle for every breath like my Nanny did. It's a horrible way to go. I've never smoked but if you do I pray you will give it to the Lord and He will help you. It won't be easy but God will see you through. I would like for you to pray for my mom and dad, both with lung disease. Thank you God for answered prayer's

Written by: Kathy Frasure teddiefrasure@msn.com Friday, May 18, 2001 at 21:41:55

Eugene David Miller, my Paw Paw... may he always be remembered with the respect and reverance he commanded his whole life through his compassion and caring for others. I love you Paw Paw, and I think of you everyday. Thank you for being such an important part of my life. I miss you so very much. But I know that you are with the Father and living in heavenly paradise. I will rejoin you one day.

Written by: Dwayne Miller dmiller@ncol.net Friday, May 18, 2001 at 15:38:04

Floyd Columbus Wesson, my grandfather, lost to cancer in 1989.

Written by: Shelly Wesson swesson@ncol.net Friday, May 18, 2001 at 13:32:38

My wonderful wife Wanda died of small cell lung cancer on July 18, 1999. We had 46 years of love and companionship, for which I am eternally grateful. Her friends and family loved her as much as I, and we shall never forget her charm, compassion and deep loyalty. God Bless you my love.
Always, Bud

Written by: Bud Robinson rcm2@qwest.net Friday, May 18, 2001 at 09:58:13

This is in loving memory of my mother Patricia Schrum who died of lung cancer in 1984, she was fighting the battle for 12 years until it sadly took her life 7-27-84, not bad since they only gave her 6 months to live; Don't give up the fight & alway's keep your Faith & be strong, & hold on someday they will find a cure. we miss you Mom!!

Written by: Sandy Vallon Sandy_V4@yahoo.com Friday, May 18, 2001 at 00:54:21

This is in rememberance of my mother and brother who both passed away from lung disease. My mother from emphysema and my brother from lung cancer,9months apart. I am 37 and have been diagnosed with emphysema.I do not wish this upon anyone so all you kids who think smoking is cool STOP!!!! while you are ahead. I have been trying to quit but the damage is done now.

Written by: judy willyswife2@excite.com Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 12:30:52

Juanita Ratliff...This was my grandma, she died September 7, 1993 of cancer of the esophogas...a direct cause of smoking. I am currently 17 years old, she died when I was 10. I have smoked for about a year (you think I might learn my lesson) and I am tring to quit. I don't want to use any nicotine replacement medications, I feel I should have to suffer the consequences of my decisions. If you can help me with dealing with withdrawals, please e-mail me. Thank you.

Written by: Ryan C. ryan4cy@aol.com Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 21:47:12

This is in rememberance of the sweetest daddy on earth.I miss you!George Clayton Cox Jr.succumbed to lung cancer Sept.12,2000.
July 14,1947-Sept.12,2000

Written by: Maria Dwyer mariadwyer@excite.com Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 16:15:42

Warren Henry Rhodes... He was my father. He died of Lung Cancer 20 years ago. I would like to put him there because he was a great man and I love him very much. Also because I belive that he deserves to be on The Wall of Remembrance.
Thankyou,
Mr. Warren D. Rhodes

Written by: Warren D. Rhodes WDR2002 Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 15:38:47

My papa died almost 6 years ago due to lung cancer and he was living with one lung for 21 years of his life. He was and still is an awesome papa.

Also My grandpa died a year ago with emphasema complications. He was and still is an awesome grandpa.
I love u all !!!

Written by: Alicia Warner godrocks212@collegeclub.com Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 14:16:11

This in remembrance of my Dad Dr. George Rubenstein who died at 83 from throat and stomach cancer he got from smoking for 60 years. He was an outstanding man, a good husband and a great dad.

Written by: Adam Rubenstein redinstead@hotmail.com Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 01:31:40

For Park Taylor and Family -
Hold steady with each other as you grieve your loss. These are horrible diseases that our loved ones fight. Park was fortunate to have a loving family.
I'll continue to pray for all of you and for Park's spirit, which remains.

Written by: Lisa Genet lesdeux@earthlink.net Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 21:09:49

I was just informed that my Grandfather, Kari Oleson, has Eshophagoric Cancer. This makes me very sad. He's hasn't passed away yet but I think he might soon. I'm going to pray extra hard every night for his health. This is so sad and now I know how everyone whos ever lost a loved one from cancer feels like. Very sad. :(

Written by: Caitlin Smileygal12@hotmail.com Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 19:20:50

This is remembrance of my mother,Blora F. Coleman (Sally). My mom smoked cigarettes for many years. I remember when I was in third grade and my teacher told me how bad smoking was. I went home and destroyed a whole carton of cigarettes. My mom was furious. I softened her up by saying

Written by: Janice Knight jck631@aol.com Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 17:25:12

This is in rememberence of my father Paul Littler. I was only 11 years old when my father died of emphysema. He died on Fathers Day, 1977. I can remember the many nights the ambulance took him away due to a heart attack or complications due to his emphysema. I love him and miss him so much. I too am a smoker and only 35 years old. I have heart problems already due to smoking. I am so scared that I am going to die and not see my children grow up. If there is anyone out there that can help me, PLEASE HELP ME. I love you Daddy and I think about you every day. Love Always & Forever, Your Daughter, Bonnie

Written by: Bonnie Van Allen b_van_allen@hotmail.com Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 14:33:19

My father and friend died of pulmonary fibrosis on April 4, 1999. I miss your good advice and physical being. You are with god now, out of pain and suffering. Always in my heart. I love you. Your daughter, Jamie

Written by: Jamie L. Hudgins jamison84@hotmail.com Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 14:04:50

I would like to say R.I.P. to all that passed away and love to there family's!!!

Written by: Joseph Shull joseph@shull.to Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 09:50:11

Dear friend of 20 years, and nextdoor neighbor,
you will live in my heart forever. Robin Darlene
Leary, 54 years old, passed away May 14, 2001 of
that dreaded disease, lung cancer.
Rest In Peace Darlene.
Cathie,
and John & Melanie

Written by: Cathie jclouden@pacbell.net Monday, May 14, 2001 at 22:10:51

William Daniel Rust gave away his life to lung cancer. As a young Army soldier, he welcomed free cigarettes provided by the U.S. government, smoking up to two packs a day during a 3-5 year period. As a mature, responsible adult, he lived a healthy life, smoke-free, practicing yoga and exercising regularly. Twenty-five years after having smoked his last cigarette, he was diagnosed with lung cancer...cancer that had metastized to all major organs. It was too late to go back and reclaim those early, formational years...years Dan thought he was living the good life. So, four weeks after the diagnosis, he died...leaving Janice, Dad, his siblings, and friends to mourn his life cut short. i remember my brother for his incredible zest for life, his love of the earth, his church, singing bass in the Nashville Symphony Chorus, cats, classical music, his neices and nephews...i remember my brother for who he was, not by the disease that took him from us.

Written by: Dale dalerw@home.com Monday, May 14, 2001 at 21:37:59

Katherine Sharrow was the wife of Jim; the mother of Meg, Linda, Scott, Audrey and Stan; and the grandmother of Kelly, K.J., Carrie, Bryan, Jimmy, Meg, Valerie, Scotty, Albert, Alice, Adam, Eric and Tracey, her baker's dozen. All of these people remain as a tribute to the life and love our beloved Grandma Kay who passed too soon, suffering the devastating effects of emphysema.

Written by: Meg Sharrow megsharrow@hotmail.com Monday, May 14, 2001 at 19:02:29

This is in honor of my son, Nathan, who is very much alive and thriving more and more each day. It was not always that way though. Nathan was born on August 19,1998. Something seemed funny about the way he was breathing, but when we questioned his doctor, he said it was nothing. Well, that

Written by: Donna Polston hboo2@webtv.net Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 20:17:55

In rememberance of my Mother, Royce Lonser who died of COPD and Cancer. Mom I miss you dearly.

Written by: Paula Hirshman paulajo56_2000@yahoo.com Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 19:56:59

This is in remembrance of my grandpa. He died last year of lung cancer. He also had emphysema. I watched him shrivel up to nothing in front of my eyes.
He had the brightest blue eyes that you could imagine. They say some people have a twinkle in thier eyes, and he definately did. I have such a great memory of him as a child. But, I can't escape the images of him as his disease worsened. I see his eyes sunken in his head, all of the inhalers on the table next to his pack of cigarettes.
It pains me that he had to die in such agony. That's why I gave up smoking 10 days ago. I have smoked since I was 12 years old. I don't want to be a statistic. I wish that cigarettes would become illegal. Every person in my family smokes, my husband smokes, just about everyone in his family smokes. We have all seen the effects that smoking causes, yet people continue.

Written by: CJ glitter208@aol.com Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 18:47:46

This rememberance is for my Mom, and my son's Hug Grandma. My Mom had a musical laugh and twinkling eyes. Her love for us transended any hearache we encountered in our lives. But over the years there was a silent killer, stealing her later years, puff by puff. My mother started smoking when she was a teenager because it was the

Written by: Kathleen Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 14:24:47

Written by: Kathleen Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 14:20:18

In honor of my mother, Mary Nell Hendrix, for Mother's Day, I submit a poem I wrote shortly after her death from lung cancer August 30th, 1993. Please remember your Mom, living or gone... I call this poem... Her Last Words...

She traveled down the hall
Her strength dwindling.
She had to make sure
I got to work
One last time.

I thanked her
and cried.
And I helped her into bed
One last time.

I will never forget.
What you are doing is incredible.
I will be proud of you
Always.

Her last words
to me.
My thoughts exactly
For her.

Written by: Lynn Hendrix-Chupa lynndvm2b@onemain.com Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 13:56:35

My Mom has emphysima and COPD, she is 62 and has lived with the disese for about 15 years, she quit smoking 5 years ago. For the last 4 years she has been on oxygyn 24/7. In January she ending up in the hospital with an infection and on life support and was in the hospital one week. March 9th she was admitted again and on life support. The doctors told us she was at the end of her disese and would not make it out of the hospital this time and we had to make a decision. My mom went down for an xray and they took her off the life support by mistake she ended up on a bi-pap breathing machine, the docters said if they put her back on life support they did not think she would get off. They wanted us to send her to a rehilbilation facility and put a hole in throt so she could breath. We decided that would be no quailty of life and our Mother would not want that. They put her on a morfeen drip and said that she would have no pain. For several days she just slept. My mom surprised us all and ended up comming home with a nurse to check on her weekly. She is currently at home with a hospital bed in the living room and a catheder. I'm thankful that I have 4 siblings that we rotate to take care of my mom. Today is Motherday and I'm very sad thinking this is probably the last one she will have. My mom was raised Southern Babtist and has always felt she has not done enough good deeds to go to heaven. The last few years she has been seeking the Lord and was babtised in the colorado river. If you could say a prayer that the lord would give her peace and for her not to be afraid. That the worst part is watching someone so scared to die and struggle for every breath. God loves us all and we just need to reach out to.
him while we are alive. My advise to you all is to take the time to tell them you love them and try to make them as comfortalbe as possible and don't judge them. We have all made horrible decisions that effect our lives as well as others.
Sincerly
pg

Written by: Pam Gregorio pgregorio@mediaone.com Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 11:15:40

Karen Bandy, a very special woman who was like a mother to me, I did get her to quit smoking 5 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately the damage had been done she had emphysema, a killer disease that would take her life on May 12, 2001, she spent her last 2 weeks sedated on a ventilator. It was sad to see a woman who did everything in her power to help people and make them happy reduced to something like that. I know her suffering is now over and that she is someplace better now. I will miss her dearly as she was almost like a mother to me and for her to pass the night before Mother's Day will make it that much harder to bear. Goodbye to you Karen, blessed be you where ever you are and know that you will be part of me forever.

Written by: Paul darkestfire@cyberdude.com Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 05:12:11

This is in honor of my Mother, Mary Clemons, who passed away July 12, 2000 from emphysema. Ten months ago today, I lost my best friend. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and this will be my first one without you. I will make it thru but it has been tough with all the ads and commercials about what people are buying or doing for their Mother's. I take comfort in knowing how close we were and that you knew how much I admire and love you. I know you are watching out for me but I guess I am just selfish because I would give anything to have you back just for awhile. I have dreams about you, and you are very happy in those dreams. I know one thing for sure, you are not suffering anymore. Happy Mother's Day Mom, I will always remember and love you! Your daughter, Rosalie

Written by: Rosalie rclemons1225@aol.com Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 22:55:57

This is written in honor of my father Salvatore Sorci. He left this earthly world on April 26,2001. He died from pulmonary fibrosis, I have witnessed such a gracious and beautiful death. In his last moments, he held his 3 daughters hands, said my babies, we are all adults now. Called out the name of Jesus as if though he was there to take him home, closed his eyes and passed on.
Daddy, their is not one moment that I do not think of you, your courage and your strength, never giving up for the past 10 years, you were given 5 years to live, you never ever complained about your disease and continued to do all you could for your 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren, til your dying day when we found a letter from you written in Jan 2000 to be given to all who attended your wake a poem so beautiful which was titled DONT CRY FOR ME, YOU'LL MEET US ALL SOMEDAY AT HEAVENS GATE. Dad we love you and someday we will all be together again.
To those of you who are loosing loved ones to any lung disease I encourage you as hard as it may seem and you wonder when they might die, and taking care of an ill parent how much work it is, trust me when I say this, please dont put your parent in a nursing home, you care for them if at all possible. I thought it was a difficult decision to care for our father in my sisters home we all have very young children we had alot of nighs with no sleep and it went on for 4 long months, using a hoist to bring him to the commode the hospital bed the wheel chair, but we did it and today he is gone, and we have NO regrets, we are so thankful and greatful, we did place him on hospice which the insurance covers and we received the support and they helped with the bathing and not for a single moment do we have any regrets. I pray for all of you who are ill and for your families to gain strength from the Holy Spirit and remember when you and someday we all will lay in a casket, what might people say about you and how you lived your life, so anyone who reads this. If you question if there is a God, ask yourself what do you have to loose? And what you may end of loosing if you dont believe, so believe in God you have nothing to loose. From our home to yours God Bless.

Written by: ellen sarge0706 Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 12:29:28

This is written in honor of my father Salvatore Sorci. He left this earthly world on April 26,2001. He died from pulmonary fibrosis, I have witnessed such a gracious and beautiful death. In his last moments, he held his 3 daughters hands, said my babies, we are all adults now. Called out the name of Jesus as if though he was there to take him home, closed his eyes and passed on.
Daddy, their is not one moment that I do not think of you, your courage and your strength, never giving up for the past 10 years, you were given 5 years to live, you never ever complained about your disease and continued to do all you could for your 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren, til your dying day when we found a letter from you written in Jan 2000 to be given to all who attended your wake a poem so beautiful which was titled DONT CRY FOR ME, YOU'LL MEET US ALL SOMEDAY AT HEAVENS GATE. Dad we love you and someday we will all be together again.

To those of you who are loosing loved ones to any lung disease I encourage you as hard as it may seem and you wonder when they might die, and taking care of an ill parent how much work it is, trust me when I say this, please dont put your parent in a nursing home, you care for them if at all possible. I thought it was a difficult decision to care for our father in my sisters home we all have very young children we had alot of nighs with no sleep and it went on for 4 long months, using a hoist to bring him to the commode the hospital bed the wheel chair, but we did it and today he is gone, and we have NO regrets, we are so thankful and greatful, we did place him on hospice which the insurance covers and we received the support and they helped with the bathing and not for a single moment do we have any regrets. I pray for all of you who are ill and for your families to gain strength from the Holy Spirit and remember when you and someday we all will lay in a casket, what might people say about you and how you lived your life, so anyone who reads this. If you question if there is a God, ask yourself what do you have to loose? And what you may end of loosing if you dont believe, so believe in God you have nothing to loose. From our home to yours God Bless.

Written by: ellen sarge0706 Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 12:28:56

This is written in honor of my father Salvatore Sorci. He left this earthly world on April 26,2001. He died from pulmonary fibrosis, I have witnessed such a gracious and beautiful death. In his last moments, he held his 3 daughters hands, said my babies, we are all adults now. Called out the name of Jesus as if though he was there to take him home, closed his eyes and passed on.
Daddy, their is not one moment that I do not think of you, your courage and your strength, never giving up for the past 10 years, you were given 5 years to live, you never ever complained about your disease and continued to do all you could for your 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren, til your dying day when we found a letter from you written in Jan 2000 to be given to all who attended your wake a poem so beautiful which was titled DONT CRY FOR ME, YOU'LL MEET US ALL SOMEDAY AT HEAVENS GATE. Dad we love you and someday we will all be together again.

To those of you who are loosing loved ones to any lung disease I encourage you as hard as it may seem and you wonder when they might die, and taking care of an ill parent how much work it is, trust me when I say this, please dont put your parent in a nursing home, you care for them if at all possible. I thought it was a difficult decision to care for our father in my sisters home we all have very young children we had alot of nighs with no sleep and it went on for 4 long months, using a hoist to bring him to the commode the hospital bed the wheel chair, but we did it and today he is gone, and we have NO regrets, we are so thankful and greatful, we did place him on hospice which the insurance covers and we received the support and they helped with the bathing and not for a single moment do we have any regrets. I pray for all of you who are ill and for your families to gain strength from the Holy Spirit and remember when you and someday we all will lay in a casket, what might people say about you and how you lived your life, so anyone who reads this. If you question if there is a God, ask yourself what do you have to loose? And what you may end of loosing if you dont believe, so believe in God you have nothing to loose. From our home to yours God Bless.

Written by: ellen sarge0706 Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 12:28:27

This is written in honor of my father Salvatore Sorci. He left this earthly world on April 26,2001. He died from pulmonary fibrosis, I have witnessed such a gracious and beautiful death. In his last moments, he held his 3 daughters hands, said my babies, we are all adults now. Called out the name of Jesus as if though he was there to take him home, closed his eyes and passed on.
Daddy, their is not one moment that I do not think of you, your courage and your strength, never giving up for the past 10 years, you were given 5 years to live, you never ever complained about your disease and continued to do all you could for your 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren, til your dying day when we found a letter from you written in Jan 2000 to be given to all who attended your wake a poem so beautiful which was titled DONT CRY FOR ME, YOU'LL MEET US ALL SOMEDAY AT HEAVENS GATE. Dad we love you and someday we will all be together again.

To those of you who are loosing loved ones to any lung disease I encourage you as hard as it may seem and you wonder when they might die, and taking care of an ill parent how much work it is, trust me when I say this, please dont put your parent in a nursing home, you care for them if at all possible. I thought it was a difficult decision to care for our father in my sisters home we all have very young children we had alot of nighs with no sleep and it went on for 4 long months, using a hoist to bring him to the commode the hospital bed the wheel chair, but we did it and today he is gone, and we have NO regrets, we are so thankful and greatful, we did place him on hospice which the insurance covers and we received the support and they helped with the bathing and not for a single moment do we have any regrets. I pray for all of you who are ill and for your families to gain strength from the Holy Spirit and remember when you and someday we all will lay in a casket, what might people say about you and how you lived your life, so anyone who reads this. If you question if there is a God, ask yourself what do you have to loose? And what you may end of loosing if you dont believe, so believe in God you have nothing to loose. From our home to yours God Bless.

Written by: ellen sarge0706 Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 12:28:14

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Written by: Friday, May 11, 2001 at 22:24:09

My grandfather Herman Proffitt, who died from asthma and emphysema, April 1, 1993. I remember he had a very painful death. He had to where oxygen every day towards the last couple of years of his life. He got tired of suffering and wearing the oxygen until he finaly decided to take the oxygen off and put his faith into gods hands. He died a couple of days after he removed the oxygen from himself. He said he was tired of living that way. He was born in November 1914- April, 1, 1993. My grandfather smoked two packs a day until he was diagnosed with emphysema, then he quit cold turkey. My grandfather was a carpenter and a farmer. I will always have that special place in my heart where his memory will live forever. Now I have my grandfathers lungs. I am 36 years old and a non-smoker living with asthma and COPD.

Written by: Eula eulapayne@earthlink.net Friday, May 11, 2001 at 22:23:59

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Written by: Eula eulapayne@earthlink.net Friday, May 11, 2001 at 22:20:55

This is for you Teresa, you passed on Sept 2nd 1997, from lung cancer, you are still the light of my life and I miss you so much, it hurts to even write this. I pray you will wait for me wherever you may be. I will join you soon, and we will spend eternity together. I love you.

Written by: Larry Beard Friday, May 11, 2001 at 18:25:45

To all of the ones I've lost, I love and miss you dearly. I want you to know that I've thought and think about you often. I hope you are in a better place, living easier, and watching down on all of us. I'll remember you 'till the day I die and will see you when I get to heaven!
Love-Carolyn

Written by: Carolyn Sturgis none Friday, May 11, 2001 at 13:51:57

To all of the ones I've lost, I love and miss you dearly. I want you to know that I've thought and think about yo often. I hope you are in a better place, living easier, and watching down on all of us. I'll remember you 'till the day I die and will see you when I get to heaven!
Love-Carolyn

Written by: Carolyn Sturgis none Friday, May 11, 2001 at 13:50:43

Written by: Carolyn Sturgis none Friday, May 11, 2001 at 13:50:19

6 months ago today on November 11, Garrith Wolf died of complications due to lung cancer at the age of 49. She was there for every major event in my life, and I will miss her forever. She wanted desperately to live through the holidays, those wishes were in vain. She wanted to live to see one of her children graduate from high-school, but she didn't. We love her, and miss her. I never imagined it could be this bad. As bad as it was for her do die, I think she was the lucky one. We have to go on living with out her. If there are smokers out there reading this or family members of smokers, please encourage them to stop. It's such a stupid reason for dying. For cigarettes? Is a life really worth a smoke? I love you Garrith, I'll miss you forever. We all will.

Written by: beth moore moorebeth@hotmail.com Friday, May 11, 2001 at 09:06:31

My Beloved brother Laried

Written by: Kathalise Martin jkmartin@coastalnet.com Thursday, May 10, 2001 at 19:23:23

My mother, Joan Cook, died on February 6, 2001 after a terribly sad fight with emphysema. I miss her every day and can only hope that now she is breathing easy again without any fear, pain or sadness. My love always and forever to my mother.

Written by: Marilyn Kennan mkennan@worcesterlawfirm.com Thursday, May 10, 2001 at 11:12:48

gary hart who passed away of puliminary fibrosis in 1999, we love you and miss you and to berry hart garys wife who died of lung cancer in 1996 we miss you very much. life is not the same without you both

Written by: theresa harttess465@aol.com Thursday, May 10, 2001 at 08:19:35

My ex-husband and my children's Father died of emphysema May 8, 2001. He was only 59 yrs old. He smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day since he was a young teenager. Smoking really does kill you early.

Please let Robert's death not be in vain--let every young person you see smoking that an early death does occur. Help them to stop, please!

Written by: Ilene, Jennine and Dave IHNordle@aol.com Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 22:51:46

For Audrey Barrett, my mom, died June 3, 1995, still miss her after almost 6 years. She was loving, and lots of fun! Loved to play cards. Had a sister we call Kudy, (Kathryn) who loved her dearly. We miss you! Loved the color red and clothes.

Written by: Terri Skinner tskinner@facstaff.wisc.edu Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 21:35:23

I dedicate this to my mother who died of COPD in may of 2000 at the age of 47. She was a great wife, mother,and Grandmother and she will forever be missed.
Love,
Tifini

Written by: Tifini Brown jatls@msn.com Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 01:48:26

Written by: Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 23:01:41

Dear Grandma,
I was named after you, but knew you a mere four years of my life. I can only remember you by the faithful love my mother has for you. I hope that others will not have to suffer the pain that you did from smoking. With all my heart, Anne

Written by: Anne Elizabeth lkwen@home.com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 22:39:51

Written by: Anne Elizabeth lkwen@home.com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 22:39:37

this is in remembrance of my dad. he died in july of 99 during his lung transplant surgery. the doctors said he was so sick when they took him in that that could not fathom how he was still alive. they were not going to perform the surgery and finally did because of his strong will and family support. july 27, 99 was the best and worst day of my life. my dad got the transplant that he had waited two years for, but died about 18 hours later. i miss him so much. my family and i are now pursueing a lawsuit against his HMO for the mistreatment of him. if it wasnt for his HMO he would have gotten a transplant years ago and would be here today.

Written by: autumn aughtm@aol.com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 20:00:19

This is in remembrance of my uncle, John Robert Thomas, Jr. (John Jr.) who passed on Fathers Day (6/18/00) there is not enough time or space to write about a man that was so special. John was loved by everyone that came into contact with him. He was kind, patient and loving. The mark that he left on my life cant be measured in words. The loved that he produced for his family had no boundaries. He had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh with you and at you, all in the same breath. He truly represented life.. He was beautiful inside and out.. There was never a time that you couldnt count on him.. If you needed him, he was there, even when he was ill - he still concentrated on making his family feel at easy. I thank him today for teaching me about living selflessly.. At times, I close my eyes and invision his face, just to see his beautiful smile and to listen for his laugh.... John Jr., I Love You and thank you for teaching me how to live. John, Jr., I miss you, you were more than a mere man, you were a son, brother, father, husband, uncle, friend and a teacher of life. Thank you for the wonderful memories - rest peacefully because you were loved by us here on earth and by your Father in Heaven..

Written by: Dana Police Dana_Police@Toyota.Com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 17:19:38

This is in memory of my dear mother...ELLA MAE McKINNEY who died from emphysema in 1976 after many years of suffering.She was only 50 and had 7 kids. We miss her so much. Now I am dying from COPD at age 47 and am under Hospice care. I love you moma.

Written by: Shirley Bradley SHIRLANN54@AOL.COM Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 16:55:45

My grandpa, Adolf Warth passed on April 22, 2001. He was suffering terribly from Lung Cancer which resulted from smoking cigarettes. He made us all quit so that we wouldn't have to go through what he went through. He went through the whole chemo thing and it helped for a little while, but eventually the cancer took control. They didn't think my grandpa would make it until Easter, but he pulled through and made it a lot longer than expected. He was a strong man with a very strong will to live. He is missed by many and will never be forgotten. Grandpa,

Written by: Colleen c-warth@home.com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 14:34:08

This is for my mother Sandra who is struggling with heart problems. She still finds it so hard to quit smoking I really wish she could quit. I also smoke and want to quit very much. My mother is my best friend and I truly mean that, if I dont hear her voice or see her face I am not myself. Ive told her these things and she cant seem to break the hold. I want her here to see my daughter graduate from school, my daughter adores her with everything she has. When my mom picked her up from school the other day, I was with her and my daughter who is only two got tears in her eyes and just kept saying my nanny, my nanny. If my mom could only see that. For me I pray for God to give us all the strength we need to quit.

Written by: Kim ksafley@nashvillemachine.com Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 13:11:03

Written by: Monday, May 7, 2001 at 22:16:32

This is written in tribute to my Aunt Emma Lee who passed away on Friday, May 4 2001 from emphysema and related complications. Hopefully her pain and suffering will convince others to stop or to not start smoking. She was only 63 years old.

Written by: Sarah Davis Norman sdavisrcp@hotmail.com Monday, May 7, 2001 at 20:20:06

To My Grandmother Jean Dulac
I LUV U Sooo Much

Written by: Elizabeth lizzie41132189@cs.com Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:58:15

To my grandmother, Alice Fischetti, who passed in January 2001. My grandmother suffered years with emphysema but still managed a smile on her face. She still held her family together. This woman was a fighter and incredibly strong. My grandmother only passed because she was ready. After years of fighting the disease, and making sure her family was well and taken care of, she called enough late that Tuesday night. I remember being at the hospital all day with my cousins, aunts, uncles, mother and most importantly, my father and grandfather. I had never seen my grandfather upset. When he was in her room you could see the love in his eyes. He adored my grandmother and was with her every step of the way with this disease. I admire this man and envy their relationship. I hope my husband and I will be that way too. I love and miss my grandmother. I have many memories of her but it's the final one I want to forget. I will do everything I can to help find a cure. Most importantly to stop it before it starts.

Written by: Jacki Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:23:00

Alvina Dubey 1936-1996
My mother, the most beautiful woman I've ever known. She spent most of her time being a good mother and wife. The rest of the time she spent smoking. After 45 yrs of smoking it caught up to her and Lung Cancer took her life in 1996. She taught me many things and one of them was to smoke. I fight every day with my struggle to stop smoking. To my best friend my mother I will not give up this fight.I have stopped smoking and will not smoke for you MOM. I love and miss you

Written by: Lisa Mandl819@aol.com Monday, May 7, 2001 at 09:50:38

J. Lorell Price 1935-2000
My Dad, my best friend died from lung cancer, same as his mother in 1990, neither were smokers. More state and federal funding is needed for lung cancer research, please call your congressman and ask for more funding in this area

Written by: Jonathan Price jprice@pahouse.net Monday, May 7, 2001 at 09:23:25

I write this in memory of my grandfather, Leonard Patrick Kane, God rest his soul, who learned of the evils of cigarettes too late. Even though he quit, he was unable to prevent the disease's invasion. I write this in the hopes that others will read this and quit smoking...or never start.

Written by: Erin Kennedy kennedea@slu.edu Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 23:15:44

In loving memory of my Aunt Erma Jenkins who passed away on May 5,2001 after suffering for several years with lung disease and emphysema. When I think of Aunt Erma, I remember how feisty and full of energy she was, and how she took time with me when I was a little boy and made me feel important. She and I would spend hours combing the beach with a metal detector searching for lost treasure. I remember what a great cook she was and how she could get me to eat lots of different
foods that I wouldn't touch any place else just because she had made them. I also remember how giving she was. Aunt Erma would give anything she had if it would help someone. Aunt Erma loved to go to thrift stores, and would always buy something if it was a bargain even if she didn't need it because she figured that someone would need it one day. When I first moved out on my own, She gave me nearly everything I needed to furnish my apartment. Aunt Erma was such of a wonderful person, and to see her life cut so short due to her lung disease deeply saddens me. I encourage everyone to continue to educate your
children and loved ones about the dangers of smoking.

Written by: Frank Kahler KahlerFJ@HOME.com Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 22:56:31

In loving memory of my Aunt Erma Jenkins who passed away on May 5,2001 after
suffering for several years with lung disease and emphysema.

When I think of Aunt Erma, I remember how feisty and full of energy she was, and
how she took time with me when I was a little boy and made me feel important. She and I
would spend hours combing the beach with a metal detector searching for lost treasure. I
remember what a great cook she was and how she could get me to eat lots of different
foods that I wouldn't touch any place else just because she had made them. I also remember how giving she was. Aunt Erma would give anything she had if it
would help someone. Aunt Erma loved to go to thrift stores, and would always buy
something if it was a bargain even if she didn't need it because she figured that someone
would need it one day. When I first moved out on my own, She gave me nearly
everything I needed to furnish my apartment.
Aunt Erma was such of a wonderful person, and to see her life cut so short due to her
lung disease deeply saddens me. I encourage everyone to continue to educate your
children and loved ones about the dangers of smoking.

Written by: Frank Kahler KahlerFJ@HOME.com Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 22:47:02

To My Dad:

You were my hero when I was growing up. I worshipped the ground you walked on. Since you left us at 3 a.m. Sunday, April 22 in El Paso, Texas, I have thought of you and missed you every day. I would give anything to see you and talk to you one last time.

With Loving Remembrances,
Rachel

{My Dad died of sepsis with pneumonia about 1.5 years after a surgery to remove a lung and a half. He was 67 and had smoked since he was 13. If you read this, please do what you have to do to loosen the grip of the sticks of death.}

Written by: Rachel W. Reichert xochil7@yahoo.com Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 22:39:46

In loving memory of A. Gloria Hindle, mother and best friend. You were and still are the light of my life. I miss you and love you.
Cigarettes kill so many people's loved ones, yet before the disease starts, smokers just don't want to believe the obvious...cigarettes cause cancer and life threatening disease. If I couldn't get my own Mom to quit, then I sure don't know how to make a difference in the lives of strangers that are smoking.
My life is affected forever, and I am a non-smoker. Mom died of lung cancer 10 months ago, Dad is suffering from emphysema, and my sister has chronic bronchitis from growing up in the second hand smoke of our parents. Hind sight is 20/20, but if you see it happen to others, then smokers better learn to accept that it will happen to them.

Written by: Lisa Deppe Immydog@home.com Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 13:56:35

For my beloved mother Eleanor A. Holly Olsen. Who in life was the wonderful mother and friend I could ever have hoped for. My hero, dancer, business person, organizer, event planner, caterer, hostess, care-giver, ERA advocate, gardener, swimmer, softball player, skater and so much more. Donna Reed, Annie Oakley and Grace Kelly in one. With the kindness of an angel and the patience of a saint she lives in my heart until I see her again in heaven where we can have the ultimate coffee klatch. I love you mom.

Written by: maryl olsen maryl@marylsworld.com Sunday, May 6, 2001 at 13:44:05

In remembrance of our father/grandpa,
Don Alexander Sr., who was a loving, giving man.
We lost him to lung cancer in December 1997. Holidays are especially hard for everyone, we think of him everyday.

Dad has shown us so many things in his special way.

He was loved so much by his family and friends.
His smile and sense of humor is what I remember the most. Our dad/grandpa could make the worst chores fun. We will miss our dad/grandpa, but it is comforting to know that he is at peace in heaven.

Written by: Diane Osmer (daughter)

Written by: Diane Osmer dosmer@cmsinter.net Friday, May 4, 2001 at 22:49:55

This is in remembrance of my daughter Trista who died in 1996 at the age of 10 due to an asthma attack.That was and will remain the worst day of my life.I will always remember your beauitful face And i miss you more as each day passes.some say it will get easier but it won't for me. You will always remain in my heart.I will love you always and can't wait to be with you one day.

Love Always and Forever Your Mommy

Written by: Tracy ricedlady@nc.rr.com Friday, May 4, 2001 at 17:30:51

To my loving daughter, Amy Ballentine, who experienced a life time in her short 21 years. Although she conquered many challenges in her life, she was not able to defeat the life long burden of asthma and an addiction to cigarettes. Your life and spirit live on inspiring me to work to prevent needless deaths from uncontrolled asthma and smoking.

Written by: Kit Ballentine Hill kballent@ptialaska.net Friday, May 4, 2001 at 16:23:15

In rememberance of my mom, Barbara, who died of lung cancer in 1999. I love you, Mom.

Written by: JDR Friday, May 4, 2001 at 15:17:17

To my aunt, Marcella Lienhard, who survived lung illness and lives in the memory of her loving family.

Written by: Chris Lienhard Friday, May 4, 2001 at 12:04:03

I would like to add my mom to the remembrance wall as she has just died from Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis. She is one hell of a lady as she has outlived most people that have this disease and has taken care of the house up until about a month before her death. I would like to thank her for all that she has given me in my life. I have learned my lessons well. Mom: You are one special lady and I wish I would have had more quality time with you as I am sure you could have taught me more then what I have already learned from you. I love you! Toodle Loo My Wonderful Mom!

Love your daughter,

Penny

Written by: Penny AngelFmAbv@aol.com Friday, May 4, 2001 at 10:08:36

In memory of my father, Guy Wesley, who died from asbestosis in his lungs on April 30, 2001. My sympathy to all others who suffer from this disease.

Written by: B.J. Friday, May 4, 2001 at 02:04:55

To my mother, Janice Carolyn Chaney, who died too soon at the age of 57 from lung cancer, eymphesymia, and COPD, and having smoked for over 40 years on April 20, 1999. May you always be with me to show me that you care, and to stop me from smoking, also.

Written by: Joy maddbunnie@aol.com Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 20:13:27

In memory of my wonderful father, Gaston Behar (Papi)who passed away May 21, 2000. He died of Lung cancer and also had cronic Emphezema. We all miss you more than words can say.

Written by: Esther Steiner esteiner1964@hotmail.com Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 17:50:03

TO MY PRECIOUS DAUGHTER #1 DEBRA ANN DAMIAN HEARD jESUS WHISPER

Written by: VIRGINIA PEREZ virgie.perez@lmco.com Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 15:17:40

To my daddy: John Sturgis,
I love you daddy very much, and I miss you even more! Love Always- ME

Written by: Carolyn Sturgis Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 08:43:50

To my dad,

The wind beneath my wings - who was always there, never complained about his discomfort and loss of mobility. He was so proud of my running marathons - as though he could run himself through watching me. He passed away right after my 12th marathon at Disney World - I was able to show him my finish line picture, but not my trophy. He died 4/12/01 and on 4/29/01 I ran the Jersey Shore Marathon and won a trophy. This one was special as I ran it in his memory. Now - he runs with me!

Written by: Dawn Ciccone sunflowerDC@yahoo.com Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at 21:53:41

Dorothy M. Meade Williams who passed away from emphysema on April 26, 2001. Wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be missed greatly by her family.

Written by: Denise Williams Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at 09:10:51

I lost my husband to copd on Dec. 24,200. My childern and grandchildern and I miss him,as also his children do. He suffered for a long time,trying to breath. I pray for myself and others who smoke to pray to God for His help to quit. He fought in war but I think this was a bigger battle. God be with you.

Written by: Evelyn C. Hoff evehoff@adelphia.com Monday, April 30, 2001 at 23:48:18

my grandpa has been sick from lung cancer for a while now and I am glad to see that there are some people like me that have family and friends suffering from lung cancer that have somebody to turn to and find information on it and maybe ttry to helpeach other.

Written by: Karen Kroeger none Monday, April 30, 2001 at 17:02:33

I have been haviung a lot of troubles with my grandpa lately because of lung cancer and I just want for somebody to do something about it.

Written by: Karen Kroeger none Monday, April 30, 2001 at 16:59:27

This is in rememberence of my step-father, John David Foster who died in August 1984 from smoking and drinking at the young age of 52!
What a waste of life..........

Written by: Vicki Seritt Miranda vmirand@hotmail.com Monday, April 30, 2001 at 14:22:52

Charles

Written by: Bryan DeMarco demark798@duq.edu Monday, April 30, 2001 at 12:31:46

This remembrance is for my mother Violet Hare who passed away May 25th, 1997. Mom loved to sing and dance and had a special way of bringing a smile to the lips of all who knew her. After many years of smoking she developed chronic lung disease and almost died at the age of 67. She spent 10 days on a respirator and although she lived for another 7 years, her quality of life had greatly deteriorated. For those 7 years she depended on an Oxygen tank and pills to live. She spent most of those years living with me and my family and for that time, I am grateful. She died 3 months before her first great-grandchild was born. Since then she has one more and one on the way. She would be 77 today and I miss her more every day. Love you and miss you Mom. Love Jeannie

Written by: Jeannie Monday, April 30, 2001 at 09:37:47

I know losing older relatives is hard though not out of order of life, but losing friends, relatively young friends, leaves such a deep sense of loss. The senselessness of dear Connie's death makes her
leaving even more difficult and complicated - why her, why that way, and why now instead of 35 years from now? Rest In Peace, dear Connie ! We will
always remember you....Love, Cathie, John & Melanie

Written by: Cathie, John, & Melanie jclouden@pacbell.net Sunday, April 29, 2001 at 20:25:11

I Write this in rememberance of my mother Therece Marie Kivett (Crawford). After a short battle with lung cancer, she passed away March 7, 1999 at the young age of 50. 30 years of smoking brought her to this premature death, and it is my earnest hope that those who are still smoking would quit before it robs their families of their presence. Thankfully, 6 weeks before she passed, my brother and I were able to fly her out here, where we spent a week and a half with her. She was able to see both her kids and all of her grandkids while she was still feeling well enough to enjoy them. Her passing was so swift that she was gone before we could make it home to say goodbye. She is and will be greatly missed. I pray strength for those who are still fighting this battle. I Remember also friend who recently passed from Cystic Fibrosis at the young age of 29. Byron was a joy to watch as he grew (he was a very close friend of my little brother) and he truly fought a good fight. He will be missed by friends and family.

Written by: Cora Stanley Shabach4JC@aol.com Sunday, April 29, 2001 at 20:09:43

This is in remembrance of Richard Lee Wesley who died of Lung cancer May 7,1992. I miss him and Love him and will Love his memory forever.. My
Father..

Written by: Tracy Athon tathon@cinbell.com Sunday, April 29, 2001 at 15:30:11

My sister Emily died almost 11 years ago at age 11 of asthma. She battled the horrible disease for 9 years until her lungs finally gave up on May 19, 1990.

Written by: Sarah Rainey raineyse@one.net Saturday, April 28, 2001 at 19:07:46

the person i want to remember most is my mom who just past away feb 10,2001. i took off the last week of her life to take care of her though she did not know i was there we were able to spend our time together. my mother touched many lives especially thoughs at her church. up until the last couple weeks of her life she had a very positive out look on life. she said from the beginng that god could heal her in several ways. he could cure her through the medication, he could cure her by a miracal or he could cure her by taking her home and thats how she lived her life. my mother and a lady at her church were coaching each other on to live until this summer. this lady was going to be turning 100 years old and mom just want to live to see this ladies birthday. well mom didn't quite make it but i know she will be there in spirit this summer to celebrate this ladies birthday. my mother also was there for me in a very difficult time for me. almost 5 yrs ago i lost my 12 yr old son to a rare genetic disease and through the 12 yrs of running him back and forth to the hospitals drs and all the emergencies she was there for me and my son. infact my son would not allow anyone else to watch him except for me and my mother. though it was very hard on us all she was there for me. mom had a very strong faith and thats what she will be remembered for bye most. thank you sherryl

Written by: sherryl sumrall basumral@ametro.net Saturday, April 28, 2001 at 04:58:32

My mother, Ellen, has been in the hospital since April 1, 2001 - from complications of COPD. She ended up intubated, and then with a tracheostomy. She has smoked most of her adult life, she is only 53. Her mother died at 74 from COPD, she also smoked. My mother will most likely end up in rehab (if she's lucky) or a nursing home. I wish that the tobacco companies & their supporters could experience the pain and suffering of the victims and their families. Why are they allowed to continue killing people? For my mother it is too late - it may not be for you - save yourself - QUIT TODAY!!!!!!!

Written by: Kelly kellywhitmore@yahoo.com Friday, April 27, 2001 at 18:29:13

In remembrance of Francis Mckenna he lost his fight with lung cancer on April 25 th 2001. He was in lots of pain and was suffering. He is now in the arms of the angels my he find some comfort now. His loving family

Written by: Karen krazyet34@home.com Friday, April 27, 2001 at 11:38:52

Dear God,
This is for my Father, Gordon Townsend Colley, my hero, who is wasting away painfully because he cannot eat without tremendous pain. Dad started smoking at age 12 in 1931. He smoked because he never knew it could kill you - not then anyway. After 60 years of it he developed throat cancer. The radiation it took to put it into remission killed his taste buds and his saliva glands. He had trouble eating and lost a lot of weight. Now, 7 years later it has come back. His teeth are broken off, there are excruciating sores all in his mouth and he is again in treatment for cancer. His hair is gone and he looks (and feels) like the living dead. He wants to die. I see my father is such agony and almost wish he could have what he wants, but letting go of the greatest person you ever knew feels like trying to pass a bowling ball through your heart. I want to take some of the pain for him, but I can do nothing. This wonderful man, a great husband,a father of four, a war hero who's deeds reside in the Smithsonian is now a walking skeleton at 6'5

Written by: G. Kevin Colley danger101@msn.com Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 23:42:03

My father's name is George Saleh. He died at the age of 65 from lung cancer. Everyone liked him. He was a good friend to anyone who knew him and so easy going. I miss him. My life has not been the same without him here.

Written by: Vicky Doren Vickyd75@hotmail.com Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 16:32:51

In memory of my mother, Eileen Christian, who died at the young age of 54 on February 12, 2000 from lung cancer. I miss her with all my heart.

Written by: Patt Meyer luna_47@hotmail.com Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 09:58:15

My grandmother, Patricia Ann Eberhart, is a firecracker. That is what I think about when, as I smile, I ponder memories of her when she was healthy and her strong personality was apparent. Now, she is far away from me, as I sit here in Hawai'i and she lies in a hospital bed on the East Coast. My thoughts and prayers are with her, and I know she knows she is in our thoughts day in and day out. I want more than anything for her strong personality to drive her to recovery...get up...get going...enjoy life...don't give up...we need you. I love you, Grandma Pat, and can not even think about the world without you.

Written by: Erika Lee Eberhart chilebike@aol.com Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 01:49:38

I am sitting here tonight crying wondering if my grandmother will survive the night she has pnumonia caused by her smoking. It is killing me to know that there are so many stories I will never know and be able to tell my children. her spirit is in my soul and I will always love her. Her childish giggle rings in my ears and I cant let go. i love you gram so much

Written by: kelly sliverxxx@aol.com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 20:48:19

On January 11, 2001 my beloved husband Bob Adcock lost his courageous battle with emphysema. A gentle man he struggled graciously with only 30% of his lungs for over 10 years. He never really complained only wished that he had quit smoking earlier and could in some way have an impact on others who continue to smoke. He kept his sense of humor and his faith to the last day and vocally and financially supported the efforts of the ALA and often quoted their motto

Written by: Janie Adcock jradcock@rtcol. com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 15:57:16

My step-dad's mother died from lung cancer. She hardly smoked, but she was constantly surrounded by people who did. The doctors said that the second hand smoke is what killed her. I miss you mom-mom, and I'll always love you.

Written by: Stefanie L. Verngren fragglegurl683@bolt.com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 10:09:25

In Memory of Margaret Maiorino

Dear Mom,

You will never be forgotten as my mother and my best friend. I miss you and love you dearly. My only happiness is that there is a heaven and I get to see you again. Stay in my dreams with your laughter and smile. I wish you didn't have to go, it was too soon. I wanted to give so much back to you. I could never come close to what you have done for me. I hope you are still dancing! You had alot of time to make up for. Hope Daddy is keeping you busy.

Love, Your Peanut!

Written by: Denise Maiorino dmaiorino@bwdgroup.com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 10:01:28

Dear Mom,

You will never be forgotten as my mother and my best friend. I miss you and love you dearly until I get to see you again. I hope you are still dancing!

Love, Your Peanut!

Written by: Denise Maiorino dmaiorino@bwdgroup.com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 09:51:30

This is in honor of my wonderful Aunt, Elaine Maddelina Algorri. She passed away just yesterday, 4/22/01, from lung cancer. Aunt Elaine was a sweet & special woman who loved the Lord and thankfully is free from any pain she suffered during these last few days. I was extremely shocked that she passed on at such a young age leaving her loving and devoted husband, Ray, and her son, Lil Ray, both will miss her beyond words. I love you Aunt Elaine, I still can't believe you were called home so soon. We were all praying for a miraculous recovery. You were a perfect example of a lovely lady, a caring wife and attentive mother. Your family and friends mourn losing you...the only comfort found is knowing that you are with our Lord, your son, Christopher, and Grandma who all passed on before you. Thank you for the time we (your family) was able to share in your life here on earth. Love, Tammy.

Written by: Tammy Maddelina Ledbetter Benled@aol.com Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 01:24:57

This is in rememberance of my dad, John W. Taylor who died of lung cancer 7 years ago. and my mother-in-law, Alice Sparger, who died 25 years ago from lung cancer.

Written by: Cheryl Steffen c_steffen@yahoo.com Monday, April 23, 2001 at 08:54:35

this is in rememberance of my Mom&Dad Bill and June Linane my Mom died @43 of Cancer in 1975 my Dad died this past June@the age of 68 of Liver&Lung disease we think it was Alpha1 but will never know.I miss them both terribly even after 26 years I think of her every day and my Dad well I miss him so very much he was funny and now I can't talk to him anymore, Dad I love you I hope you are watching over all of us..till we meet again
love you both cindy

Written by: Cindy Bowman bowsigns@landmarknet.net Monday, April 23, 2001 at 06:45:31

This is in loving memory of my mom, Susan Alane Rowe. My Mom passed away July 8, 1993, a victim of lung cancer. She smoked most of her life but quit, then a year later was diagnosed with lung cancer. I miss her so much, even though she has been gone over 7 years there is not a day that goes by I don't think of her. I want to pick up the phone all the time and call her. I want her to help me with my kids, Ryan who is 14 and Zach who is 10. I could really use your advice right now mom. I also hope she sees that I've met a wonderful man named Joe, he takes such good care of me and my kids, she would be so happy. Please know you will always be remembered and missed and loved.

Written by: rebecca nightenhelser crazy4angels@onebox.com Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 17:25:52

Robert Francis Walklin (uncle Bob) died of lung disease in 1973. Dying is going to happen to all of us, But the way he died was very hard..

Written by: Charles Walklin SR cwalklin@yahoo.com Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 13:42:16

To a wonderful Uncle Jerry Lyons. Who passed away
from Lung Cancer. We will miss you so very much
We love you.
Sabrina

Written by: Sabrina McLennan mclennanjc@netzero.net Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 09:22:19

Anthony Barker -Born 1949 New Yrok Died 14 Oct 1998 Zimbabwe.For my darling husband and best friend of just 7 and half years.It hurt me so to see you suffer from the dreaded lung cancer which finally took your life.Me and your 3 boys will always remeber you and pray you are happy away from the hurt and suffering.

Written by: Kate zimkate@hotmail.com Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 20:42:15

To my good friend Linda Howell a very sweet lady who passed away 2 yrs ago fell into a comma after a alergic reaction to medication. Do to having a heartattck before that day. She was a constant smoker. I really miss her and to someday hope to ride in the heavens above with her and her horse along with my old horse. I to suffer from lung problems and am not a smoker but have very weak lungs. And I hope to find the true cause of the problem. So maybe I can live a longer healthier life.

Written by: Athena horsenfl111477@aol.com Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 18:56:51

I wish to dedicate this to my great-aunt, Beatrice Turtletaub. She passed away about 2 years ago, mostly by untreated lung cancer. She always loved me and my family. I wished I could have known her more. She loved music, and her family.

Written by: Ken ditto21688@aol.com Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 16:34:47

Within 16 months I had lost my great aunt, my neighbor, a friend, and my father. All of those individuals died due to smoke related problems, three to cancer and one to emphysema. That was fifteen years ago and it still hurts. My great Aunt Etta smoked three packs a day and really loved the rush from cigarettes - and they killed her. My neighbor, Mary Yandles, a lovely British woman, smoked and enjoyed them. They killed her. My buddy, Pat Gray, hacked and coughed all the time and had trouble breathing. Yet he smoked, and they killed him. My daddy, my hero, Dave Rader,was diagnosed with lung cancer in August of 1985 and died four days after Christmas. When the doctors biopsied the lump and found it was not only malignant, but had spread throughout his body, he told me,

Written by: Andrea Marine amarine50@hotmail.com Friday, April 20, 2001 at 23:29:23

For my mother, Mary Dorothy Sullivan, who died in 1968 and my father, Clifford Earl Sullivan, who died in 1991 from heart problems related to smoking. I had just found him after nearly 25 years of trying to have my adoption files opened up. We only had a few months together before he passed away, and now we can never catch up on all that was lost before.

For those who are trying to quit, you can't do it alone. Please, try to find a good, honest church that will support you in prayer. Smoking, drinking, drugs, homosexuality, pornography, it is all an addiction and you can't quit an addiction. You can only be delivered from it. God can do it for you if you ask Him to. No nicotine patches, no cutting down, no desires or cravings to fight. If Cliff and Dorothy had asked years ago, perhaps we could still be together today. I just thank God if they were going to die so young that God arranged it for me to be adopted into a loving christian family that doesn't smoke. I still have a mom and dad and my daughter still has a grandmother and grandfather. If you are a smoker, please find someone that truly knows about prayer to help you get deliverance. Your family will thank you for it!

Written by: Carol Anne Sullivan Friday, April 20, 2001 at 22:39:28

In Loving Memory of my dad, Milton Brown. Who lost his long battle with emphysema on August 26, 1999.
God saw you getting tired, when a cure was not to be. So He put his arms around you and whispered

Written by: Nancy white Nancy_K_White@hotmail.com Friday, April 20, 2001 at 17:39:43

This is in memory of my mother Alice E. Hirsch who died on 4/14/01 from emphysema after struggling for years to catch her breath from normal every day activities. Although she quit smoking 13 years ago the damage was already done. I loved her very much and was with her when she struggled to take her last breath. My father died 21 years ago from heart complications also associated with smoking. If you smoke PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try to stop -- don't ever make your children go through this -- and don't let yourself miss out on all the wonders of life for the sake of a cigarette.

Goodbye Mom -- I will miss you forever

Written by: Mary Hirsch maryhirsch@email.com Friday, April 20, 2001 at 11:47:23

To Bruce Morris - sorry it happened that way. Rest in peace.

Written by: Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 21:41:15

Walter Garnham died 1997 lung cancer

Written by: Douglas Garnahm doglos@hotmail.com Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 11:22:00

This is in remembrance of Herbert Clark Kotouch Sr. who died January 31, 1997.
Daddy had emphysema, he was a smoker.
I miss you daddy and you are in my thoughts everyday.

Written by: Ruth Thorpe rthorpe@cobweb.net Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 08:45:11

This is in rememberance of my loving Grandfather,Keneth Mensing. He had smoked ever since he went to WWII and probably even before.He was a great and very brave soldier. My sister and I also told him to stop and that he would regret it someday. Then he started having troubles with his lungs and his heart and we found out that he had assma. He was my buddy and my best friend. We did everything together:Fishing,games,hunting,and went in to town together. I still love him and I will never forget the wonderful time we had together. I LOVE U!!

Written by: Megan Mensing Crasybaby@msn.com Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 18:01:06

For: My husband, my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, my father, my aunt, my two friends: All who died as a direct result from the effects of cigarette smoking. It WILL kill you, sooner or later, one way or the other. PLEASE quit! There are good programs around for help for you....I did it; you can too. QUIT!

Written by: Carolyn ckhatcher@yahoo.com Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 14:31:12

My dad died in 1982 and my mother 6 weeks later. Both were lifelong smokers right up until the time of their deaths. My sister and I have asthma, probably from exposure to second hand smoke. A brother has emphasema but has recently quit smoking. Even after all these years I miss my parents greatly, it was such a profound loss to have them both gone in such close proximity. I detest tobacco products and urge anyone who is thinking of smoking to quit. NOW.

Written by: Jean Ann jawshelby@aol.com Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 13:15:19

Samuel A Bushnell a loving father and friend.

Written by: CarolHarris Carolh9116@aol.com Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 12:58:18

This is dedicated to my aunt Roselene she died on October of last year battling with 3 differnt cancers

God bless her...

Written by: Elizabeth Barrett elizabeth_barrett2002@yahoo.com Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at 23:23:40

In memory of my dear brother, Steven Thomas Burns, who died at age 36 from asthma. Why did you have to leave us so unexpectedly? They say that the pain eases with time, but for us it only gets worse because we realize you're never coming back. Your family misses you so very much, and we pray that God will bring us together again someday. We love you!!

Written by: Linda lv2cybru@aol.com Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at 20:31:32

To: Stephen Ray Aubrey,
I love you Dad and will never forget you. I know that you will be looking down on me always and I hope to make you proud. I know you are not alone and I will see you again some day. Love, Shane

Written by: Shane Aubrey saubrey@tulane.edu Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at 14:56:36

In loving memory of my mother-in-law, best friend,Pearl McDow who died Oct 4, 1997 of cancer, and a heart attack. She is now resting peacefully in Heaven with the angels, sadly missed by Gerald,(son,father and husband) Nancy (me) and two grandsons Jerry and Sonny.
Nancy McDow
spunkyangel

Written by: Nancy McDow nmcdow@wightman.ca Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at 14:28:54

In honor of my father, John Lawrence Allsbrook (12/3/24--8/19/00)who died of complications from emphysema, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease and probable myocardial infarction after being worn down, after wasting away and after much suffering with the above listed illnesses. He was kind, intelligent, extremely witty, loved by many, especially his family, and will be greatly missed, especially by me, his daughter....his daughter who also smokes, has smoked for 34 years now, is terribly addicted to nicotine, and who arrived on this web site tonight looking for help.

Written by: Elizabeth Joyner ejoyner23@hotmail.com Monday, April 16, 2001 at 03:57:24

This is for my mother. Who died of a heart attack at the age of 46 years old. I was only 11, my sister 15, and my brother was only 18. She had had heart troubles previously, and still she continued to smoke. Now my sister, my brother, and I have to live without our mother. She won't see any of us get married, and she won't get to see our grandchildren. All because of cigarettes. R.I.P. Mom (June 13, 1949- April 25,1996)

Written by: Angie White xxlildevilgrrlxx@aol.com Sunday, April 15, 2001 at 14:33:33

To my mother-in-law a lady in all aspects of the word. She was a lady.She has just left us on March 13,2001. We all miss her very much. In many ways it was a learning hard learning experience and we will do this again as my mother is also afflicted with this condition called and known as emphysema. We will all miss respectfully a great woman to everyone of her 4 children grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Written by: Tonya Barnett inhazet@aol.com Sunday, April 15, 2001 at 13:24:21

This is in memory of Teresa Raider, my best friend who passed away at age 88 on April 4th, 2001. She died of complications of emphysemia. She was on oxygen 24 hours a day after living many years an active, healthy life. Her many years of smoking took it's toll later in life. She lived her life to the fullest to the very end. She was an inspiration to all that knew her. She will be missed. Love to her always, Elyse and family

Written by: Elyse Baclar Boilerjob@aol.com Sunday, April 15, 2001 at 12:32:41

This is for my mother, Florence Emmerman, who died 8 years ago. She smoked 2 or 3 packs a day, and finally, it got to her heart and lungs. She died quickly and painlessly, but I never got to say goodbye, and she had just turned 65. I miss her desperately, and I want to live a lot longer, to spend the extra years she missed with my grandchildren.

Written by: Susan gaga@microd.com Thursday, April 12, 2001 at 11:21:36

This is in memory of my Aunt Sophie, who was also my GodMother too, she died July 14th, 1998, of lung cancer, she was diagnosed with it in June of 98, & was gone by July 98. I love and miss her. she used to always say I want to die happy with my cigarettes, but that one month she suffered terrible, she gave me the Strenghth to quit smoking, Her family loves her & misses her very much.

Written by: Trish TrishaThatsMe@aol.com Thursday, April 12, 2001 at 10:09:55

To Marty, the strongest and most caring person I have ever known. You married my mom and cared for me, as my own father did not, and I love you for that. Oh how I miss you and wish you were with us now. I remember the dove that sat at your hospital window and waited for you when you were ready, then the next morning you and the dove were gone! The lung cancer just took over and you could not fight any longer. Now you are with God, watching over us. I will see you again and for that I am thankful. Tell Kim, my dear sister, hello, I love and miss her. See you later.

I love you and miss you,

Monica

Written by: Monica veaja61@msn.com Thursday, April 12, 2001 at 02:02:39

Mary Clare Brunner Caesar died of breast cancer March 26, 2001. She was Program Director, Asthma and Tuberculosis, January 1991 - July 1993, American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, MO. She developed and implemented educational programs for children and adults in Eastern Missouri; coordinated and designed seminars and workshops; worked with hospitals to develop support groups for people with chronic lung disease; delivered presentations on asthma and tuberculosis; coordinated and implemented

Written by: Fred Caesar fredcaesar@aol.com Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 20:49:47

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY GRANDFATHER ANTON FRIEDRICH SR. TO THE WALL OF REMEMBRANCE. HE WAS 64 WHEN HE HAD ONE LUNG REMOVED FROM CANCER. THEY SAID HE WOULD ONLY LIVE 3-5 YRS., BUT LIVED 15 YRS. I WAS 15 WHEN HE PASSED IN 1979 AND DO MISS HIM AND REMEMBER HIM DAILY, WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS HE HAD PAINTED AND TWO OF WHICH I HAVE HANGING ON MY WALLS. MISS YOU GRANDDAD! LOVE, LINDA

Written by: LINDA FRIEDRICH LMF115@AOL.COM Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 19:04:08

This is in memory of Harriett Durkin who died of Lung cancer on April 6, 2001. She was a wonderful
mother and grandmother who's time came too soon. I will most remember her strong will and her love of life...not to mention golf...We will miss her immensely.

Written by: Karen Durkin kdurkin@gnsys.com Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 17:44:44

I believe I have not come to this site by accident, I believe I may have found it by the grace of God. My father was diagnosed 10 years ago with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and was told he had 2 years to live. We joked and laughed throughout the years, we said he had 8 years of borrowed time. Well his time is nearing the end, he is suffering more than, I care to watch, he has chosen not to be in the hospital any longer, and he would like to die at home. My sisters and I agree, that we have been so blessed for these extra years and he deserves his wishes to be granted, it is very difficult to see the pain he is in and in the last 3 months he was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer as well as Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension, and a buldging disk in his back that is also causing great pain. I sometimes feel he is now paying for the borrowed time. I pray for God to have mercy on him and bring him home, but it seems God just is not ready for him yet so he continues to suffer. I Love my Father with all my heart and pray and ask those who read this to pray for him to die with dignity and painless. I would like to Thank all those who do take a moment to Pray for Salvatore. I love you daddy and I'll miss you so much when you are gone, but when you do go please come back as my angel because I will need your guidance and the whispers in my soul to reassure me I am on the road to heavens gate.
Love E

Written by: e kaluza ellkaluza@cs.com Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 11:44:24

In loving memory of my father, Albert A. Sansone, Sr. He passed away from COPD on February 22, 2001 at the age of 73. He quit smoking in 1989 after having a heart attack, but the emphysemia still developed because the lung damage was already done. I'm sure that quitting when he did helped add years to his life. It was very difficult watching him fighting for every breath during his last 6 months. Eventually even the nebulizer inhaler treatments and oxygen couldn't help him. It is certainly true that this is a progressive disease. He wished that he never smoked, and I hope that someone reading this will try to quit now so this doesn't happen to you.
You and Mom are together again.
Dad, you are deeply missed by your 4 sons, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and the rest of your family.
Your son, Patrick

Written by: Patrick sansone@warwick.net Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 10:51:21

For Jim Stone - the kindest step father anyone could have. He battled emphasema for many years and died a very difficult death. Jim, you are loved and remembered always!

Written by: Eileen Westfall quiltz51@aol.com Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 17:09:28

In loving memory of my wife Sandra J. Hadley. A loving mother and a devoted wife. A soulmate which cannot be replaced. A heart as large as the heavens. An angel which walked among us and is now our protector. At peace with God and no longer in pain. My wife which will live in my heart forever.

Written by: Larry Hadley ldh46@worldnet.att.net Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 15:28:58

Next month

Written by: Joanne Towles towlesmamajojo@aol.com Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 15:00:38

To my grandma, Mary Eskold who bravely fought lung cancer even though she was eighty years old. Being to old and sick for the operation she went through unbareable chemo to stay with us. She was my world and is so missed every single day!
I LOVE YOU GRAM!!!!!!!!!
your pussycat

Written by: debbie dixiedeb1@hotmail.com Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 12:07:47

This is for my mother, Barbara Ellen, in loving memory.
My mom battled lung cancer for a little over a year untill she past away on June 28th, 1999. She was a fighter. She never gave up. She stayed strong for me and the rest of her loving family. She passed away while I was out in Connecticut, on vacation, visiting her brother. I feel that she did not want me to be around when she did pass away. She knew that it would be hard for me if I was around because she was my best friend. I was very close to here. I miss her a lot. Not one day has passed that I did not think about her. I am constantly thinking about here. I loved her so much. I do know that she is in a better place now and not suffering. I also know that when my time comes to leave this earth, I will be able to see her again.
I LOVE YOU MOM! I MISS YOU SO MUCH!
LOVE ALWAYS,
Son #3

Written by: peeps51981@aol.com Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 11:51:48

Joseph F. Harmon passed away after a very brief illness with lung cancer on February 21, 2001.
His presence in our family is greatly missed. Joe, I still have so many questions that I wanted to ask you. You were always there for me. Do you have any idea how many people cared about you... Mom is still answering all the cards and donations that are being sent in your memory. She is having the hardest time with you not being here. I know you have peace now, you were so unhappy being sick. I still run with you every day (you were always faster than me). May God Bless you. I love you and miss you. Karen

Written by: Karen A. Jarsen kjarsen@uswirelessdata.com Monday, April 9, 2001 at 18:02:33

My Grandmothers-
As a child I was always jealous of those who had grandmothers. I had two as an infant and one until late childhood, but neither in the sense that most do. I never got to learn old family recipes or hear stories of my parents as children. I never learned to quilt or do any of the things often associated with alone time with these wise women. All of my memories are very old and very few.
My first grandmother lost was Mary Francis Alexander. She died when I was 3. I remember very little about her. Everyone says we look strikingly similar and that I even use her gestures. I think sometimes it is painful for those who loved her most to look at me or hear my voice. She died at a young age of lung cancer caused by second-hand smoke. She did not smoke a day in her life.
Jewel Boden Loper was the second. I remember her more vividly than the other, but have more memories of her ill than well. I remember that she always bought me sparklers on the 4th of July and that she always had me snap green beans before big family meals. As time went by, the emphysema that took her life taught me that smoking was not something I wanted. And, as much as it pains me, there are times at night when I lye in bed that I can see the image of her lying in the hospital bed struggling to live even with the help of the respirator.
Please do not think that I do not thank God everyday for my grandfathers. I am very lucky to still have them both. And, I realize that it is rare because the women usually are with us longer. But, I do sometimes wonder what life would be like and the lessons I could learn from them both. I miss them and from what I have been told about each, I should.

Written by: Mary Ann Boden Kazee annkazee@hotmail.com Monday, April 9, 2001 at 17:19:19

I have known an angel and been deeply touched by the hand of God. Jenny you are a bird in the sky, una paloma blanca. Love, Daddy

Written by: Thomas Wegrzyn chesprocott@snet.net Monday, April 9, 2001 at 16:33:20

THIS IS IN RMEMBERANCE OF MY NANNY,BETTY JEAN BUTLER,SHE DIED OF LUNG CANCER JULY 3RD 1999.I WISH SHE WAS HERE TO SEE MY SON,SHE DIED 1 MONTH BEFORE HE WAS BORN.I MISS HER DEARLY.I LOVE HER VERY MUCH.

Written by: AMANDA HOCKENSMITH AMANDAJ.HOCKENSMITH@MAIL.STATE.KY.US Monday, April 9, 2001 at 14:15:07

In memory of Betty S. Harper, dear friend. You will always be in the hearts of those that knew you. You gave so much: joy and laughter, comfort, healing and love to all that knew you, even during all the years you bravely fought emphysema. You are loved and missed.

Written by: Joyce Giles metew@hotpop.com Monday, April 9, 2001 at 01:20:03

My hubby, Harold Adams, died last June from COPD. He died a very, slow
agonizing death. My grandson, who we were raising (and I still am) is asthmatic,
which is always triggered from smoking. I am having a hard time getting birth mom and her hubby not to smoke around him. We need more help on these issues.

Written by: Lynn Samples-Adams lsamtles@bellsouth.net Sunday, April 8, 2001 at 17:58:47

My Nan lived many years with emphysema,which took away from her quality of life. It made it hard for her to breathe and walk. Despite this she was always the first person to offer assistance whenever anyone needed it. She was the most giving person I have ever known and always tried to make sure I was happy. I miss her every day. I know that she is still watching over me, like a guardian angel.

Written by: Danya Brittingham danyabrittingham@worldnet.att.net Sunday, April 8, 2001 at 15:46:23

In remembrance of my brother Jimmy O'Hara and my father Eugene O'Hara. My father died on July 12 1975 of Emphysema. My brother died September 19, 2000 of Lung Cancer. He faced his illness with a courage that made me proud to be his little sister. I will always miss him. Both my father and brother were only in their fourties. Too young.

Written by: Mary O'Hara mohara614@aol.com Sunday, April 8, 2001 at 11:33:20

On May 21, 2000 my Grandfather, Reid Ingle, died of lung cancer due to many years of smoking. The last few months of his life were filled with fighting just to breathe and endless tests, treatments, and medications. Close to the end of his life he told us that if he could go back he would never smoke again. If you smoke, stop smoking now. If someone you know smokes help them to stop smoking. You still have the chance to improve and possibly save a life.

Written by: Michelle TMBrown@mail.campbell.edu Sunday, April 8, 2001 at 11:26:37

Hi I found out last night that my dad has emphezema and asbesosis and it is breaking my heart. I know he just found out and all I can think is why him? I just lost an aunt to lung cancer and you would think that I would of learned then but no I keep on thinking that it can't happen to me. Reading this wall of rememberence really hit home how this could be me. My daughter keeps telling me that I'm gonna give her cancer by second hand smoke and I laugh at her,not anymore I never realized that second hand smoke really affected people like that. Well thanks to all of you I am going to quit smoking now!I don't know how long I will have with my dad but I do know I will treasure every moment and since I want to live to see my grandchildren I promise all of you to quit.

Written by: Vicki charlie1337@aol.com Saturday, April 7, 2001 at 23:20:09

My mother died from lung cancer July 3, 1999 at the age of 60. She was diagnoised with emphyesma in 1986 and was put on oxygen 24 hours a day, inhalers and breathing treatments. She stopped smoking in 1997 using the nicorette gum. She chewed the gum up until her death. I love her very much and I miss her terribly. I wish she was here with our family and her 2 new great grandbabies Tyler Allen Hockensmith and Bailey Lynn Wood.

Written by: Judy Groce judy.groce@kyagr.com Friday, April 6, 2001 at 15:11:27

My mother, Betty Jean Butler, died July 3, 1999 of lung cancer. She was diagnoised with emphysema in 1987 and was put on inhalers, taking breathing treatments and oxygen 24 hours a day. She quit smoking in 1997 by using nicorette gum. She continued to chew the gum up until her death. I love my mother so very much and wish she was here with our family, especially her 2 new great grand babies Tyler Allen Hockensmith and Bailey Lynn Wood.

Written by: Judy Groce judy.groce@kyagr.com Friday, April 6, 2001 at 14:54:01

My mother dies of lung cancer July 3, 1999 at the age of 60. I miss her terribly. She was diagnoised with emphysema in 1987 and put on inhalers and oxygen. She quit smoking 2 years prior to her death using nicorette gum. She couldn't get off the gum so she continued to chew it up until her death. I love her so much and wish she was here with our family.

Written by: Judy Groce judy.groce@kyagr.com Friday, April 6, 2001 at 14:39:50

Daddy -
You haven't been gone long. Just 5 months but it seems so very long. You've missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years', I remembered your anniversary (it would have been 51 years January 19th) and my birthday. Oh, I really missed you on my birthday. I wanted so much to call you and mother, but ya'll weren't there so I could talk.

I remember your phone message just hours before you died. Your voice was so strong and clear, so much clearer and better than I had heard in years. Your breathing was much better and I was certain you were turning a corner in your lung cancer. How little did I know that the corner you were turning was of no return. Yes, you had smoked for years and I had lectured you on it but it wasn't the smoking but the asbestosis that took one of your lungs to cancer and then finally another cancerous tumor on the other lung.

I miss you now and will always miss you and think of you. Please tell mother that we are getting by day by day and the puppies miss you too.

Hopefully we can see you soon.

Patricia

Written by: Patricia K. Rogers rockens@msn.com Friday, April 6, 2001 at 10:59:48

Judith Wilcox, a loving Mom, you will be in our hearts and memories forever
Bill

Written by: Bill Wilcox wxrr@mindspring.com Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 22:18:11

In loving memory of my daddy he died from smoking (lung cancer)when i was 19 years old the day before his 65 bithday i miss him wish he was here to see my daughter he would be so proud of her if any one here can give me support please e-mail me i just guit five days ago i want to see my grandchildren thank you

Written by: Tammie tammiesteddybear@aol.com Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 12:07:04

In loving memorie of my father Guy Simmons. He died of lung cancer in May 1988. He left 13 children and a loving wife. He is greatly missed by all. I think of him all the time and when we have a family get together he is greatly missed but he is always here in our hearts. WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU. Love his children and Wife Margret.

Written by: Cecilia Willocks POPEYE@GISCO.NET Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at 21:43:04

In memory of my mother Janet L. Johnson who passed away May 30, 2000 from lung cancer. Deeply missing my best friend who gave me life and shared so many wonderful gifts with me, during her life. Everyday I give thanks that I got to know you and love you. When you look down please know I am watching over Taylor as you continue to watch over me.

Written by: liza s fredjay2@aol.com Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at 21:02:11

A Yogi?Those black gloves held her diabetic fingers.Some engraved carioles on a wrinkled
face waited to see death. When the decay
poured forth unspoken wisdom, voices as dainty
as the mystery of sea-shells sang yarns of a holy burial, the fire thawing her into ash-held clay pots,crackling under sand stones, her silhouette
calling from below my cracked feet.In the house of my feminine self,there is a potrait burnished by
rebellowing memories ;Echo-echoes of sunlit mutter- Between You and I Grandma,Is that You, my Goddess of Fertility?

I love you grandmom.

Written by: suma unflappable_2000@yahoo.com Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at 14:46:54

This is for my grandfather who I never got to know really well, he died of lung cancer when I was a little girl. I still remember him and love him.

If you smoke, please quit, your grandchild will miss you immensely!!

I love you grandpa

Written by: Danielle dolphina9@hotmail.com Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at 11:55:22

In memeory of Mary Frances Sanford, who at the age of only 42 years old died of lung cancer...Please don't smoke and if you do QUIT!

Written by: Melissa Walsh iam64779@hotmail.com Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at 10:58:41

My tribute...to many great men who have come and gone from my life. My grandfathers, my uncle, my father, I lost each of them to heart disease, and each of them were smokers.

God rest their soul, and be with mine as I begin my own battle with quitting smoking. I want to see and enjoy more of my life than those before me.

Written by: Kimberly Ingram kim@netsourcery.com Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 23:25:33

In memory of my father,and friend, Charles Preston
Adams, who passed away December 26,2000. He fought Squimous Cell Carcinoma (Lung Cancer) for over a year,it than mestasized to his brain. Although his last few months in this world were difficult he still inspired many with his courage.
His only fault was Winstons Full Flavor which in the end he still prayed for the strength to put them down. I watched my father cry because he could not quit smoking and he knew he was dying.
I believe he was right with the lord but he was still afraid,I know that he is not suffering anymore. If I could say one last thing to my father it would be that I love him dearly and that he never did anything to disappoint me. May God hold you close to him; meanwhile I will pray again for you tonight!

Written by: Crystal duran@angelfire.com Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 23:14:55

My stepmother Eleanor Weekly Hill raised me from the time I was 6,even after my dad left she still loved and cared for me like I was her own.In my heart and for every possible reason she was my mother and my best friend.Cancer took her on 10-13-89 and I still tell my children what a wonderful

Written by: Sandra Hill Jordan jordans4@bellsouth.net Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 20:34:55

This isn't really a rememberance, yet. My father is dying from small cell lung cancer at the age of 46. He realistically has 2-4 months left of life. This is the first person in my life that has died and I'm not quite sure how to deal with it. If anyone out there has any advice or people I can contact please e-mail me, I need help. I love you dad, I wish your grandson had known who his grandaddy was.

Written by: Jennifer Jen22192@yahoo.com Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 15:28:53

For my father who lived with pulmonary sarcoidosis for 27 years. He owned and worked in a restaurant/
bar for most of his life. I belive this exposure to second hand smoke cost him his life. He never smoked a day in his life. He died of lung cancer November 7, 1997, the day after his 65th birthday.
I miss him daily!
Everyone should know the dangers of second hand smoke! It has killed!!

Written by: Valerie Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 10:25:36

in memory of my father Bill Jones who died on the eventing of july 20th, 1981. I was fortunate to be at his side when he passed. I always thought he would suffer at the end but he did not suffer at all. He went very peacefully. I'm glad i was there.

Written by: anne jones annejonesasid@aol.com Monday, April 2, 2001 at 22:56:49

In memory of John T. Rossi, my father. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2000 and died too quickly on July 18, 2000. There were so many things left unsaid because his death was so unexpected. I never got to say

Written by: Denise Albero dmjalbero@earthlink.net Monday, April 2, 2001 at 16:17:24

A letter to my Dad, Raymond C. Bernard 9-13-29 to 12-26-98

Daddy,why did you not quit when the doctors said you needed to? You had a chance to add years to your life! You kept smoking even while on oxygen. The miracle that was keeping you alive. Do you know how hard it was for me, to watch my father dieing? Knowing that every time they put you on a respirator your chances of coming off were fewer and fewer.I was the only one that could read your lips and understand you while that tube was in you mouth,bring needed air to your lungs. And everytime they took you off you asked for a cigarette!I was not there the day you died,i'm sorry for that! I will never forgive myself for not being there for you. But guess what you are not here for me now! My father will not walk me down the asile. He will never see or know his grandchildren. Or be a part of my life again! Was it worth it daddy? I miss you so much.I wish you were still here. I hope you know i love you, now and forever. And you are missed, even if only by me,your baby girl, Kym xxoo

Written by: Kym Bernard thequeen1e Monday, April 2, 2001 at 14:44:45

Raymond C. Bernard
Daddy I love and miss you! Today, tomorrow, and forever, you will be in my heart, mind, and soul. I hope you have peace now. Love, Kymmy xxoo

Written by: Kym Bernard thequeen1e@aol.com Monday, April 2, 2001 at 14:39:11

Ted Tapee-a wonderful father and husband. Died of lung cancer 2/8/99. We love and miss you.

Written by: The Tapee Family tntapee@aol.com Monday, April 2, 2001 at 07:26:15

In memory with my mother, Carmen Javier, who died of pneumonia last Feb., 2001. She is strong and positive for her heart operation, never we thought that she will die. We love you mother, and we all miss you, from Rome, Marilou, Ron, and Rommel.

Written by: Rome Javier RJ EST SVC@AOL.com Monday, April 2, 2001 at 03:24:52

This is to the tribute of a great lady, who died of pulmonary fibrosis after a long, hard fight. Margeret Gavin spent her youth training as a nurse. She spent the war in a mash tye unit that cared for pow's. In the nursing home where I work she always had a laugh and

Written by: faith@crosslink.net faith@crosslink.net Saturday, March 31, 2001 at 21:59:40

This is for my father Clem Broadwater who died of copd(chronic obstuctive pulmary disease). 18 years later I still miss you. You wouldn't believe that smoking could really hurt you. You've missed beautiful grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. But worst of all, they've missed knowing you. Love you Daddy. Faith Broadwater Seltzer

Written by: Faith Seltzer faith@crosslink.net Saturday, March 31, 2001 at 21:31:24

In rememberence of my nana. Who won her first battle with cancer but the second time she wasnt as strong. Cigarettes took her life! she was an important person to me and her passing made a big impact on my life. Nana i love you and always will i miss you and think about you all the time! i know you are always with me! <3 Janelle
--we all miss and love you!!!
*Tootsie*

Written by: Janelle Troisi JT31985@aol.com Saturday, March 31, 2001 at 10:40:12

To my grandpa, Fred Stephens, who died of lung cancer when I was 7 and to my great uncle, Dillard Hooker, who died in August 2000 also of lung cancer. My grandpa used to give us fresh slices of watermelon from his patch in his backyard when we'd sing him a song. My great uncle was a good man, my mom's cousin, who had a large family and was always helping someone out. Now I have asthma, developing it when I was 12. I'm now 35 and battle it daily.

Written by: Terri wordtrix@hotmail.com Friday, March 30, 2001 at 23:47:53

In loving memory of my wonderful and very muched missed mother. Alice J. Gray 57 died March 16, 2001after living with COPD for ten years. A wonderful mother of three children and three grand children and also survived by my father who put her over himself always. I miss her so much and she knows that we will love her always. We will go on without her even though life will never be the same. The day she died is the day I quit smoking. My mom smoked and quit when she got sick but it was too late. Please let my mom and myself be an example. Her condition was related to the environment and smoking and I am 23 years old without my mom. Join in the fight to clean up the world and help save lives don't smoke and don't think that it doesn't effect anyone but yourself. This is for my mom in her memory. If this changes one person i've done my job.

Written by: Sheri Gray sgray@targetmaine.com Friday, March 30, 2001 at 17:07:35

Dear mom, the end has come. It happened so quickly. We were suppose to have two years, not seven months. I feel as though you took my heart and my happiness. How am I suppose to do this alone? The memorial service was beautiful, you did a great job. Allyson held YaYa, and we all cried. It hurts so much, and I ache for myself and for your grandchildren. These were to be our years. I love you more than you could ever imagine. You have my heart, trish

Written by: Trish Friday, March 30, 2001 at 04:44:39

In memory of my dad, Dr Paul Wright who died in 1992 after a long and miserable fight with emhysema. He is greatly missed by his wife, kids and grandkids. The terrible things tobacco does to your lungs were not known when he started smoking as a youth in the service. He received cigarettes as part of his rations and was hooked from then on. Dad, we will never forget the lessons your battle taught us. We love you and miss you.

Written by: sharon d streeby sharon.streeby@mail.heartland-health.com Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 17:12:18

i learned. i love you dad.

Written by: Caitlin Downey cdowney@vt.edu Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 15:35:31

In memory of my father, John T. Rossi.

He died on July 18, 2000 at the age of 55. He was diagnosed with Stage IIIB non-squamous cell carcinoma in May 2000. He had very little suffering and was seemingly strong and healthy until three days prior to his death. I thank God every day that if he had to take my father, that he take him as peacefully as possible. John was a longtime smoker.

He leaves behind a wife of 35 years, two daughters, and a two year old grandson who still asks why we can't go see Grandpop in heaven.

He is loved and terribly missed by all.

I love you dad....I'll be in the car.

Darlene

Written by: Darlene Rossi darlenearossi@aol.com Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 13:47:23

In memory of my mother that we lost on February 17, 2001 to lung cancer. We love and miss you so much everyday. I know you are watching over us, I just wish we would've had more time together and you could've been here for your grandchildren to know. You were a wonderful mother and grandmother to us.

Written by: Tracy Clements Snclements@aol.com Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 00:49:14

There are so many memories of you to love but too many tears for years we would have had. In loving memory of Jean A. Fox

Written by: mariann fox foxwolskee@aol.com Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 14:11:43

Miss you Dad, so does East Grand.

Written by: Steve Butler mubu42@gateway.net Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 12:06:10

I don't remember my grandpa Glenn Treathaway, but my mom said he was a great guy. He was in the US navy, a father of 5, and a fantastic husband. We all love you Grandpa Glenn.

Written by: Heather Jean Jensen frosably@yahoo.com Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 11:53:20

In remembrance of my father, Edward Peter Zabik, who died of COPD (Emphyzema) in March 1995. I miss him deeply.

Written by: Mary Ann Costa costam@ccsu.edu Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 09:50:22

In rememberance of my grandfather who died of lung cancer. He is greatly missed. He was a wonderful person. My mom especially misses him, they had a very special relationship.

Written by: Bonnie Zooba2242@aol.com Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 02:22:36

In memory of Marsha Johnson, a distinguished pianist for the Omaha Symphony and teacher of piano studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She was an excellent teacher and she is missed very much. I too have asthma, and I think of her often. Roxanne.

Written by: Roxanne West anniewest@home.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 23:14:29

This is for my father, Billy J. Grizzell, who died from lung cancer that had spread to his brain. He passed away on October 20, 2000. Even though we had a rough childhood, he made up for that with his grandchildren. They are the ones that I mourn for, because they are missing the best part of him. Funny thing, he had not touched a cigarette in over 15 years, but he was the result of second-hand smoke.

Written by: Kaye Weinreich destiny@satx.rr.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 22:44:12

My mother died March 26, 1992 from Emphysema and Lung Cancer. I miss her very much and wish my children could have known her. She smoked from the time she was a teenager and died at the age of 56. She was much to young to die, but by the time she finally quit smoking, it was to late. We lose to many wonderful, loving people to the side effects of cigarette smoking.

I miss you Mom . . . .

Written by: Fredrica Brisentine fbrisentine@msn.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 22:15:52

I would like to remember my Poppop who died from complications of Emphysema. I especially find it difficult this time of year, his Birthday was
March 31st. My Poppop was the center of my universe. He gave so much to others people through his work as a funeral director and his active role in our church. I miss him dearly every day.

Written by: Kimberly Tuttle wetuttle@iwon.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 22:04:11

in my life alot of things goes wrong.and i think 1 might leave me soon.

Written by: jovani matos WWW.UPUNK@OPTONLINE.NET Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 19:00:01

THE INOSENCT ONE , NICE LOOKING AND FUNNY . BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY I DON'T SMOKE!!!!

Written by: jovani matos WWW.UPUNK@OPTONLINE.NET Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 18:42:38

I wish to remember my Dad, Louis R. Laux, who died of Emphysema in 1996, and my Mom, Patricia R. Laux who died of Lung Cancer in 2001. Both of my parents were funny, kind, delightful people who were always ready to lend an ear or a helping hand to everyone they knew. Their families and many, many friends loved them both. They touched many lives with their big hearts and senses of humor. They have passed their legacy of humor and love onto their children in many ways. They will remain forever in our hearts. One of my hopes is that through their deaths from lung disease, more lives can be saved from donations to research and a larger awareness of the dangers of smoking. I love you Mom and Dad, you will be with me always !!

Written by: Laura Sears LSears9921@aol.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 10:53:34

This message is for My two best friends ~ Fritzie and Sissy - I miss YOU both so much!! When God took You away that sad day, I was very angry but now I realize God did this for a reason... Someday I will join YOU two and We can be together again...

Written by: Bobbi sweetbb4u@aol.com Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 09:01:31

Lately, I have seen many television commercials sponsored by �the people at Phillip Morris�. They are warm, friendly commercials that tout the many wonderful things brought to us by Phillip Morris. I am outraged by these commercials, as their attempt is to take America�s eye off of their company cash cow, namely, the production and sale of cigarettes throughout the world. Theirs is an industry of death by government sanction.

My outrage with these commercials turned into disgust on Friday, June 23rd, 2000. My mother, Mary Ann Bauer, died at the age of 55 after a two and half year battle with small cell lung cancer. In this battle she underwent almost constant radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Despite her aggressively fighting the disease every day of her life, the cancer spread to her liver and her brain. In her last weeks, she was unable to walk. She lost most motor ability and had to be fed, bathed, dressed and taken to the bathroom by a family member. She could no longer speak to us because the cancer took the part of the brain necessary to speak and put sentences together. My mother smoked for 30 years. Small cell lung cancer, almost always fatal, is a direct result of smoking cigarettes. She surely got this disease from smoking cigarettes. She became addicted to it in the 1960s when much less was known about the grave health risks associated with smoking. The tobacco companies buried much of the research deliberately. Phillip Morris, RJ Reynolds, Brown and Williamson and Lorillard all have websites that tell you about their companies. They defend what they do and claim that they are protecting the consumer�s right to smoke and refer to smoking as a �matter of personal choice�. One of the sites compares smoking with an individuals right to skydive or bungee jump. The company claims that the risk and danger involved in skydiving or bungee jumping is the same as the risk involved in smoking cigarettes. No one infringes on the individuals right to sky dive or bungee jump, they insist. There is nothing addictive about skydiving or bungee jumping! What a ridiculous notion on the part of an industry that produces and sells a product that kills hundreds and thousands of people every year! If cigarettes were not chemically altered to be addictive, would smokers still smoke knowing all they know? I don�t think so!

My mother leaves behind a loving husband who cared for her up until her last day, seven devoted children, five grandchildren, eight siblings, a heartbroken mother and scores of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Her death has forever changed our world. It has become a darker, colder place for all of us. The continued ability of the tobacco companies to produce and sell cigarettes will kill many more thousands and darken many more worlds. I hold these companies responsible for my mother�s death. Their product, their lies and deliberate deception and their lobbyists have killed my mother and many others like her. More continue to die every day. When will it end? How many more people have to die such horrific, senseless deaths before someone has the courage to put an end to it? If I were to put rat poison in a person�s food to deliberately cause their death, I would be charged with murder. Yet the tobacco companies are held blameless as they create and sell a product that contains dozens more poisons than rat poison!

My family and I will live with the anguish of our mother�s death for the rest of our lives. Smoking killed her as sure as a gun would have, albeit much slower. We regulate guns and other weapons of death. We punish those that shoot people or sell drugs to children; yet the sale of cigarettes remains legal and a �matter of personal choice� according to the tobacco companies. This �matter of choice� is not so much a choice as it is a chemically altered addiction created and marketed by the tobacco companies for profit. How many more must suffer and die? When will the world wake up? What will it take; how many more deaths are necessary to get the message across? I really want to know.

Phillip Morris and its subsidiaries continues to grow at unparalleled rates because of their continued exploitation of foreign markets as well as their abuse here in the US. Please join the fight to stop this deadly crusade once and for all.

Written by: Thomas John Bauer thomas.bauer@att.net Monday, March 26, 2001 at 21:26:25

I lost both of my grandmothers from lung related diseases. I'm only 12 but have a strong opinion on smoking.My grandmother died when i was 2 and the other when I was 11. I don't really remember my grandmother Doris because i was two years old when she died but she had a big impact on my life. My other grandmother died last year. I'll never forget her though.I intend on doing a fundraiser to help this organization soon.I really respect this oranazation and keep up the good work!

Written by: Catherine Lippincott Firebelly424@aol.com Monday, March 26, 2001 at 19:05:59

My grandma, Lorraine Raether, died of lung cancer (which later spread to her liver). She was 54. I was 13 when I lost her. My grandpa had already died from leukemia. It was a tragic loss. They died too soon. I miss them everyday. Neither of them got to see me graduate high school, my brother graduate high school, my cousin AJ being born, my cousin Jacob being born, and my graduation from college. They've missed birthdays, holidays, and just the everyday things that don't seem important at the time, but mean everything to a grandparent. It's hard no matter what the age to lose a family member. It's hard to see someone suffer after rounds of chemotherapy and see them slowly wasting away. It's hard to know that having seen that, that the product that did it is still available to everyone and increasingly available to kids. It's hard to try and explain to my little cousins why their grandma is up in heaven. It's hard to tell them everything that was wonderful about my grandparents because memories fade. I feel fortunate for the time I got to spend with my grandparents. I'm sorry that it could only be such a short time.

Written by: Charity sunshinekid427@hotmail.com Monday, March 26, 2001 at 17:22:39

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FRIEND

Nanny will always be a part of me. Nancy L. Feldman was one of those friends you are destined to meet. We shared so much--that is what makes the loss so enormous. We shared tears--laughter--life. I am thankful that I still will get to see her in her daughters' eyes--in their spirits--their loving ways they inherited from their mother. She had a resilient spirit and a passion for life. I will carry her in my heart forever.I love you Nanny,Carolyn

Written by: Carolyn Kelley Hatcher ckhatcher@yahoo.com Monday, March 26, 2001 at 14:31:10

Nancy L. Feldman was a courageous lady who exhibited strength in a gentle sort of way. She possessed a lovely smile and infectious laugh. She warmed those around her. She blessed the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know her. She had a calming effect on people. She will always be missed. She will always be loved. Most importantly,she will always be remembered. Give generously to find a cure for lung cancer in memory of Nancy L. Feldman. With love,Debbie Hambley

Written by: Debbie Hambley djhambley@yahoo.com Monday, March 26, 2001 at 13:12:40

Aunt Rose Bethel was a wonderful and loving aunt and I miss her dearly. She died from lung cancer. She will always be remembered in my heart. I love you Aunt Rose! Love, Tricia

Written by: Patricia Guertin Darling6452@cs.com Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 20:49:40

Oh Norma, my wonderfull wife and Mother of our chidren, how I begged you to quit smoking for the fifty years I shared with you. It was difficult to convince you to the dangers of tobacco. When you finally did, it seemed it was too late as the consequences of it caught up to you. I shall miss you so dearly. You were a jewel I shall always cherish. Loving husband.

Written by: Joseph R. Goddard jrgdesign@aol.com Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 00:23:41

Debi, It's still hard for me to believe that you're not really here. You were only here for a very short time and I wish with all my heart that I could see you again. I know someday I will. You should be so proud of Christian. He's a beautiful, smart boy. I love you, sister and you will always be in my heart. Please save a place in heaven for me.
Your brother always,
Nanny

Written by: Daniel Damian, Jr. dannyd5050@hotmail.com Friday, March 23, 2001 at 13:11:25

Vic,

You are missed daily. Thank you for all the love and support you always gave us. We wish you joy in your life with God above.

Love Mona and Tina

Written by: Mona Lee DeVlaminck monarich@earthlink.net Friday, March 23, 2001 at 13:01:48

In memory of our loving brother Victor Vernon DeVlaminck Bunkofske, Jr.

While recovering from an amputation of his left foot and part of his leg, Vic was stricken with pneumonia, a rare lung disease discovered after a lung biopsy called BOOP and complications from a leg infection with diabetes as the underlying culprit.

We celebrated his 54th birthday in the hospital on February 21, 2001. He passed away six days later on February 27th, 2001.

Written by: Mona Lee De Vlaminck monarich@earthlink.net Friday, March 23, 2001 at 12:55:57

In loving memory of my sister, Debra Ann Damian, who died May 4, 2000, of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension five days before her 23rd birthday. Your family and friends love you and miss you very much, but we all know you are still watching us from heaven and we see you everyday by just looking at your beautiful little boy, Christian. We love you Debbie, with our heart and souls.

Written by: Linda M. Medina medinal@pgstx.phl.com Friday, March 23, 2001 at 12:12:22

He was a very sweet man...my father-in-law. He had a gentle spirit. We never understood why he died of lung cancer, since he was never a smoker.
His daughter-in-law,
Rhonda

Written by: Rhonda Stutzman cstutzman@maranatha.net Friday, March 23, 2001 at 07:36:18

Written by: JULIE BECKER jyuha@cfl.rr.com Friday, March 23, 2001 at 07:29:52

Tabacco is whacco!!! .i just want to say that there are lot of people i know that have lost a love one because they used a tabacco product and i want to say my pain is there for you and to all the rest of you that suffer the same pain. Im sorry ther was nothing you could have done. For all the people that had to have such a sad death R.I.P.

thanks
don't smoke

Written by: Amanda Hernandez Amanduh_o0@hotmail.com Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 00:47:20

In memory of my wonderful father Antonio (11/3/52-11/4/00) who I am privileged to have known and loved. His life was tragically taken due to complications of lung cancer.

He touched the lives of everyone he knew and I am convinced that he was put on this earth as an angel. I love you and miss you dad!!!!

Written by: Cathy Aragao Cdolphin3@aol.com Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 22:59:08

Lena Morgan May 25, 1932 - February 11, 2001, My mother my friend, I miss you so much. I hope you know how much your were loved by so many people. I held you in my arms while you struggled to die from lung cancer and finally the last breath came. Two weeks later your step-sister died from lung cancer too! I wish you never smoked so you could be here now. I wish I didn't smoke so I can be here for my own daughter. Mom, I love you, please be my angel and help me to find the will power I need to quit. I think about you all the time I always will.
Love Connie

Written by: connie ckgam@united.net Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 18:00:57

In honor of my father, James G. Batey, who passed away on August 18, 1999, of lung cancer. You will always be loved and remembered.

Written by: Rebecca D. Gregory bgregory@mail.state.tn.us Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 15:50:18

thanks

Written by: Michelle LaMont Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 11:13:45

In loving memory of my sister Shirley Scogin Hayes. We love and miss you sis.No more machines!My sister also died of emphysema,she was only 31.Love alwaysTracy and family.

Written by: Monday, March 19, 2001 at 17:26:17

In remembrance of my father,Ronny Trent and my mother Beverly Scogin who both suffered for years with emphysema and both were on oxygen the last years of their lives.Now I also am suffering with emphysema and asthma. Please God help us all!!!!!!

Written by: tracy scogint@aol.com Monday, March 19, 2001 at 17:20:34

Sergeant Major Cecil Wright USMC, the finest Sergeant Major I knew in thrity years in the Corps, and one of the finest people. We all know that we'll lose the last battle, but it isn't supposed to be like this. In the event you read this Sergeant Major, when I get there, let's talk about that duty roster. Eternity in Dress Blues on guard duty...I don't know.
Semper Fidelis Marine

Written by: MSgt. E.F. Devitt USMC (Ret.) Warlo92898@AOL.COM Monday, March 19, 2001 at 15:41:15

Sergeant Major Cecil Wright, USMC (retired) Respected by all who had the privilege to serve with him. The greatest Marine Sergeant Major I ever knew. Friend, confidant, advisor. A man of truth, honor, strength, loyalty. A man who would never compromise; he could always be counted on to stand. A patriot of the highest order. Cecil Wright was my friend, and I admired him immensely. I have the greatest amount of respect for his abilities and professionalism. He always made me better than I was. If God was in need of a great Sergeant Major, he has one now. I will be honored to have the chance to serve with him again guarding Heavens gates. When I report in, I expect to see Cecil standing there in his dress blues. He personified our motto,

Written by: LtCol Steven J. Lynn, USMC (retired) stevelynn@myfirstlink.net Monday, March 19, 2001 at 11:19:58

In memory of Andy Santo Tomas who was loved by his wife, children, grandchildren, and friends. While he did not live to see his daughter Mary marry my brother Joe, his legacy will live on in their children to come. You will never be far from our hearts.

Written by: Frances Sinobio fsinobio@prodigy.net Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 22:05:17

In memory of my mom, Naomi, would died 10 March 2001 after 13 years tethered to an oxygen tank.

Written by: Steven Lewis lewis@kcmetro.cc.mo.us Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 19:51:56

In memory of my uncle Raymond William Crowley Jr.
Died of lung cancer Feb 14th,1998. Husband,father,grandfather,brother,son&uncle. You are missed Raymond, rest in peace. May our loved ones that have passed give us the strength to fight for those battling this illness. To may dear friend Ed Gordon, please be strong. We will fight with you!

Written by: debbie self selfdebbie@aol.com Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 00:53:16

In memory of my mom Ann Murray who I miss so much.
She Died of lung cancer Sept5,1998 May she rest in peace.I'll miss her so much I love her with all thats in me.Mom I'm so sad without you in my life.until we meet again your loving daughter.
God bless all of you that has lost a loved one or friend to this killer tragic disease.Please pray for me and others that smoke so that we can Quit.
God Bless You All.

Written by: Donna Strickland DonnaJoe2000@aol,com Saturday, March 17, 2001 at 13:23:50

In Loving memory of my father-in-law, Royal Seefluth, who passed away due to lung cancer from smoking. You fought a brave fight. We will miss you terribly.....I am trying to quit....Love Lisa

Written by: Lisa wildwest@uniontel.net Saturday, March 17, 2001 at 12:49:56

In honor of my mother Laura McShane. She died August 3, 2000-two weeks after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, three months before I was married and just two months after her seventh grandchild was born. She was fifty-nine. She was the mother of six children and a wife of forty years. She smoked for twenty years. She will never know my children and my father will never recover from this loss.

Written by: Kerry McShane MOLEYOLEO@AOL.com Saturday, March 17, 2001 at 12:35:56

To my sister ROSEMARY IRVIN BRUCK
IN THE ARMS OF YOUR ANGEL YOU FLEW AWAY FROM HERE ON DEC.1,1996. NO MORE PAIN AND SORROW. MAY YOU FIND SOME COMFORT THERE. SADLY MISSED BY YOUR SISTER.

Written by: cheryl svalbard99@aol.com Friday, March 16, 2001 at 13:59:06

My father, Charles Christie, died in February of 1999 of COPD. I watched him go downhill, a slow and agonizing death over a period of years, but smoking till the end. It's a powerful addiction that would let you kill yourself full knowing that you're doing so. He was a wonderful, funny, smart and kind man, a part of my life that i miss every day still. He touched the lives of so many, his loss was the loss of us all. I love ya daddy.

Written by: Janie Heniford sharkseek@aol.com Friday, March 16, 2001 at 09:52:53

I lost my father, Charles Christie, to COPD two years ago last month. He struggled for a long time, and his death was not an easy one. He was a firefighter in the days before they had oxygen packs to wear into burning buildings, and some of his lung damage was attributable to that. But he smoked all his life, and that is what killed him. It broke my heart to see him in the hospital - we would wheel him outside in his wheelchair with his oxygen bottle on the back of the chair, ready for him to take some breaths of oxygen in between drags of his cigarette. The cigarettes owned him, and I miss him terribly.

Written by: Genie Long cgenierun@yahoo.com Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 23:59:05

Pls see poem 3/9/01 (author unknown) -
a most touching tribute.
Peace - God be with you, Mort, Love, Terry

Written by: Terry Lee Lewis fullofstars2001now Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 23:26:28

Morton Downey Jr. - pt. 2

Written by: Terry Lee Lewis fullofstars2001now@yahoo.com Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 23:16:46

For Morton Downey Jr. who found peace in eternal
life - March 12, 2001 -
Mort became an inspiration; turning the
negative effect of his own tobacco-related illness
into a positive learning force for the youth.
As he shamelessly divulged his own mistakes and bravely endeavored to educate through the ALA, Mort's strong, unwavering involvement
here was most noble and touching.

May I repeat the poem left by unknown author:

Written by: Terry Lee Lewis fullofstars2001now@yahoo.com Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 23:12:03

In memory of my father-in-law, Harold L. Leighton, 74, who died earlier this evening (3/15/01) after a 10-year battle with emphysema.

Written by: Lallie Leighton lleighton@ioip.com Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 22:39:45

This is in remembrance of my truly awesome Dad who died of lung cancer. He lives on in my heart and shines through my daily living. I keep him close to me always. With much love!

Written by: Marie mnerdahl@metrocast.net Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 18:08:29

This is dedicated first and foremost to my MOTHER!! The best, most wonderful, loving person anyone could imagine. She was an inspiration to everyone around her. However, two years ago on February 8th, 1999, she was taken from all of us by small cell lung cancer. A smoker for only 9 years, and otherwise healthy, active and FULL of life. Coping with her death has been a life-altering experience for me, being an only child and having loved her more than just as a Mother, but also as a FRIEND, SISTER and COMPANION. She was the circle of my WORLD!! My life will be forever changed, and being the unforgiving world that we live in, I have had the experience of having several close FRIENDS who I consider family be diagnosed with CANCER!! It is definitely a KILLER that has no prejudices. This is to my MOM and all the other people who are dealing with the death or illness that CANCER has broughten to their LIVES. GOD BLESS each of YOU!!!

Written by: Denise raveyn59@hotmail.com Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 15:58:51

January 26, 2001, Carolyn Marie Helm-Austin passed away from the lung disease called sarcardosis. This is a very deadly disease that took my sister from her friends and family way to soon. She is loved and she is missed. If there is anyone else out there that suffers with this disease or who has lost someone to this disease please e-mail me. I need some support and I need to know more about this disease.

Written by: Darlene Renee Woods woodsdr@wku.edu Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 11:37:16

Dear Dad and Beloved Brother Calvin: Lung cancer claimed you both. Calvin in your 36 years and Dad, in your 56, you were the two people who showed me more love than any other. There is a HUGE vacuum that can never be filled. Dad, how I wish you could have seen my three children. Calvin, you have another neice becuase I have a little girl now. We cherish the last picture you took with Antonio. We're trying hard to keep your promise to take care of your daughter, Tiara. She lives with Mom now. Two of my kids have asthma and one is being tested for CF. I pray that lung disease will not continue to plague our family. Selfishly speaking, I cannot endure another loss. I pray we can eradicate these diseases before the world loses more people before their time. I love you both.

Written by: Carol Alyce Nicosia anicosia@earthlink.net Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 11:29:35

To my dear sweet sister Carolyn Marie Helm-Austin,
Words will never begin to express the emptiness that has filled my heart and my life since God called you home. I miss you more and more with each passing day. Everyone tells me that

Written by: Darlene Woods woodsdr@wku.edu Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 11:20:09

For my sister Rachael. She passed away Feb.11,2001. For 60 years she smoked. Now she doesn't. If only she could have never started. She had copd. I have it also but I am taking better care of myself than she did. She gave up. I have not!! I love you sister, and I miss you more than I can say. You helped raise me as a child and I will never forget you. Little sis.

Written by: Betty Shanks cybermom@daily-journal.com Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 22:30:16

In memory of my mother, Margaret (Birnie) Straley, who died from lung cancer on August 18, 1993 after suffering from smoking related health issues for 28 years.

Written by: Jim Straley js@mack.com Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 10:18:29

In Remembrance of my Dad, William Heglin:
Dear dad, It's been 22 years since you were taken away from me and that long for me to finally do what you would have wished, quit these lousy cigarettes. I am nearly the age you were when you first were diagnosed with lung cancer,way too young.If you can, please pray for me, there is not a day goes by I don't think about you and miss you. I have a beautiful 10 year old son now,his name is Rick. I am determined to stay healthy for him. If I ever have a weak moment, I will come back here to read this and I will know you are standing right next to me, giving me strength. There are times I can still feel the touch of your hand on my cheek. Forever.......Maureen

Written by: Maureen casemh@muohio.edu Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 09:23:36

i lost my mother, mary strickland, on march 5th, 2001 to lung cancer.........from the day she found out till the day she died it was exactly three weeks.........i promise to quit smoking mama...i love and miss you.......

Written by: rhonda reallyrhonda7@aol.com Monday, March 12, 2001 at 21:13:38

In memory of my wonderful father, Freddie L. Cooper. I miss you sooooooooooo much!

It's been 13 years since the Philip Morris Company and Malboro's took you away from me and the rest of your family. I will continue to fight and educate people on the danger of tobacco and will do my part by not contributing in anyway to these devils in disguise called TOBACCO COMPANIES. Yes, I realize they are everywhere--I am proud to say that I have not touched anything that is remotely connected to a tobacco company. That means no Kraft products, no Miller products, no Kool-aid, Country time, Post products, Nabisco,(even your favorite Oreos are off limit), and much more.

Since you were taken from us, you have had 8 grandchildren born--but don't worry, even though they did not have the privilege of knowing you personally, they will always know you because we are keeping your memory very much alive.

A lot has happened in the tobacco industry since you've been gone-but there's a lot more to be done. All of this was because of a great man by the name of Jeffery Wigand who risked everything and paid a very heavy price in order to expose these very evil people.

I miss you daddy. I will continue the fight for you, and for your 2 brothers who also lost their lives to this evil and for all of the others who have been seduced by them.

Your very loving daughter,

Tawana

Written by: Tawana Cooper tawanac@hotmail.com Monday, March 12, 2001 at 16:51:36

To our Dearest Aunt Dodie,We miss and love you ALWAYS!

Written by: Loretta and Jim jimandrett@aol.com Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 20:54:17

This is for my sister Lynn, who passed away from an asthma attack at the age of 30. She left behind two beautiful children and a loving family. She is not in our sight, but is always in our thoughts and memories. She was so very special to so many. She is sadly missed by all that knew her.
She is a guardian angel to her children.
I love you and miss you, Lynn.
I also would like make a remembrance to another young woman who also passed away from an asthma attack in her early twenties.
Memories last forever.
God Bless!

Written by: KK klaras@excite.com Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 18:25:30

What I remember most about my Grandfather was his beautiful smile and his contagious laugh. He told great stories from his school days, and ALWAYS kissed

Written by: Adrianne Henderson shender@nh.ultranet.com Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 15:13:46

On March 25/1999 i lost a very special person in my life /to the disease Pulmonary Fibrosis .My aunt

Written by: Tonya Hulett mimie_19us@yahoo.com Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 13:18:48

mum i miss you so much hope you are at peace now love you lots yvonne

Written by: yvonne MACINTYREYVONNE@HOTMAIL.COM Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 10:23:33

Michael, We all miss you. Boomer is having a real difficult time missing his grandpa. Watch over him and over Kimberly also. And remember how much love you took with you. Your kids all miss you and speak of you often. You will be with us all always in out hearts and memories. Love Love Love

Written by: Theresia Brown Grandmomteri@aol.com Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 23:32:36

In loving memory of my 'Pop', Edward Roy Johnson. Father to Chuck Sherman, Beverly Hillis and Jim Ward. Devoted husband to Barbara Johnson.

Written by: C. Charles Sherman chucksherman@home.com Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 12:10:50

In Remembrance of:
My father: Linwood E. Gray, Jr. (aka-Buddy/Bud) who died of lung cancer at the age of 64 in 1996.
I love and miss you so much....

My Grandmother: Mary Stevenson Gray (aka: Mema) who died of emphasyma at the age of 76 in 1984 after a long battle and never told anyone/especially any family members.

To my cousin Sharon Myers Black who passed away Jan. 3, 2001 of Oates Lung Cancer w/Mets to Breast, lymph nodes and finally the brain. She lived only a few short months after being diagnosed.

And the the many other relatives who passed away of cancer/lung diseases: Jane Keown Stevens, Madelyn Stevens Willbanks, Mary Frances Keown Brusie, and all the others that I forgot to mention!

May you all rest in peace and know that I will deeply miss you all. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you all and wish that our times together were not so short. And I will always remember your battles with your illness'.

I have been diagnosed with cancer and also have Radiation Fibrosis of the lungs. I'm fighting the battle just as you all before me have done and know that you are looking down and casting your angel wings over me. Love Always.....

Written by: Candy gaboa@aol.com Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 03:36:06

IN LOVING MEMORY OF CLAUD JOSEPH DIOTT/ LOVING FATHER.

DOB:6/5/1918
DOD:4/21/1997
DIED OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS

YOUR WERE A GREAT DAD. MY HERO. I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER. I MISS YOU MORE EVERYDAY. MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.

Written by: Hattie hfw@att.worldnet Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 00:07:55

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Elizabeth Marie Lamkin Clark, beloved mother
DOB 11/101921
DOD 8/02/1999

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE

do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush.
I am the swift uplifting rush.
Of quiet birds in circled flight;
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

(author unknown)

Written by: susan price priceland@peoplepc.com Friday, March 9, 2001 at 14:22:05

In memory of Joseph Vivano, M.D. Although we only knew you briefly you touched our hearts. You will always be remembered as a kind and caring physician, loving husband, caring father and grandfather. Your death was the direct result of smoking for numerous years and I am sure your message to all who read this is,

Written by: Louis & Shirley Meyer sahm@ldd.net Friday, March 9, 2001 at 13:27:48

My beloved husband(Lawrence W. Woodruff) of 7 years died suddenly of Sarcoidosis(a lung disease that destroys the lungs first then moves onto other organs) on October 14, 2000. Doctors state this disease is rare but the truth is that they do not have very much knowledge about this disease. Larry you will always be in my heart. I love you more today than I ever have. Till we meet again.

Written by: Adrienne Woodruff lawoodruff_2000@yahoo.com Friday, March 9, 2001 at 13:06:21

In loving memory of Ernestine Davis who departed January 27, 2000, two weeks after her 53rd birthday--complications due to lung cancer.
We entrust her life to the mercy and love of our Lord+.
Deeply missed by sisters, Ginny and Nancy, niece, Dawyn, and nephew, Christoper.

Written by: Ginny Davis virdavis@iupui.edu Friday, March 9, 2001 at 11:03:37

Mary Anne DeMoss beloved mother of 5 passed away on September 7th, 1999 from Lung Cancer. Mary smoked religiously for 30 years and gave it up a couple of months before she passed away. If you have ever experienced someone dying from this disease you wouldn't wish this type of death on your worst enemy. She left us at a very young age of 47. She is my strength and inspiration that lives in me every day.
I love you Mom!

Written by: Kim DeMoss kdemoss@ford.com Friday, March 9, 2001 at 09:39:46

A tree was planted in memory of Garth L. Myers. My dad passed away on year ago from Lung cancer. He was 71. I miss you Pops. You are always in my heart. I love you. Geneinne

Written by: Geneinne Morgan g10d2bl8@aol.com Thursday, March 8, 2001 at 22:35:22

To my little sister Rebecca, age 33. I am so sorry that after being diagnoised with lung cancer 3 shorts months ago, you had to leave your children behind and go on to heaven. You were so brave to fight as hard as you did. You were a wonderful mother who loved her children. We will all miss you so very much and I will keep a close eye on those boys.

Written by: Becky Roth rothb@lcii.net Thursday, March 8, 2001 at 07:51:32

Jerrald Guilliams (Sept 12, 1936 - March 4, 1999). Lung Cancer from smoking. He said,

Written by: tammy guilliams guilliams@home.com Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 20:27:52

My husband Albert, died on April 8, 2000 at the age of 48 years. He was

Written by: Sherrie Amado s.amado.@neu.edu Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 15:09:26

To My Loving Husband Albert,

You were so extremely courageous during the 7 month battle with lung cancer. I truly honor you for your strength during that time. I would have never imagined that less than 2 years after our wedding you would die at the age of 48 years old.

Not a day goes by that the beautiful memories of our life together don't fill my mind.

I hated to see you go, but I didn't want to see you suffer any longer.

You will always be in my heart, my mind and my soul.

You were

Written by: Sherrie Amado s.amado@neu.edu Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 15:06:58

In memory of my Mother, Joanne Resseguie Flynn, who died of pneumonia in 1990 at 58 years old. She suffered all of her life with asthma and later also emphysema, probably a product of the second hand smoke from her husband and children. I am sorry you never lived to see your grandaughter born in 1992. It would have made you so happy. I love you Mom. Your loving daughter, a bilateral lung recipient with Pulmonary Langerhans cell Histiocytosis.

Written by: Kathryn Flynn sarika@mindspring.com Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 12:45:09

In memory of my father, Richard Flynn, born 1928, died 1998 of congestive heart failure caused by emphysema. A life time smoker,he was on oxygen the last four years of his life. I love you Dad. You will always be in my heart. Your loving daughter, a double lung recipient.

Written by: Kathryn Flynn sarika@mindspring.com Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 12:37:22

In remembrance of my grandmother, Doris Lynn. She died of lung cancer almost 10 years ago. I still miss her every day, and will remember her always. We all miss you Gram.

Written by: Emily Buckland EBuckland@control-concepts.com Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 08:13:54

In Loving Remembrance of Mitch. July 29, 1986 to February 01, 2001.

Written by: Kimberly Woertendyke asginc@pacbell.net Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 02:52:03

I miss you Dad, My dad passed away on june 2 2000, after being on oxygen for 2 years . He was always full of life . After being on oxygen he had more bad days then good . Now he is happy and not in pain or discomfort but he is missed by everyone he will always be remembered .

Written by: jill mazzfam@aol.com Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 19:27:48

Not a day goes by that I don't miss my son Michael. Michael passed away on Oct.1, 1998 from Asthma complications after being in a coma for 10 days. His entire life was a battle to live as normal a life as possible and still have the disease. Michael's favorite pass time was frequenting areas of the city where homeless people congregated and drawing them pictures while talking with them and extracting their stories. Michael, the world has lost a shining star, someone who made a difference to those around him.

Written by: Sandra B. Clay ewroad@excite.com Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 12:08:46

to my father Drew m. Featherston. We will miss you always.
Love
Rory Shawn & bobbi

Written by: rory featherston luckytoo7@hotmail.com Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 03:01:51

In memory of my father Charlie Grabenhorst,died
last April of lung cancer.He had a hard battle,
but always remained strong.I love him for that.
May he be with god now,no more pain,rest well
till we see you again.I Love You,Shelly

Written by: Shelly Renken dogggzz@aol.com Monday, March 5, 2001 at 22:55:10

This is in remembrance of my father, Dewey Everage. He suffered from COPD for many years. He was always a very active man who enjoy hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors. However, once this disease was fully developed, he was no longer able to do these things that he enjoyed so much. Dad was on oxygen for about 8 years before he died. He fought a long hard battle with this diease and never gave up. He was always optimistic about feeling better, but that day never came for him. Dad died February 9, 2000, and I will remember the pain he went through forever. He was a very brave, wise man who will never be forgotten.

Written by: Jeanie cjeverage@yahoo.com Monday, March 5, 2001 at 18:55:52

to my beloved mother:Marjorie Sebree-Greene who had short battle with lung cancer, she was the bravest with the bout always in laughing and smiling, and encouraging her children and grandchildren, we love you moma, but God loves you best

Written by: yvonne-sebree presley geegee@sigecom.net Monday, March 5, 2001 at 15:00:31

In loving memory of my grandfather Eddie:
His battle with lung cancer was the bravest I've ever seen. To undergo so much and still be able to laugh. We all know that you are in a better place and much happier there. We will always love you!

Written by: CJ McQueen ciege21@hotmail.com Monday, March 5, 2001 at 14:15:37

In memory of my loving unique, psychic, devoted, caring mother Gloria Jean Cordova. She died of asthma attack almost 4 years ago of the age of 57 1 week after her 57th birthday. I always knew she would die from asthma attack because of how bad her asthma was I thought I would find her dead in her home I never knew I was going to be there to witness the most awful thing in my entire life. I was use to my mom having attacks and I knew what to do, get her to a hospital as quickly as possible when they were extreme she always made it to the hospital but this day was different! I was moving far away to marry the man of my dreams and we stopped by to visit with my mom. She was complaining about her head hurting I ignored it. My fiance and I went to set up my computer which she wanted and I was making comments about how I hated how messy her house was and ours would never be that way. Then I heard my mom's faint crys, of help me Cindee I ran quickly I knew what it meant she was having an attack. I knew I had to get her inhalant I could not find one even though one was with in reach always. We ran outside to her car to retrieve one I gave it to her it did not work. She through it at her house and said she was scared get her to the hospital I ran inside to get my keys and to lock her house up when I returned she was already blue I panicked, I never ever witnessed my mother passing out in all the years of her asthma attacks. I screamed the neighboors called 911 and I talked to them they kept on asking if she was still breathing she was then she stopped. They revived her on the way to the hospital in the ambulance. She lived comatosed for a week on life support. My siblings and I had to make the decision to take her off life support we did she lived for two long days afterwards. Sorry this was so long but I had to tell the story of my mother's death of not being able to breathe most her life. I miss and love her dearly and I will always remember those times when I had to go to her aid because of her breathless times. Asthma is deadly and it should have more research than it has I lost the person in my life that made sense of life. I love you mom.

Written by: Cindee Cindee4uw@aol.com Monday, March 5, 2001 at 01:13:04

In Loving Memory of my mother, Norma Goddard who died today of lung cancer. Although she smoked for most of her adult life, she quit smoking without the aid of any smoking cessation products almost three years ago. Her friends and family were amazed and so very proud of her for never lighting up again. Her 8 month battle with lung cancer was as brave as she was and she will not only be remembered by those who loved her but be admired by all those who ever met her.

Written by: Dawn Goddard godgrafix@aol.com Saturday, March 3, 2001 at 22:38:25

In memory of Marie Voisin Collins.

For my long-time friend Ailene, whose mother and best friend died too soon.
She was 72 and her body fell apart piece by piece because of killer tobacco. She had the will to survive, but in the end it wasn't enough.
Cigarettes claimed another victim.
Her loved ones are left to pick up the pieces. The tobacco companies keep raking in the profits. That will continue until we put a face on death.
This week's face belongs to Marie.
Now we are only left with her sweet memory.
Her life is gone in a puff of smoke.

With endless love and dread....

Barry M. Bloom

Written by: Barry M. Bloom boomskie@aol.com Saturday, March 3, 2001 at 17:35:55

In memory of my beloved father, Joseph J. Poserina, Jr. who passed away at 8:00 AM on Saturday, February 10, 2001. He was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis in mid-January and died three weeks later.

He was an honorable, just, and kind man. He hoped,almost until his last breath,that he would live.He trusted his physicians. He had plans - he had so much to live for. I miss him desperately.

I am certain that the P.F. that killed my father was due to the administration of amioderone starting in Sept./Oct. 2000 to treat a cardiac arrhythmia and methotrexate administered in the Summer, 2000 to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Both are toxic to the lungs independently. And when taken together.....

My father died just 4 1/2 months after he began to take both drugs prescribed to him. He was a vital, active, extremely intelligent man who died too soon.

I believe the statistics actually understate the number of deaths caused by P.F. due to administration of, in particular, amioderone.

Please educate yourselves to the lung toxicity of drugs that may be prescribed for yourselves or loved ones.

Written by: Barbara Poserina bposer18@yahoo.com Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 20:03:53

In Memory of Lilja Arnason McCaffrey my grandmother and hero.Died June 7, 1999 of smoking related emphysema.
Love,
Sarah

Written by: Sarah Leiken s_leiken@hotmail.com Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 18:25:28

In remembrance of Jessie Keel, my grandmother. She got emphysema, I suppose, in her 50's...she was a smoker. By the time she was 61, she was on oxygen. She had a couple of bouts where she became disoriented and soon at the young age of 63, had to go to a nursing home because she could barely walk across the floor without gasping for air. For the next six months, the staff at the nursing home would assist her in taking off her oxgen and helping her outside to smoke with them. She collapsed at the nursing home, went to a hospital, caught a staff infection, and died. Had she not smoked, she could have continued living alone and would never have gone to the hospital to begin with. She would have been stronger and could have fought off illness better. It is a shame my time with her was cut short. She was such a wonderful lady. She was always bursting with love for her children and grandchildren. My two sisters smoke today and it makes me angry at them.

Written by: Darla Keel dfulton@memphis.edu Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 15:43:29

In memory of my mom Ellen Jacobsen who died Feb. 1, 2001. She fought long and hard with her emphysima. She was never willing to give up, she kept telling the doctors that they were going to fix her right up. She was always hoping they would have lung transplants available someday. I myself don't smoke and I wish I could get the rest of the family to quit. My dad died of cancer (lung, throat..etc.)back in 1989. I miss them both tremendously. I wish we could wake people up to how bad they are distroying their own bodies and also their loved ones around them by their continued smoking. I keep hoping someday it will happen. I love you mom and dad.

Written by: Sheila R robson@palacenet.net Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 14:59:28

My father, Joe Masterson Died May 3,2000 of lung disease. Father had intersituial lung disease. He never smoked a day in his life. I thought that May 3rd was the hardest day of my life. I am going to be married this Sept 14th and believe this will be the second hardest day of my life because I will have to clebrate without my father. My fiance and I have decide that instead of wedding favors will are going to donate money to the American Lung Assoc. for research in the memory of my father. We thought this would be a special way to remember my father on such a special day. Dad, I just hope you are at peace and all your suffering is over. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you. I love you!

Written by: Beth Masterson Bmasterson@comcast-spectacor.com Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 12:23:05

C.MILLER HARRIS 6/19/1974 TO 9/11/1999: TO LOSE A YOUNG PERSON/CHILD IS VERY HARD ESPECIALLY A FATHER LOSING A SON. MILLER WAS A SPECIAL YOUNG MAN TOUCHING SO MANY LIVES AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. HIS DEATH RESULTED FROM A SEVERE ASTHMATIC ATTACK .HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MISS HIM DEARLY AND ARE WORKING HARD ON FUND RAISING PROJECTS FOR THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. MY SON WAS MY BEST FRIEND HIS GIFT TO ME ARE HIS

Written by: B. Harris Wmbillharris@aol.com Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 11:47:12

Mom and dad(nan and papa)You are in our thoughts everyday.Zach talks about you guys alot.He is twelve today,Papa would have made the birthday plans for him.I really wish I could phone and chat with you mom,you would be proud of the boys and how they have turned out,I think you both would be proud of me too.Life is so short,I hope you are together in heaven.We all miss you so much.I will never smoke.My boys deserve to have their mom for as long as they can.Take care of each other.I love you both so much.

Written by: jackie,pumpkin,zach,bren darrinweiser@telus.net Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 03:27:07

For my youngest son,mark, who at 8 months was told he was asthma..I having it know that one of my kids would get it..He got it so bad..that he needs treatment to help him breath....i fell for my son and wish or I never had this...darce

Written by: darce edwards lady_j85301@yahoo.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 23:45:48

My husband, Ray, was diagnosed with stage 3 squamous cell lung cancer September 28th. He had right pneumenectomy on October 10th. He underwent both chemo and radiation treatments simultaneously. He died at home last week. My heart is broken. He was the most incredible husband, father, and grandfather. He was the most easy-going person, always smiling, always positive. He taught us all so much about living and about dying. He faced his struggle with such dignity. I simply cannot believe he is already gone. I knew that the prognosis was not good but it is so soon. I know that I would have never been ready. I loved him so. I will always love him.

Written by: Audra audraberry@hotmail.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 21:41:27

Charles Buchholz died October 21, 1999 of Lung Cancer. You are deeply missed.

Written by: Bob Koertge bob@koertge.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 18:53:13

In memory of Alex L. Putz: It will be one year on March 27 that we lost our Dad to Pulmonary Fibrosis, a lesser known but very evil lung disease. It has an unknown origin, but I think 35 years working with the diesel fumes in the trucking industry and an asbestos-laden building was a factor. The disease also has no cure or useful treatment. It's all palliative from the time of diagnosis. We had two years to prepare for the end and it went fast. It is vitally important to find an excellent pulmonary doctor. The first one he had was awful and Dad's downhill slide was more rapid than it needed to be. An emergency situation brought him into contact with a great pulmonologist who coordinated great care and gave us a last year with good quality of life. We will be eternally grateful for that year as we helped him prepare for the end...and we prepared ourselves. A lot was accomplished and a lot was learned and, by amazing timing, all 11 of his kids were nearby when he passed away. The four of us who were at his bedside as he drew his last labored breath can only pray that research is going on to banish this horrid disease.

Written by: Peggy Buck secondof11@AOL.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 17:31:01

In remembrance of my grandmother, Catherine Brown.

Written by: Catherine Brown toddala@aol.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 13:35:25

almost a year ago my grandfather died from lung cancer. I feel that I didn't have enough time with him. I know that he is still here watching over me but it is still hard to believe that he is gone. In remembrance of my grandfather William R. Green.
Love you always

Written by: Jenn Green jenncgreen@hotmail.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 13:07:08

Charles W. Graham my father died of lung cancer. I miss you very much. My 2 sons miss their grandfather. You would be so proud of Jason and Mike. You are missing out on alot of life. People need to pick smoking or their families. We do have a choice. We survivors suffer also without you. I love and miss you alot. Cheryl

Written by: Cheryl Melichar melichar@milwpc.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 11:16:42

Geovanni Castro: May 15,1973-April 24,2000
~Son, Brother, Father~
My dearly beloved brother passed from emphysema. I just want to say that I love you Jobo and I miss you soooo much. There is not a day that goes by that you are not in my thoughts and prayers. I was so upset that I only got to spend ten days with you before you left this world but those ten days were the best ten days of life and I cherish that. I miss you so much that I feel like I have to continue on this earth being alone. You are my only brother and it's so hard knowing its just me now. Your daughter will five 5 yrs old this summer and yes she still remembers you. I make sure to talk to her about you and always have pictures of you so she will never forget you. Mom and Dad of course love and miss you too. I wish we could've spent our lives together but the Lord needs his angels and I know you are that angel. I love you and you will always be in our hearts, Geovanni.

Written by: Veronica Miranda veronica.miranda@juno.com Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 10:36:13

Shirley Jardine 1934-1997
Wife,Mother,Daughter,Nana,Friend.
Is till haven't begin to feel the lost that I have for you mom. Every day I wish andhope you could be here with your grandchildren. You fought so strong and bravely with a monster that grew within your body. Lung Cancer took your life and robbed us of a future of fun times together. I remember the day we were told you had Lung Cancer. I fear I felt for this monster inside you was justified. Lung Cancer is a silent killer and we knew it was a losing battle and both to scary to say it out loud. You were brave and strong and I admired the way you taught us to be strong. I want you to know I try very hard to teach people not to smoke.
You were my hero and angel and the lord just didn't give us enough time to be together. I miss you and think of you often. Until we are toghter again may you rest in the arms of angels and smile down on us daily.
I LOVE YOU MOM AND MISS YOU LOT'S.

Your Daughter

Written by: Jill Spooner jilladell@aol.com Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 22:53:26

In memory of my son, Miller who died at 25 years old of asthma. The light of many people's lives, especially mine. I know he's an angel watching down, but my life is just not the same without him.

Written by: judy harris judy.harris@bpemusic.com Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 18:09:27

To Day I remeber My Son Justin Steven Wade,Born August 28, 2000 - Died September 23, 2000. Justin is one of a set of twins born with Respitory Distress syndrome, that later developed into Broncho Pulmonary Dysplasia. Today I sit and think about Justin while I still Struggle with the fear of loosing his brother Jaylen who is surving and fighting with BPD. In my heart I know that Jaylen will be Ok, However it is still hard for me to see him laid up in a hospital attached to a respirator again. Jaylen was home for all of 3wks before getting sick and returning to the hospital. I pray everday and ask God to protect him from this illness and I have seen some improvement but at times I still can't help the sad feelings inside. I want the doctors to do more or say more but the only thing that can help this condition is the power of GOD and Time. I want Jaylen back home doing well again. Smiling, playing and developing into a strong Little boy and I will not stop praying and fighting for him unitl I have just that. Justin, mommy will always love and please protect your brother, I know you have earned your wings.

Love mommy

Written by: Kywani Morgan Kywani Morgan@ogilvy.com Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 14:31:03

To My Mom - I wish you were here.

Written by: Hannah hlnasche@earthlink.net Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 12:26:11

My father, Ralph Riggi at 79yrs of age, passed away from lung cancer recently. Once diagnosed with the disease, it was not long before the cancer matasticized into throat and brain cancer. Dad was a smoker for approx. 65yrs. My thoughts are that other people who are smokers try to cut back or quit and spend more time being active in social groups and with their families. And it's important to get out of your house and spend time in the fresh air. I love my father with all my heart and only wish that I could have spent more time with him. Unfortunatly his home reaked of cigerette smoke... making it very difficult for visitors to be there with him. My father was a sweet, funny and good man.. and I will miss him.

Written by: Gina Riggi griggi@bellatlantic.net Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 11:07:08

MY REMEMBRANCE GOES OUT TO MY GRANDPA PERRY H. CLIFT. HE DIED OF LUNG CANCER APRIL 2, 2000. MY GRANDPA WAS EVERYTHING TO ME AND I LOVED HIM MORE THAN HE KNEW. HE IS MISSED DEARLY AND I WILL BE GLAD TO SEE HIM AGAIN ONE DAY BUT UNTIL THEN I LOVE YOU PAPAW.

Written by: JACKIE HART Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 09:27:41

My husband was 43 when he died of interstitial lung disease December 14th, 2000. The cause is still unknown. He never smoked, was a tae-kwon-do instructor, had 2 wonderful sons. This tragedy has shaken up an entire town here in Virginia and his family is devastated. I miss you Michael L. Tewalt.....we all miss you so much. I'll love you forever. Your wife and best friend...Dietra

Written by: Dietra A. Tewalt ursulamajor57@hotmail.com Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 09:01:03

This is remembrance is dedicated to my grandmother

Written by: Suzi Schneider jsande@maryville.heartland.net Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 01:32:57

It's my Grandma's birthday today - and, even though she died three years ago from Pulminory Fibrosis I still celebrate her and all that she still is for me. Happy Birthday Munchkin - I do miss you.

Written by: Me Monday, February 26, 2001 at 18:27:11

Sorry!

Written by: Bob & Margret bob_and_margret@home.com Monday, February 26, 2001 at 12:08:35

I remember my great, great uncle had lung cancer and I was with him every step of the way. I can still smell his tobacco breath.

Written by: Alison awsome_alison@hotmail.com Monday, February 26, 2001 at 12:00:48

In memory of my mother, Patricia Cooney, who died on March 3, 2000, from primary pulmonary hypertension. She lived with this disease for 2 1/2 years with dignity, strength and humor. She is sorely missed by her husband, her children, her grandsons, family and friends.

Written by: Jennifer Cooney jbcooney@hotmail.com Monday, February 26, 2001 at 00:42:11

In memory of Ms. Betty Downs... A mother, a grandmother, a sister, a friend... A beautiful, amazing woman... Died June 2000 of complications from Emphysema...
I love you, Grandma. I miss you terribly. I miss your letters, I miss your hugs, I miss your pink lipstick, your tabloid magazines and I even miss your smell... you were an AMAZING woman and I will treasure every wonderful memory I have. I know I will see you again...
I love you always. Love, your granddaughter...

Written by: Jen JoyInHim25@columbus.rr.com Sunday, February 25, 2001 at 23:58:28

In remenberance of my grandmother Victoria

Written by: Jobina Grode Rimmer rjrimmer@juno.com Sunday, February 25, 2001 at 21:55:32

My dad died 9 months ago on may 28th 2000. he was 52 and had been smoking for practically all his life. he was the reason i quit,(im 15)no one really understands the grief and the hell someone goes through as they're dying from lung cancer or throat cancer. it has an impact on few people's lives, and i wish it would touch more. for all those who smoke, just think, its a decision that could end your life quicker than you can believe.
jenny

R.I.P Daddy

Written by: Jenny Brown metallicachick43@earthlink.net Sunday, February 25, 2001 at 21:01:37

My grandfather, Harland Merchant, died six days ago due to lung cancer from smoking. He was a devoted husband, a father of five, a grandfather to twelve grandchildren. He died one day before his first great grandchild was born. My fondest memory of him was sitting on his lap as he read to me. He had such a gentle, loving heart. It was a painful experience watching him suffer from the cancer and knowing that he will no longer be able to share those special moments in my life in person like when I get married. I do know he will be smiling down on me from heaven.

Written by: Elizabeth Merchant liz_2_29115@yahoo.com Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 23:23:14

Janet Spears LeFeber:

My Granddmother, a mother, a listner, a wife, a sister, a fighter, a friend. Not a day goes by without millions of thoughts of her. She passed away 3 years ago, she was only 76. I am getting married in August, I always thought she would be there to witness it-due to lung cancer she will only be there in spirit. In memory of her I will spend my life fighting for a cure.
Jane Adair Sauer

Written by: Jane Sauer Janesauer@hotmail.com Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 19:08:13

Samuel- You were my hero, and my role model. You taught me some of the most important things I needed to know in life. You taught me to be who I am, and never go againt my ethics no matter what. You were the best brother a sister could ever have. I know that we had our fights, but you know what? I wouldn't have changed any of those confrontations for anything because each one changed something in our relationship. I love you Samuel. You were only 18 when you died, and me only 14... it hurt so much that I will go through adolesence without you, but through what you taught me I know I can make it without you physically here. I know that you are watching over me, and that you'll guide me through life. I wish asthma wouldn't have taken you're life, but since it did.. the best I can do is help people become more aware of how serious asthma really is. I love you Big Bro. I will never forget the only brother I ever had. After only 14 months without you it still hurts me...but I know you're in a better place!!
Love Your Lil Sis,
Steph

Written by: Stephanie HazelBeauti@aol.com Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 17:05:18

In memory of my father,Ferdinand Kropff who died from lung cancer due to smoking for over 40 years.I still miss him very much.
With love from his daughter,
Lisa

Written by: Lisa Hughes animlver1@aol.com Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 12:08:45

This is in memory of our mother,Adeline Helen Walling who died November 15, 2000 while under hospice care at my sister's home. We love you, Mama, and miss you. Debbie is truly broken-hearted and nearly inconsolable. She misses her rides with you along the Columbia and shopping in the little stores you both loved. I miss buying you flowers and going out to lunch and listening to your funny stories.
I am filled with loathing for every cigarette that is produced and sorrow for those who think

Written by: Donna Phillips donna_phillips@co.washington.or.us Friday, February 23, 2001 at 21:43:34

I miss my mom,she was only 55 when she died,January 10th 2000.My husband was military & by the time we got back from living all over the world,she started getting very sick.I missed 14 years.I didnt have those 14 years with my mom,I stayed by her side as much as i could & took care of her the best i knew how ,with my dad's help.She worked very hard in a factory to make sure we had everything we needed.This factory i believe made her sick too,there was lots of smoke in it.Because of smoking ciggarettes,& the smokey factory- she won't be here to see her 1st grandson graduate from highschool,won't see her grandchildren's babies,didn't get to see the world like i did.I can just hope she can see from heaven.She did get one wish,that all her children would be able to buy a house.We all did right before she passed away,This meant alot to her.My mom could never understand how the usa could spend tons of money on the spaceshuttle,giving money to other countries,when thier are families in the usa that are hungry,or don't have a home to live in.She would of made a great president i think,it is a shame such a wonderful person is gone.We love her and will always have her in our hearts.

Written by: deb Luv2luv@aol.com Friday, February 23, 2001 at 13:48:01

On August 21,1998, the doctors told me my mother, Ruth Calabrese, had a year to live. Adenocarcinoma of the lungs, they said. She started smoking when she was 12,long before the dangers of addiction and health hazards were known. She tried to stop many times. She even tried hypnotherapy. We always asked her to quit. My son even hid her cigarettes. She never thought it would really happen to her though. She was a good person.Always helping anyone less fortunate. Knitting hats for the homeless. Even during her chemo, she made soup for her sick friends.We never really thought it would happen to her.Not my mom.But it did. June 27th, 1999, lung cancer, attributed to smoking, took her life and left ours empty. She had the most incredible inner strength and courage. She faced death with humor and dignity and I am so proud of her for that. Our lives, however are not and never will be the same. I despise the tobacco companies and ANYONE who profits from their sales. Because of them, I had to watch my mother die. My family had to watch her die. Convicted murderers get life sentences, yet tobacco companies are PROFITING from killing thousands of people everyday! THEY GET RICH...WE GET LIFE...WITHOUT OUR LOVED ONES! Where's the justice?

Written by: Maria Jazzy0581@aol.com Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 11:43:03

This is for my grandmother, Mildred Heien, who passed away because of lung cancer on September 19, 2000. You fought the good fight and to me you're still the strongest and most courageous woman I have ever known. I will remember your words of wisdom for all my life. Thank you for letting me take care of you these past two years. I could never repay you for the memories you have given me in this lifetime. I Love You and I Miss You Always. Love, Sara

Written by: Sara Heien Sarabeth76@Hotmail.com Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at 22:39:24

In memory of my daddy who died of lung cancer,Sept. 8 1987. He is gone but never will be forgotten. I also have scleroderma,(crest syndrome)I have bad lungs also. I saw my dad die never complaining about the disease.He was a great and wonderful person. From his loving daughter Brenda

Written by: Brenda Escue brej46@yahoo.com Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at 20:02:08

In memory of my grandfather, Leslie J. Bush, who passed away four years ago from lung disease. He was a great man who worked hard as a farmer and a woodworker, inhaling the by-products of his labor. He also smoked for a time. Though he lived a long and wonderful life, it was very painful to see him with his arsenal of inhalers in his last years, struggling to take a breath. I dedicate my work with the American Lung Association of Alabama to my beloved Grandfather.

Written by: Pam Lewis plewisal@bellsouth.net Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at 12:25:10

LINDA PAULINE BRISTOL 51 YEARS OLD, LEFT THIS WORLD FROM EMPHYSIMS,AND CANCER THIS PAST SEPT 2000. SHE WAS MY SISTER, WHEN I THINK OF HER I SEE SMILES,LAUGHTER,A GREAT JOKE SHE WOULD TELL ME, HOW UNFAIR IT WAS TO TAKE SUCH A JOYFUL PERSON SO FULL OF LOVE LIGHT AND LAUGHTER. SHE WAS ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU FOREVER.

Written by: DESIREE DESIBEACG21@AOL.COM Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 21:10:29

I am writing this 1 day after my father's funeral. His uncles thought it was funny to see a five year old blow smoke rings. By age eleven he was smoking on his own. He tried to quit for 25 years. But it was too late. He struggled for 6 years with lung disease. Now he will never see his 11 grandchildren grow up. He was the most special guy in the world. He lived to bring people to Christ. To all the smokers who don't think it could happen to them, think again. Phil, if you ever read this, dad was talking to you when he said to stop smoking. We know when our father died he went to be with Jesus. He can now walk 20 feet without gasping for air. My hope would be to all people not to have to go through all the pain of seeing someone you love die a little each time the take a puff. Dad, I love you. I miss you. Can't wait till I see you pitch. love always your little girl.

Written by: cheryl williams wtruckerdan@aol.com Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 21:00:09

In memory of my father Floyd Raymond Page Sr. who passed away April 28, 1996 after many years of suffering with COPD..Needing his gallbladder removed to escape a possible deadly disaster down the road, he was unable to be weened from the respirator after surgery for some time, suffered sleep and oxygen deprevation for days, disoriented and unable to comprehend we were trying to care for him, went on to suffer a stroke live a week in a coma and come back to us only to suffer another 5 1/2 months before passing away...I worshipped my father and as yet nothing in my life has hurt me more than to lose him....Friday, FEB 16, 2001 I was diagnosed with COPD at 49, and yes after all this I find myself still smoking....This is really an uncaring, selfish, vicious and deadly disease..The smokes are actually the worse to me...Knowing I will suffer as my father and and thousands of others have

Written by: Mary Baker sparkie1999@hotmail.com Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 15:27:34

This is in memory of my father, Lewis L. Dunham, who passed on February 18, 1994. He struggled to quit smoking for many years and died after an unholy battle against emphysema. I remember holding your hand as you took your last breath - your very first grandchild growing in my belly. I still can feel the pain of watching you go as if it were in truth only yesterday. I miss you so much. I want it all to make sense and it doesn't. If you're up there directing traffic... as you always intended to be... I send you my love.

Written by: Marsha Dunham ldymacbeth@aol.com Monday, February 19, 2001 at 21:35:07

This is for James Hill who died Feb. 17th, 2001 of
pulmonary fibrosis. He was my best friend's husband. You will be missed greatly by me. Rest in peace, James. We love you.

Written by: Becky Redmon debere@aol.com Monday, February 19, 2001 at 18:42:44

This is in loving memory of my only brother, J.W. Brown. He died of lung cancer in 1991 at the young age of 59. He had been a Winston cigarette smoker for many years. At the time of his death three of his four sisters were smokers. They have all quit but not until they were stricken with heart trouble. We love you and miss you.

Written by: Joyce Barnes patches@worldnetla.net Monday, February 19, 2001 at 18:25:01

To our Mom, Florence Slade who we lost May 07, 2000 to lung cancer. We love and miss you and even though we lost you, a non smoker to lung cancer, we are both going to quit smoking in your honor.
We love you very much Mom and miss you an awful lot.
Your loving daughter and son Marsha & Rick

Written by: Marsha & Rick Lafaille lafaille@bellsouth.net Monday, February 19, 2001 at 13:41:46

For my Father James West Rickman who died of oat cell lung cancer December 15, 1994. You were loved, you are missed.

Written by: Antonia PKyle_m@Yahoo.com Friday, February 16, 2001 at 20:14:53

This is for my Dad, Hobart Garner who smoked most of his life, he died of lung cancer in the late 1980's, he was possibly the best man I have ever known, and to say Hobie, we miss you.

Written by: Daniel Garner woodrow105@hotmail.com Friday, February 16, 2001 at 19:14:19

Wynne died on February 13, 1975. She was 56 years old. She died from emphysema after smoking most of her life. I'm her 47 year old daugter and I quit smoking yesterday. I love you mom.

Written by: Susi susirose@msn.com Friday, February 16, 2001 at 17:54:01

My best friend, Julia Morgan, died of lung disease not more than 5 years ago. I will always remember her for her warm smile and witty attitude but more for the way that she tried to deal daily with her asthma and lung disease. She continued to strive for the best travelling with her husband and five children with the aid of her oxygen tank and wheelchair until she was hospitalized. She was an emotional person and I believe her love of her family and others contributed to her asthma. Julia is my rock of gibraltar each time I think about the fact that I now have asthma and restrictive lung disease. I sincerely hope that Julia Morgan is remembered for the strength of her spirit and her will to live.

Written by: Earline Torres eltorres@onebox.com Friday, February 16, 2001 at 17:38:25

You people mean a lot to wish there was a cure for it

Written by: Karen littlebit55 Friday, February 16, 2001 at 12:36:48

Richard, you will be remembered for the many professional nursing and pharmaocology students you educated. Your advice to your great granddaughter Rylan about not smoking will be given to her when she's old enough to understand that her great grandfather died from emphysema.You are missed.

Written by: arlastroop AJSTROOP@hotmail.com Friday, February 16, 2001 at 10:47:20

~ For Our Mom ~
Mildred M. Karch
~ June 20,1925 - May 19 1993 ~

An untreated case of COPD until til was too late. They were concentrating on her heart, but her lungs gave up first.

We love you Mom, and still miss you.....always will.

Written by: Leona Friday, February 16, 2001 at 03:18:59

To my father who died on Friday, February 9, 2001 in the presence of his loving family. We miss you, Dad!

Written by: janet wilson jcurcio7@aol.com Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 18:06:58

In Memory Of Donald W Scott.

Careing, Husband, Father, Grandfather
Who was taken from us on Dec 3, 2000 from
Lung Cancer. He was only 54. Everything happend
so fast. We Miss you More and More each passing
Day. Time will never heal our loss.

We love You,
Your Family

Written by: Mike Welch Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 13:52:34

In memory of John Mason Smith, who died at the age of 64...9 years ago from cancer that included the lungs.
He smoked most of his life, finally giving it up 2 years before his death. Although I miss him, I do not want to join him early, so it is time for me to quit.
Here's to you, Dad!!!!!

Written by: Ray Smith Ray_Smith@radiopa.org Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 12:58:41

My beloved father, Robert Renfrow died Feb 9, 2001 after a valiant but futile fight against small cell carcinoma of the lung. He tried very hard to stop smoking and although he did cut down he never was able to totally break the terrible addiction.
This type of lung cancer is 100% due to tobacco. His tragic death has strengthened my resolve to try to work for more laws regulating and hopefully eliminating cigarettes and to continue to educate people regarding how addictive and dangerous smoking is. I will miss you so much Dad and will always love you.

Written by: Leigh renfrow@altavista.com Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 20:42:41

In memory of Anna Kathryn (Anne) Masters Young, the most wonderful, loving, brilliant and inspiring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife and beloved friend�who quit smoking 24 years before her untimely and painful death last August � from lung cancer. We miss her dearly. Her lasting message to us all:

Written by: Vicky Schauer vickyschauer@aol.com Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 17:54:55

In memory of Rita Sullivan who passed away of cancer caused by smoking. Rita, you now have a beautiful grandson who I know you are looking down on from heaven and loving very much. We are angry and sad that your life was cut short by the killers who manufacture cigarettes, but you will live forever in our hearts and memories.
We love you.
Mark and Dee Dee

Written by: Dee Dee marksullivan@home.com Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 15:03:15

In memory of our Mom, Nana, Great Nana, Sister and Aunt.

Ms. Vivian Flattes Wynn, passed away on October 10, 2000, she smoked for 54 years and she quit 14 years ago, she spent the last two years of her life on oxygen suffering with lung disease. She leaves a lot of people who's lives she touched. She was beautiful in every way.

We miss ya Mom

Written by: Flattes & Wynn Families MsFDesigns@aol.com Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 12:07:16

In memory of Harold M. Brown, my grandfather.

Written by: Todd Whitley twhitley@lungusa.org Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 10:27:11

My uncle died in September 2000 from smoking. He had an X ray two months earlier that showed a little emphysema, nothing more. He died just 6 days after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The doctors said that the type that he had spread very rapidly, and did not show up on the X ray. It was shaped like a ribbon, had totally invaded one lung and part of the other, and had wrapped itself around his heart. Smoking just isn't worth the price.

Written by: Carolyn Burton burton01@pacbell.net Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 21:40:42

In Loving Memory:

Matthew James Howe
May 11, 1974-January 31, 2001

My only brother passed away two weeks ago from complications arising from an asthma attack. He was only 26 and way too young to die. He'd battled lung problems since he was a child, and many times he almost died for lack of the simple ability to breathe properly. He had all of the asthma paraphanalia and took many different medications.
But in spite of this handicap, he never gave up. He worked till the day he died, and he loved like no other. Over 200 people showed up for his memorial service, where I had the dubious opportunity to offer a eulogy. I hope that one day asthma can be prevented and cured, so that no one else has to lose their big brother, the future uncle to their children, such a powerful part of themselves.

Written by: David Howe superdav19@hotmail.com Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 20:36:42

My dad died of lung problems in Ocotber at the age of 51. He had bacterial infections and scar tissue. He was finally placed on a transplant list but it was too late. He never smoked and always took great care of himself. He always had the support of his family and many, many friends. I miss him so much, and I want make a challenge out there to people who take thier breathing for granted; i.e. smoke and stuff. When you can't breathe, nothing else matters. When you can't breathe, you will finally realize what a gift breathing is. Please don't smoke. Also, it is very important to donate organs, especially lungs. A good pair to lungs is hard to find. Please save others like my dad. I miss him so much. ~Paula

Written by: Paula Richardson Sliebste02@aol.com Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 18:36:37

MY FRIEND ARTHUR HOPKINS

I met Art two years before he died. I was his Hospice volunteer. We became close friends and I still miss him. I was suprised he was still smoking because I had been told that he had lung/ throat cancer. He said if we're going to be friends leave me alone about my smoking. I was a smoker myself at the time and I understood the addiction. Many times I had to watch him struggle to bring up mucous that was interfering with his breathing. Art smoked till the end. He was given morphine and still smoked. Near the end he was in a Catholic nursing home in Valhalla, New York. They allowed no smoking there and that's when he stopped. I miss you much my dear friend. I'm not smoking anymore. Come and meet me when I come home. You gave me so much. You taught me so much. I wish we had met under better circumstance and a lot earlier. Good night, Dearheart.

Mimi

Written by: Mimi Morris AvontoU@aol.com Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 18:27:38

Papaw (Robert King)-
Your love lives on in all of us- You are missed by everyone. Thank-You for all your love and kindness you gave to all!

Written by: kimberli king kimbearli98@yahoo.com Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 14:19:10

Bonnie,

I will never forget you. In the prime of your life you were struck down with lung cancer. What a terrific lady -- a loving mother, wife and friend. I hope you are now at peace and know we all miss you.

Debbie

Written by: "Little Kim" kimberbl36@yahoo.com Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 13:04:57

my best friend's mother died of smoking about a year ago.she was ripped apart.since then she had to start after school activities to keep her mind off it.she is ok now but she needs a motherly role model.

Written by: beth ? Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 11:40:58

I am sooo sorry for all the familys members are dying because of some stupid drug! I feel so bad for all the people. My mom smokes and so does my dad and I hope they quit soon.

Written by: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 10:16:36

I luv you nanna ,I miss you soo much. I know I will see you again but the wait is to hard. I luv And miss you soooo much, See ya soon BYE !

Written by: Febuary 13,2001 Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 10:15:28

In memory of my parents, Don and Jerry Kubecka, both whom died from smoking. My dad died at the tender young age of 52, from complications from kidney cancer related to lung disease; my mom died at 63 from lung cancer. My dad kept asking when I was going to have his granddaughter, since I had just given him a grandson. He died when my son was 3 and I now have the granddaughter he will never know. Death seems so far away when you take that first puff and think

Written by: Debra Southerland debrasouth@email.msn.com Monday, February 12, 2001 at 18:09:30

Jerry R. Wright was a loving father and a good man who died from smoking on 11-17-00.
He was only 49.
He is missed every minute of every day.
He is in our hearts, our thoughts and our dreams.

Written by: Molly Wright bluzeman@verizon.net Monday, February 12, 2001 at 11:21:06

In memory of Addie Mae Whitley.

Written by: Todd Whitley twhitley@lungusa.org Monday, February 12, 2001 at 10:10:08

In Loving Memory
James Leo Jarrett
March 10, 1946 - January 23, 2001

A Wonderful Husband, Father, Son, Grandson, Brother, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Uncle and Friend.

Lung cancer took the life of my Uncle Jim, but his spirit will live forever.

I Love You Uncle Jim!
Darrell

Written by: Darrell W. Jarrett cyberlogical@uswest.net Monday, February 12, 2001 at 03:32:46

I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON JAN, 2 2001 WITH A KIDNEY STONE AND WENT HOME WITH 24/7 OXYGEN AND A NEBULIZER FOR TREATMENTS. I HAD COPD I HAVE SMOKED FOR 46 YEARS AND JAN, 2 WAS THE LAST SMOKE I HAD. I FOLLOWED WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID, WITH FEAR IN MY HEART THAT I WOULD NEVER SEE THE GRAND DAUGHTERS GROW UP.I WANT TO SMOKE EVERY DAY, BUT KNOW I CAN'T. THE DOCTOR SAYS THE KIDNEY STONE SAVED MY LIFE, BY LETTING THEM FIND THIS DISEASE BEFORE IT GOT WORSE OR DID MORE DAMAGE. I PRAY I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO NEVER SMOKE AGAIN

Written by: SHIRLEY` SHIRLEYR42@AOL.COM Sunday, February 11, 2001 at 20:56:57

In memory of my grandmother, Catherine Brown.

Written by: Todd Whitley tmwusa@att.net Sunday, February 11, 2001 at 19:43:02

My Mother Catherine Baker died from aggressive lung cancer Aug 10, 2000. She first felt sick around the 4th of July. Ive been told we we were fortunate she died so quickly. The only thing I was fortunate enough to do was

Written by: mike MWB2X6K@aol.com Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 22:43:42

To the memory of my Daddy, who died Aug, 16,1997 of lung cancer. There is not of day that I don't think of him.

Written by: Catherine cbrann@satx.rr.com Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 18:05:19

In loving memory of my mother, Mary Lou who left this earth for her heavenly home on January 29, 2001. You were the best mother and friend in the world!! You were always my solid rock even in your worst of days. I hope someday I can aquire one half of the courage you had. Pray for me mom, so that I can continue here without you. Your loving daughter, Sue.

Written by: Sue Steinke Stein372 Friday, February 9, 2001 at 18:33:53

Millard Nelson Fisher Sr.
A father A friend
The world will never know another man so
courageous and kind. He brought love and kindness
into every life he touched. And left our lives as hero.

Written by: April Jackson bonesapril@iwon.com Friday, February 9, 2001 at 12:31:36

Ronald Witteman died at a young age with 3 daughters under the age of 15. He achieved many goals in life and lived happily in Kentwood, Michigan for a very long time. I was a friend of the family for a long time. After Ron died the family fell apart and all the daughters got into a lot of trouble. Now I barely associate with the family.

Written by: Erika Spaulding i997camaro528 Friday, February 9, 2001 at 09:31:03

i started smoking 5 years ago,i know it was a dumb desicision to even think about starting, i guess i just wanted to be

Written by: Ashley sisqoz_gurl_01@yahoo.com Thursday, February 8, 2001 at 17:25:56

For Mommy and Daddy, I miss you so much and wish cigarettes had never been invented. I pray every day that God gives me the strength to quit smoking. I know He and you both wouldn't want to see me suffer the way that you did. I pray for Dennis too.

Written by: Sallyanne frog121899@aol.com Thursday, February 8, 2001 at 16:24:32

To my Aunt, Grace Murray Mayer, who passed away on February 1, 2001. A truly wonderful woman who I love very much. I was proud to be her niece, but even prouder to call her my friend.
I will miss her very much.

Written by: Kay S. Champagne kays1@aol.com Thursday, February 8, 2001 at 01:28:50

In loving memory of my mother, Jacquelyn--days don't go by that I don't think of you! You were a wonderful mother and friend, please look over our family and help me have the strength to overcome your loss!!! You were always so strong, even in your weakest days--I can only hope to have half the courage you taught me!!!

Written by: Karen Ford karenfordswa@hotmail.com Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at 21:31:35

I have lost three grandparents, both parents and an older brother to tobacco related diseases. I miss them so much and wish they would have paid attention to my younger brother and I when we begged them to quit smoking. My family was destroyed when my brother Jay died from SIDS in 1958. They blamed the cat for smothering him, and eachother for not watching him 24/7. They had no clue that the three pack a day habit my mother had during all three of her pregnancies would come back to haunt us all. My younger brother and I have allergies, learning disorders and lung problems from all those years of breathing second hand smoke. My mother was dead at age 48 after three years of wasting away from lung cancer. My father went quicker. He quit the first time he was diagnosed with cancer, then started smoking again when he was cured but died a year later of a second type of cancer. He was 60.
I hope anyone who smokes that reads this quits now, because spending birthday and holidays at the cemetary is not the way anyone should celebrate a happy occasion.

Written by: Cheyanne cuewolf@aol.com Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at 13:33:25

I write in remembrance of my beautiful and loving sister who just lost her life to Emphysema on Jan. 26, 2001. Mary was such a beautiful vibrant woman with so much to live for. She started smoking at an early age and even though she quit smoking a few years ago, the damage was done to her lungs. She could have lived a very normal and full life if she had only had her lungs. After giving up smoking, she wanted to tell the whole world to STOP before they were facing the breathing problems she was dealing with. It was heart breaking watching her fight for a breath of air. I beg you in her name, if you or a loved one is a smoker, please stop now! If you can't do it for yourself, please do it for those who love you so very much. We only had 70 years with this wonderful,giving and loving person. Her life was too short for someone so young at heart. I am so blessed to have had her for my sister but I miss her laugh and beautiful smile so much! Mary was a part of my life for 70 years but will be a part of my heart forever.

Written by: Betty Aguirre aguirret@supernet.com Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at 10:56:02

My father, James Allen Begbie , Died June 15th,2000. a week or so before he died he told me if he could just tell everyone not to smoke he would. He wanted to prevent others from going threw the hell he went threw for 15 years. 15, think about that number. Not days nor weeks, but 15 years. A slow death it was for him. Pure hell. Every day of it.
If you read this and you smoke... how do you want to die? Slow and painful and scared? Thats what emphyzemia did to my dad.I was there, in the hospital room, at his side and I saw him gulping for air until his lungs could not work anymore. Then his heart stopped. God took him, thankfully. My dad, He doesnt want that for you. He wants you to know the truth. ANd the truth is, life is short enough why add suffercation to it.A horrible death. No I dont mean to just to suffer but the act of not being able to catch your breath.breath. My father was a strong willed man, he would tell you the way it was wether you would like to hear it or not. And he asked me to tell you, there is no greater horror then to slowly suffercate for 15 years. Dont smoke . The cigerette companies want you to smoke. It takes a long time to die from this diease and while you are dying, they want your money. Period. IT is not a company to improve or benifit your life. ITs a profit company and all they want is to sell their product and pocket your money.Once you die, they spend lots of marketing money to replace you with someother person who is ignorant of how emphyzima patients die. and thats only one of the many dieases smoking is linked to. If you really want to know how dad died, write me and Ill be his voice and tell you like it was, wether you want to hear it or not. HElp me remember this beautiful man , dont smoke. Please.

Written by: June Begbie (West) junmari_7@yahoo.com Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 23:54:56

In honor to my Oma Bernice, who died because of many diseases, including, lung cancer.

Written by: amanda jagusiak cancerstar19@hotmail.com Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 13:25:18

In memory of my father who passed away 15 December,
1995 from lung cancer. Please know that you are
much missed by us who remain on earth.

Written by: diana loislane_8@excite.com Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 12:46:06

In remembrance of my father: Paul Hollon.
My dad passed away 1/14/01 after acquiring aspirational pneumonia while in the hospital. He was taken by squad to a local hospital on 12/28 for a mild heart attack the first night while in the hospital my sister stayed with him. Sometime between 11:30 pm and 12:00 am he had another mild heart attack and aspirated. My sister had him call out 4 times to the nurses station because in that time period he was complaining of feeling nauseated and felt like he was going to throw up. NO ONE CAME. They kept saying they would send someone in. Finally my sister went out to the Nurses station and begged for someone to come. They finally did but it was too late. He was immediately taken to ICU where the next day they informed us that he had aspirated and needed to be placed on a respirator. My mother and siblings agreeded and he stayed on it for approx 10 days. He was given only a 10% chance of survival. He came off the vent and was talking and seemed to be getting better so they moved him to another room (out of ICU) 2 days post being on the vent. He was only in that room for approx 36 hrs when he started bleeding internally and had to be put back in ICU. His pupils were fixed and dilated and they stated it was just a matter of time before he would succumb. That was on Friday. We told him it was okay and we knew he was tired and it was okay. On Sunday Morning approximately 7:23 am he went home. We were all there with him and it was peaceful. I miss my father. I question why. I do have faith that he is in God's hands. He was dearly loved by all those he touched with his kindness.

Written by: karen v poochalafagus1@yahoo.com Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 12:18:07

I am remembering my Mom, Gertrude Coons. She left us August 28, 1983. She was a heavy smoker all her life as my dad was, even though my Dad has slowed down but not stopped. I fought cigarettes on and off during my life and finally kicked them January 3rd with the help of the wonderful articles on freedom. I did it for me and the memory of my mom. My kids never knew my mom but I hope my grandkids (future) will get to know me. Pray for me that I can keep strong!

Written by: Marie McMahel mmcmahel@home.com Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 07:29:00

To my grandpa--Ikey Carroll--While you're up there looking down, we are teary-eyed looking up. You've only been gone a few hours on this 5th day of February, 2001, and we miss you terribly. Having not been able to say goodbye, I want to tell you that I love you very much. Not a day will go by that I won't think about you. Watch over us and wait, as we will see you again--someday. I love you! Kisses forever!

Written by: Stephanie sacarro8987@hotmail.com Monday, February 5, 2001 at 22:44:02

My grandmother, Nadine Barnett, died a slow, painful death of emphasema after years of smoking. She was a lively, funny woman with a zeal for life. She will always be in my rememberance.

Written by: Elizabeth elzbthbarnett@aol.com Monday, February 5, 2001 at 16:03:51

I just wanted to say Good-Bye to my case study, LaVerne Koch who passed away Feb. 1, 2001. I had to pick a patient with cancer to write a paper on. I picked Mr. Koch, he was a very caring man. I am sorry to all of his family, he should still be with us today. Mr. Koch had lung cancer from smoking. I just wish everyone would stop smoking.

Written by: Megan Davis Snoopy5547@aol.com Sunday, February 4, 2001 at 09:40:35

FRANK MILLS DIED IN OCTOBER 1999 OF INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, IT WAS VERY HARD FOR HIM OR HIS FAMILY TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION ON THIS DISEASE. I AM VERY THANKFULL FOR THIS WEBSITE FOR OTHERS LIKE HIM. I WISH THAT HE COULD HAVE SURVIVED THIS DISEASE.

Written by: SUSAN MILLS SEMILLS@FEDEX.COM Saturday, February 3, 2001 at 23:52:45

Today is the day I start the Zyban....I am so excited to finally be taking the steps to quit smoking! The words I've read on this wall only reinforce my desire to be smoke-free and to live for not only myself but my husband, 7 month old daughter, and others who love me! Please keep me in your prayers and I will keep you and your loved ones who are sick or have passed away in mine.......

Written by: Cathy jayagirl@hotmail.com Saturday, February 3, 2001 at 11:07:41

In memory of Terry Riley. Terry died on July 23, 2000 of Lung Cancer, at the age of 37. His lung cancer was caused by cigarette smoking. He died 3months to the date of his fatal diagnosis. He struggled everyday, fighting to breath and see another tommorow. Not a day goes by that we don't think about him with a heavy heart. We know he is no longer suffering and he is in a beautiful place, but we miss him dearly. Please if your reading this and you smoke, QUIT! Life just isn't the same without your loved ones here on earth to share it. Megan and daughter Nora

Written by: Megan Megan99@aol.com Saturday, February 3, 2001 at 10:40:40

To my Grandpa, who died November 5, 1986 of lung cancer. I love you and miss you so much. I wish you were still here to meet my youngest brother and my daughter. You were a wonderful person. I love you. Chrissy

Written by: Christina Hugo chugo_1@excite.com Friday, February 2, 2001 at 03:22:30

My father, Oscar Neptune, was a hard working, family man who was taken from us in September of 1975 from lung cancer. I was only 8 years old and he is missed greatly.

A day does not go by that I don't wish he was here to share all of the things in my life......graduation from college, my wife, his grandchildren, and all of the up and downs that I have experienced during the 25 years that he has been gone.

He was a great man and father, I only wish that he was not taken from me and my family at such a young age. He is missed greatly.

Written by: joseph neptune jsneptune@yahoo.com Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 11:45:08

My mother was a loving and giving person. She brought three beatiful girls into this world. My mother was a heavy smoker, and to make it worse they were menthols. Years went by some of us got married, had kids, went to college, joined the services....mom was still smoking of course..... it was in 1999 my mother was diagnosed with emphysema. ....still she kept right on smoking. Up to three packs a day.....eventually she had some inhalers.....

Written by: Shelley tuckzoo@aol.com Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 17:03:48

My mother, Joan Mosier Curtis, died of a lung complication. She was admitted for an elective hip replacement on Dec. 11, 2000. After surgery she had trouble breathing (about 6 hours post-op).

She was put on oxygen for 1.5 days. She was then returned to the orthopedic floor to begin physical therapy to learn to walk on her new hip.

24 hours went by. She developed pulmonary edema and ended up on a respirator for 7 days. We don't know how this happened. I think it may have been due to the morphine as her blood pressure would drop 30 counts whenever it was administered to her. The low blood pressure with a combination of a history of heart disease and fluid overload must have set this all off. I don't know!
She then spiked a temp of 105*F, and was covered by antibiotics, developed a hemolytic anemia (mild), and then began recovering. She went off the vent after 7 days for 1.5 days, and AGAIN developed respiratory distress, went back on the vent, had a tracheostomy, and developed ARDS!!!!

Ten to twelve days went by, and she recovered...was doing well, and maintained clear lungs for one week. Ready for rehab! We transferred her to the Mt. Vernon Lung Rehab Center in southern Missouri. She was ready for vent weaning, eating, and physical therapy. Within 24 hours a consolidated pneumonia developed!!! Where did it come from? She had been on killer antibiotics for over 4 weeks. Her heart went into V-tach probably secondary to the pneumonia, and she died within 24 hours. How did this all happen?

Please get your pneumonia vaccines if you are high risk!!! Maybe that would have saved my mother. God bless her soul.

Written by: Elizabeth Hille Stevens hillbone56@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 15:57:34

Jennette was on of the sweetist people you ever could have meet she was a decated mother and grandmother.She is join in Death By her 20 year old grandson who lived with her Steven.they both walk in the valley happy and free of pain and hurt

Written by: Kelly Keeney keeneykj@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 12:11:44

i have severe asthma and i am struggling right now i am so scared because i am doing everything that i am suppose to do. i have 2 wonderful doctors that help me make it through my trails and tribulations so i keep my head up. i have 3 lovely kids and a loving husband and my family helps me as much as they possibly can. but all the love in the world doesn't take away my fear. so for everyone who visits this wall of remembrance please pray for me and keep me in your prayers.

Written by: felicia bentley misslisa1401@aol.com Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 01:03:03

to my grandfather
Emphysema was what he struggled with for the last seven years of his life, when he died in 95 I told myself that finally now he is able to breathe again. Smoking is so selfish, I think of him everyday, and I miss him very much. Had he not smoked he would still be here with me. I love you grandpa!

Written by: Bianca Updegrove biancau@mac.com Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 23:14:32

IN LOVING MEMORY, ELSIE RITTER DIED OCT. 1989 OF LUNG CANCER. I STILL MISS MY GRANDMOTHER TODAY AS I WATCH MY OWN MOTHER STRUGGLE WITH EMPHYSEMA...LET US NOT FORGET THAT CIGARETTES ARE NOT JSUT A BAD HABIT! THEY ARE A VERY DANGEROUS ADDICTIVE DRUG THAT HAS GRABBED AHOLD OF MANY INOCENT PEOPLE AND KILLED THEM, JUST LIKE GUNS KILL! I AM SO ANGRY AND SO HURT AT THE SAME TIME! GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY!
TRACEY

Written by: TRACEY DAILEY TRRIT66@AOL.COM Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 09:01:23

In memory of George Puttonen (dad)
With all my heart and love for a wonderful childhood that taught me so much, so
that I could cope with life's mountains.Love your daughter

Written by: Sandra Kisch ferinbb@telusplanet.net Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 00:36:03

This is for my husband of 39 years, Alvin A. Heinz, who died March 17, 2000 at the age of 63 of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. This disease robbed Al of all he loved and cherished in a period of about six years. He was a man of strength and the loss of breathing took his love of life away. He fought with courage to gain more use of his lungs. I will love him forever.

Written by: Joan Heinz jmheinz@wavefront .com Monday, January 29, 2001 at 23:25:45

Today is Monday January 29,2001, My dear mother Sarah M.

Written by: laurie laurieru1@aol.com Monday, January 29, 2001 at 16:54:36

In rememberance of my beloved brother, Patrick Mutchler who left our world on October 17,2000. He was a victim of Lung Cancer, which was detected less than 3 months previously. Pat was such a warm, loving, giving person. He fought such a brave fight and never lost his faith. I hold many childhood and adult memories in my heart. I know, Patrick, that you have gone to heaven and breathing is no more a struggle. I feel blessed that we spent so much time together during the last few months of your life. I will cherish those memories forever. Thank you for giving me such a wonderful sister-in-law and neices & a nephew.

Written by: Diana Nursedi1@aol.com Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 21:20:30

4 years ago my aunt rachel died of lung cancer. she had one chemo therapy done and they gave her 4 months to live. June the 10th she past away leaving a 16month old boy named Jeffery Dale Brushaber, and her husband Jeffery Todd Brushaber, and her daughter Tami Denise Whitaker, her mother Jessie Lee Ely, her 4 sisters Stella Louis Johnson, Nora May Gibson, Bonnie Jean Davis, and Robbie Jean Davis. She also left behind 3 grandchildren, Referd James Duiett, Emily Nicole Duiett, Suvannah Rachelle Duiett. she also left behind 14 nieces and nefues.So the reason i am writing this is to help me remember my aunt. thanks for reading and if you have any comments just e-mail me.

Written by: Tiffany Johnson hot_chick1882@yahoo.com Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 17:26:56

Clifford Glenn Stone (May 1982- Aug. 1998)

Cliff had severe asthma. One night, about an hour after we got off the phone, he awoke not being able to breathe. His mom took him to the emergency room and he collapsed at the door. He died shortly after in his mother's arms. His last words were,

Written by: Penni Smith troll_lover@go.com Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 15:42:40

JULIA E. FAVELA:

Tu partida nos ha dejado un profundo vacio, pero quiero decirte que siempre viviras en nuestros corazones y no importa el tiempo siempre te recordaremos como lo que fuiste,una madre; mi madre.

Written by: LUIS S. VILLALOBOS Y2SPOT@HOTMAIL.COM Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 16:46:55

Ted Cockburn is no longer alive, but still has a presence in myself, brother Jim, mother and numerous family and close friends. My father died from emphasyma in March of 2000. My father smoked since he was in the Korean war and just couldn't kick the habit even though my brother and I did our best to hide his cigarettes. My father worked for Budweiser delivering beer and inured his back and neck 20 years before his death. From that unfortunate occurance on my father and I had the opportunity to get very close. He fought off a stroke and at least two known heart attacks. All through and up until a couple of months before his death, my father always thought of other people and never let us see the constant pain he was feeling. He would have dinner ready for us every night and take our elderly friends to lunches and on errands or to their doctor visits. He believed in doing things right, trying your best and silently through actions doing what you can to help other people. We knew that dad had emphasyma but he never told my mother, brother and I he had cancer which he learned he had four months before his death (we found out the day we had to decide whether to put him on a respirator or not). See, I was getting married in April of last year and he silently fought the pain so he wouldn't cast a shadow over the upcoming event. That was how selfless and giving he was. I can not describe the void that he left behind. I miss most making him smile. I pray that he is somewhere smiling right now, not in pain, and somehow knows we are doing fine, but miss him dearly. Thank you for sharing your stories, we have a common bond by caring for someone fighting and ultimately losing the battle with this horrible disease.

Written by: John Coburn jtc_20@hotmail.com Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 11:16:34

My beautiful & energetic mom, Rose Iannone,died from emphsyma on January 23, 2000. Smoking was her only bad habit. We miss her greatly. She was the strongest person I have ever known. The last two years were the worst. On oxgyen 24/7, she still managed to bath and dress herself everyday, even though she couldn't breath. She would even try to cook dinner. Once a week she and my father would make their trip to the grocery store, oxygen in tow. We took her on her final trip to Atlantic City in the summer of 2000. I am still amazed how she was able to do it, we didn't know how bad the emphysema was. But she still played the slots and saw the boardwalk again.
When she went into the hospital,in respiratory arrest, we were told she had no lung capacity left at all, she was put on a respirator 2 X's. The third time, my mom chose not to have the respirator with a trac put on, she didn't want to live that way. She died the day before she was to come home, after being in the hospital for 3 months.
We love her and miss her greatly. She died in my fathers arms, with myself and my husband at her side. She was in coma state for about 4 hours, she waited for my brother to walk in the door, opened her eyes, saw him and took her last breath. My children have taken it the worst, I know they will never smoke after seeing what happened to Grandma!

Written by: Laura DiMuro LPDM@aol.com Friday, January 26, 2001 at 10:45:38

My mother, Dorothy B. Seydel died of Emphysema in 1977.
She was a wonderful lady, but she smoked, the cause of her emphysema.
I still miss her to this day and I would like to tell anyone that is still smoking...STOP! NOW!!
Before it is too late.
My husband also has emphysema, he is not in the critical stage, but has to have oxygen.
It is a horrible thing and a horrible death and just awful when you cannot breath.
I miss my mom, I wish I could have that wonderful mother back in my life.
Smoking killed her.

Written by: Marjorie Seydel Feenstra MFeens2060@aol.com Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 23:42:59

In memory of my husband Glenn G. Williams who passed away on July 8, 2000 of Ideopathic Pulminary Fibrosis. He was a loving and caring husband, friend, father, and grandfather. He is missed very much.

Written by: Debbie Williams caroldwill@aol.com Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 20:40:14

In remebrance of my father, Ronald Tait, who died from a heart attack. He had asthma as long as I can remember. I remember the trouble he had breathing especially on the windy days when the dust and dirt were fly around on the farm. He would come in from the field and sit at the kitchen table trying to get his breathe. He never smoked. Thank goodness. Remember to take care of your lungs!!! Don't smoke and if you do Stop!!!

Written by: Berdelle Ingeman ingeboy@wecnet.com Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 16:43:46

My dad, Bob Halladey died on November 19th 2000 of lung disease as a result of Alpha 1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency. He was a non smoker.
My dad was too young to die and I am too young to be without him. He died suddenly and unexpectedly. Being the person that he was, he kept the severity of his illness a secret, my mother being the only person who knew how ill he was. He didn't want anyone to worry about him or feel compromised by his inability to participate in the way he did in the past. He was incredibly brave and the only comforting thought among all these sad ones is knowing that he got out before he was confined to a wheel chair. I loved my dad so much and will take that love with me for the rest of my life.

Written by: Jo Halladey jhalladey@aol.com Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 13:37:44

For my mother, Evelyn L. Hahlen, who died 12/11/2000 of lung cancer. A great mom, who will be much missed and often remembered. A courageous woman who each day resolved to hold her head high, keep interested and engaged in life, and stay mindful of others...even as her world shrank around her and her body failed. I will hold you in my heart always, Mom. Love, your daughter Wendy

Written by: Wendy Fjelstad fjelly@chorus.net Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 13:10:24

My Hero, my mentor, my grandfather Don Caudill. he was everything to me. He was a strong man of God who, in his youthful days smoked! Later in life he became a mighty Pentecostal preacher and worked hard for God. He moved to Florida and married a wonderful woman. Love you Jan! Who loved him and in his last days, sat as his bed side as he would gasp for air. He died the day after Thanksgiving, at 1:20 am 2000. The strong man that i loved and admired was laying in a casket, thin, rugged, and dead. I miss him, but know that he is in a better place where he will never be in pain again. I love and Miss you Papaw!
love Bub

Written by: Michael combatchuc7@hotmail.com Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 03:42:20

I am 13 years old and my aunt Kathy died 1/19/01 it was a hurt full day for all of us. when I kissed her head it was so cold and I could not help but burst into tears even though I tried to, so I can be strong for my uncle and his teenage boys. But after I stop crying I think of the times I had with her. I remember that she was so entergetic. When you saw her smile you could not help but smile. You could come to her about anything and she would make you feel better. Kathy would make sure that you did not leave her sight without a smile.
Kathy has a twin and I could not help but know that she is going through more pain then any of us because she was basicaly her. When I look in her eyes I see her sister.
Many times I think of Kathy and cry. but then I remembered how strong she was and I say I have to be strong for her. For my aunt Kahty's sake.Kahty is an angle in heven just like she was on earth.
Kathy Johnson I love you!

Written by: Melissa Rivera baby_blu_babe2000@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 20:34:14

I spent all evening reading

Written by: Diana Rogers drogers@crystal-reflections.com Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 12:45:05

quiero comer los monos

Written by: lampy fdasdhfdhsagh@aol.com Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 12:14:28

My grandfather Charles Richard Christman, who passed away January 31, 2000 of congestive heartfailure, he also had emphysema. He was one of the greatest men in my life and is deeply missed and loved very much!

Written by: Amanda Christman manderjo_18@yahoo.com Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 09:10:59

My dad, Frank Modic, died of lung cancer Feb. 12, 1989, less than three months before I graduated from nursing school.

Written by: SABossard boss2018@flash.net Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 22:11:05

Well what can i say?... I dont smoke now but i hope and Pray that i'll never do it again.
My heart goes out to those whose family memebers who have died due to smoking

from the Sandman
Sandeep

Written by: Sandeep Rao sandx46@hotmail.com Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 16:13:08

For Paul Furst:

I met him only once and for a very brief few minutes, however, he was my inspiration to quit smoking and may very well have saved my life. The tears for him inspired my anger at my addiction of over 30 years. Sometimes angels walk the earth.

Written by: Karen Karen Bouffard Karen_Bouffard@PHL.com Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 12:23:37

Written by: Bouffard Karen_Bouffard@PHL.com Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 12:23:32

In memory of my father Alexander I. Indik who passed of emphysema. Since his passing, my heart has been 1/2 empty.

Written by: Jerry Indik dudeover40@aol.com Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 11:44:32

I am rembering Jason Scott Grogan

Written by: Jenn Butt JennQue22@aol.com Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 10:03:53

on jan 19 2001 my sister past away at the age of 37 yr of lung cancer she was a beutiful person who always put others fisrt. im going to miss her deeply this was the hardest thing any person could ever go through ijust want to thank my family so much for being there all the way with her they never left her side .i love you kathy your my angle

Written by: heather johnson Monday, January 22, 2001 at 23:27:33

My Grandma, Christine Wrinkle Larsen, died Jan. 9, 2001. She quit smoking 19 years ago but couldn't outrun the effects of years of smoking.
Grandma, we miss you so much, words can't express... I am so glad that you are breathing easier and that I could be with you when you left this world even though it was difficult. We are all lost without you, especially Granddaddy. All of my life I will try to convince the people around me to stop smoking. I know you would have wanted to be there to see all of us get married and to meet your great grandchildren. We will be thinking of you on these days and every day. We love you.

Written by: Sara Jones sara@dejonesandassociates.com Monday, January 22, 2001 at 18:34:45

In Loving Memory of Wanda Mae Hamm
January 22, 1940 - September 26, 2000

Non-Small cell Lung Cancer may have taken my mother, but it can never take the loving memories
of a wonderful person, loving grand-mother and a beautiful lady. Mom you are thought of every day and missed beyond words. I wish I could just see you one more time to tell you how much you are needed and loved. Happy Birthday Mom

Love, Sherry Bryan & Amber

Written by: Sherry Olson-Justice sljbjj@aol.com Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 21:05:49

This is in rememberence of Marie whose addiction to nicotine robbed her family of a wife, mother, daughter, and grandmother. She will be missed terribly...Please smokers QUIT now before its too late like it was for Marie. I am a former smoker who stopped smoking 12 years this March. I am a weak person and cannot believe I did it but I did. It wasn't as hard as people think.

Written by: nade nade@adelphia.net Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 11:06:59

To my Grandmother, Loretta O'Neil, who we lost from lung cancer in April, 1993. You are missed every day. With all my love

Written by: Karen Rxclerk@aol.com Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 08:57:36

This is in memory of my mother and father, Trudy and Otto Nicolaas Melis, both of whom died (September 15, 1995 and December 31, 1976, respectively) from complications related to long battles with emphysema . I miss you mom and dad... I love you both...

Written by: Erik Melis emelis@gmu.edu Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 23:33:46

This is for my uncle Floyd (Jake) Jacobson. Uncle Jake was quite a guy. He always had a smile on his face no matter what. His laughter could be heard by all he knew. And he knew everyone in his home town. He loved to play cards, be with his family, and party hardy. He was always coming up with some kind of new gizmo to get amaze all he knew. You could certainly call him a character. But he was also a loved character. Being with Jake always made you laugh, smile and forget all that may be bothering you. He always tried to give of himself and never made you feel like you were not important. We will always celebrate his life and never for who he was and want he stood for. But also we will remember his life was cut short by smoking and the diseases that follow. Those of us who are left to remember a wonderful man's passing will now fight to assure that we don't have to say goodbye to anyone else we love to lung diseases.

Written by: Andrea Anderson ANDREA.ANDERSON@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 20:20:05

In memory of my dad, William Parlane Clark - a Braveheart Scot.
I watched my dad die a very slow death from silicosis. He was a spray painter but stopped doing this work in his early thirties. He was 69 when he died but only 55 when he became disabled.
Apart from his lung disease he was fit and healthy and used to ride a bike to work when we lived in scotland before coming to australia.
Dad was a gentle man who was always cheerful.
I only discovered after moving into my present home that a contaminated landfill sits only a couple of hundred yards from my back fence, and now my next door neighbours use their garage as a car spraypainting factory. I am angry, very angry at the people who contribute to contaminating our environment and expose others to toxic chemicals at work or at home.

Trish Walker. I miss my dad very much.

Written by: trish walker jigsaw@iinet.net.au Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 02:39:34

In Memory of our MOM.... Please Don't Smoke, if you do not want to do it for yourself, Do it for the People Who Love You The MOST.......... We Miss you Mom and Grandma, Love Bill,Laura,Taylor and Traci

Written by: Laura Fahey muffemma Friday, January 19, 2001 at 16:51:38

Dear Daddy,
It was agonizing watching you struggle to breathe as you spent those last 6 weeks of your life in a hospital. I will do what I can to make sure others don't start smoking. I love and miss you!

Written by: Sharon Lamkin Friday, January 19, 2001 at 11:08:32

This is in remembrance of my Mom. She died Jan. 9,200l of IPF. My mom was one of the bravest women I know. She raised 3 daughters by herself and taught us to have self respect and most of all to love Jesus with all our hearts. Thank you Mom for praying me into the Kingdom of God! I'll see you when I get there. I love you and miss you.
PS. I wish I could call you :(

Written by: Cathy Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 23:36:16

This is in memeory of my father Richard Dubuque. He suffered with emphysema for several years.I hope I will not have to see anyone suffer like that again. He died July 10, 1999. I love and miss him very much.PEACE

Written by: Patty pcake1@mediaone.net Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 19:59:27

To my loving grandmother, Beatrice Kaiser.

Written by: Melissa Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 19:42:22

Not a day goes by that we don't think of you, Dad. We remember and talk about you all the time. Since you've been gone, I've educated myself on pulmonary fibrosis in an attempt to better understand the disease, what you were going through what you must have been feeling. One day there will be a cure for or way of preventing pulmonary fibrosis and other tragic lung diseases. What a wonderful day that will be! Staying strong for you...

Written by: Kelly Berndahl berndahlk@immunex.com Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 16:05:35

Dear Mamma,
On 01/17/01 I quit smoking in memory of you.I only wish I would have given you this before I lost you to C.O.P.D. I hope it's not to late for me.I love and miss you Mamma, Bunny

Written by: Melanie Cady bugz4855@aol.com Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 12:38:39

Mom I miss you.

Written by: LEIGH GHIRADELLI LEIGHBUNNY@AOL.COM Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 10:33:01

To my daddy Ivan D. Anderson: You are truely missed and we will forever love you.

Written by: Laura Anderson Edge l_edge28@hotmail.com Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 09:31:32

MY BROTHER,MIKE REICH DIED FROM LUNG CANCER ON AUGUST 16,2000. HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN OCT. OF 1999.HE HAD SMOKED SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER AS DID I AND QUIT 3 YEARS BEFORE HE WAS DIAGNOSED. HE WAS ONLY 48 YEARS OLD. I MISS HIM MORE EACH DAY. I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO SEE ANYONE ELSE GO THROUGH WHAT HE DID.

Written by: SANDY ROCHFORD SROCH3032@AOL.COM Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 07:17:14

My Father, Jerry Cohen, died on August 2, 2000 of lung cancer. He was 59 years old. Too young. He was only diagnosed less than two weeks before he died. He was a former smoker who had quit 17 years earlier. This is a copy of a speech I gave about my dad

How I remember my Dad.

I remember my Dad in the cleft in my chin
The one he gave me 9 months before I was born
I remember my Dad in every Ben�s corned beef sandwich
And how we would laugh at how he snuck out to eat them
And how my Mother would pretend she didn�t know

I remember my Dad in the jokes he used to say
And how he would email them to everyone he knew
I remember my Dad in how he would schmooze everyone
From the salesgirl at the bagel store to the highest corporate executive

I remember my Dad in every bottle of Snapple and
How he would delight in finding the cheapest sale
And reporting it back to me

I remember my Dad and how he always had a place for my friends
And how they were always welcome at house

I remember how they always say you marry a man just like your Father
And how when I married Donald I was so glad that was true

I remember how Corey and I would tease him about his balding hair and how I thought I had the better of him when I jokingly brought him home a sandwich bag of my hair after a haircut and he laughed and proceeded to scotch tape it to his head

I remember my Dad and how we would delight in finding the best piece of Salmon and how he would experiment in ways to prepare it

And I remember how my I could never match my Dad in picking out the best melon or cantalope nor could I match him at finding the best pears

I remember my Dad and his love of cars
And how he would always point with excitement to vintage cars as we would drive on the roads

I remember my Dad and how he would love to drive down Jones Beach causeway just so we could see the ocean

I remember how my Dad loved his house and loved dreaming and planning all the projects that he would find at Home Depot
And how we all knew that he was going to procrastinate doing them

I remember my Dad in how he was so proud of his children and
How he would delight in introducing me as my daughter the lawyer and my brother as my son the computer whiz

And how he when he realized the world was changing and that computers were becoming more and more important made sure that we would have one so that Corey and I would be prepared

I remember my Dad in the silly things he would collect like model ships and Cows

I remember my Dad in his love of old radio shows and how we would always buy him his favorite the Shadow knows for Father�s Day

I remember my Dad who would always try to fix for me whatever was wrong and thinking that he always could

I remember my Dad and his love of the world around him and his curiosity about it

I remember my Dad in the way that he taught us to be kind and loving
But most of all I will remember my Dad and
Be proud to be the one they called Little Jerry

Written by: Laurie Cohen-Miller lcohenmiller@yahoo.com Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 01:05:16

Michael Cuccion of 2Gether died 8 days after his birthday in January 2001. He had Hodgekins Disease and it spread to his lungs. May God bless his precious soul! RIP Michael!

Written by: Melissa bsbluva4eva@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 20:21:13

This is in memory of my father Richard Dubuque.
He died from emphysema on July 10, 1999, I hope he
is at peace now. I miss him more & more as each
day goes by.

Written by: Niki Nikolie@aol.com Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 19:35:22

In loving memory of my two uncles, Uncle Harry Vandermark and Uncle Theodore Vandermark who both died of lung cancer within a year of each other. They are missed very much.

Written by: Betsy Hanna bghanna@attglobal.net Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 15:52:36

In memory of my loving mother, Agnes Guthrie, who died April 8, 1993 from lung cancer. I miss her more everyday. At least I know, I have my own guardian angel looking over me.

Written by: Betsy Hanna bghanna@attglobal.net Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 15:47:23

I am writing in honor of my mother, Jodie Duane. She died April 6, 1999 just shy of her 59th birthday. She lived 9 years with Emphysema and fought a good fight. Even in the last years when she could barley leave the house or move around her spirit for life was amazing. She left behind four children, and 4 grandchildren.
I am most angry because she was robbed of life and died too young. She use to say no matter the age a person dies it is always too soon. My now 3 year old has no memory of

Written by: leslie gutman lesliegutman@yahoo.com Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 16:03:57

This is a tribute to my grandma, Olive, who I lost to lung cancer on December 6, 2000. She died within weeks of being diagnosed. In honor of her memory, I quit smoking on January 6, 2001. I pray that she give me strength to get through this and become a non-smoker. It isn't easy. I love and miss you gramie!

Written by: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 14:46:04

In loving memory of my husband Patrick L. Mutchler, who died of lung cancer on Oct. 17,2000, at the age of 44, only 3 mos. after the diagnosis. I watched him struggle day-by-day until he could fight no more. He left behind a beautiful 4 yr. old daughter, Amy, Casey,9 & Jeremy,11. We love him so much and wish that we could see him again, but we know he is in Heaven, where there is no pain or suffering. We will never forget him, for he has a special place in our hearts. There is not a day goes by that His family does not think of him. IF YOU ARE READING THIS & YOU SMOKE, PLEASE SEEK HELP TO QUIT! WE LOVE YOU PAT. From: His wife, Rhonda

Written by: Rhonda L. Mutchler rmutch@richnet.net Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 13:01:01

My Grandmother Clara May Vaughan died February 19, 1997 of lung cancer. When they found the cancer, it was too late to do anything for her. She smoked for as long as I can remember.
~Grandma, I have quit smoking as of two days ago. I found out that I have bronchitis, and I know it's due to smoking. There is a man in my life, and I want him to be with me for a very long time. He is happy that I quit. I haven't told him about you yet, but when I get the courage to, I will. It's very hard to talk about you without tears flowing.

My Dad misses you very much. He still smokes a lot, and I'm worried about him. I pray that he won't have to go through the pain that you had to go through.

Grandma, I will keep your memory alive with pictures and stories with my future children. I know that you will be watching us from Heaven.~

To anyone that smokes...try watching a loved one die in front of your eyes. It's the hardest thing a person will ever have to do. I watched the life fade out of my grandmother. Please quit, and save tears for happy moments.

God Be With Us

Written by: Tracy Karmachicken@aol.com Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 01:11:14

In loving memory of my husband Patrick L. Mutchler who died from lung cancer Oct. 17, 2000, at the age of 44, and only 3 mos. after the diagnosis. I watched him struggle until he could not fight any longer. He left behind a beautiful 4 yr old daughter Amy Jo, Casey,9 & Jeremy,12. We love him so much and wish that we could see him again. We will never forget him for he has a special place in our hearts. We know Pat is in heaven where he suffers no longer. IF YOU ARE READING THIS & YOU SMOKE-PLEASE, SEEK HELP TO QUIT. WE LOVE YOU PAT! Love, Rhonda L. Mutchler

Written by: Rhonda rmutch@richnet.net Monday, January 15, 2001 at 15:03:43

I lost my Mom on March 16, 1999 to Emphyzema. She lived 24 hours a day on Oxygen for the last 5 years of her life, she died at only 63 years old. I feel robbed. She will never see my children graduate from high school or see them get married. The holidays are a struggle to keep a smile on for the kids sake and get through. Everyday I find myself wanting to pick up the phone and call her to say Hi then realizing I can't. It's been almost 2 years now, and still my father is so devastated. He goes to the cemetary 3 times a day 7 days a week. I don't know how to help him anymore, he has just given up. You know, so many people at her wake and funeral said that

Written by: Lori lori_a_turbett@yahoo.com Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 09:32:41

I lost my mother Vada Rose {Edith} Quillen,1-3-2001 of lung cancer.It hurt so bad to see what mom had to go through to live and die.I miss her so much,it hurts.She left behind a husband,8 children,20 grandchildren,and 2 great grandchildren.Our life will never be the same without her.I know she is with the Lord now and in no pain.I am thankful for that.I hate what smoking has done to my mom and us and so many people in this world!I love my mother and will miss her every day of my life.My God,help us put a stop to this thing called smoking and cancer!!!I love you mom!!!

Written by: Trish benson_trish@hotmail.com Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 08:47:08

Little Lisa Ostrovsky from Israel. Died in St Louis Childrens' Hospital, 01.01.2000 after suffering from Cystic Fibrosis all her short life.
She borrowed my lung and her Mum's. but they didn't work well enough for her.
Maybe she is now running and skipping and playing somewhere else. She never could down here. xxx

Written by: Ron Johnson anonymousdays@aol.com Friday, January 12, 2001 at 19:38:01

Jacque Espenshied is finally at peace, after 48 years of smoking. Smoking 3 packs a day helped her shut out the negatives of her life. She died at age 63 on January 10. 2001

Written by: Nancy Johnson edward.johnson16@gte.net Friday, January 12, 2001 at 19:12:41

TO MY DEAR UNCLE

Written by: ANDREA ANDERSON ANDREA.ANDERSON@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Friday, January 12, 2001 at 15:53:19

In memory of my mother Margaret Waring who died of cancer and COPD in November 2000, nearly 7 years after having a lung removed because of cancer. She was 61, and was looking forwards to enjoying my father's retirement from May of this year. She was a special person to many, but especially to our family. She will be remembered and loved forever.

Written by: Neil Waring neil.waring@virgin.net Friday, January 12, 2001 at 07:00:59

In memory of Gilbert Ventura Diaz 7-14-14--1-10-99. It's been 2 years since you died in my arms Daddy and these arms miss your hugs, and these eyes miss your blue eyes, and my ears miss you saying

Written by: Dorothy dmamalou@yahoo.com Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 21:21:10

In remembrance of Vera Adams Morand, who passed away from lung disease in 1999. She was the best Mom and a true Lady.

Written by: Nancy Simon.nuhn@snet.net Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 10:59:33

Written by: Felicia felixpa@neo.rr.com Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 09:27:04

In memory of Gilbert Ventura Diaz. 7-14-16 to 1-10-99. It's been 2 years since you died in my arms Daddy, and my arms miss your hugs, and these eyes miss your blue eyes, and my ears miss you saying

Written by: Dorothy dmamalou@yahoo.com Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 03:15:13

Please everyone that is a patient, or has lost someone, to this disease or any other disease, please listen, i have put up a website to educate you, and your family members of the horrow of doctor , hospital , nurses , mistakes going on in this country today.. Please take a moment and join my site or just stop by,,,it will help you, in the future, and you will learn something you didnt know existed...I am also a survivor of lung disease pulmonary lung fibrosis,, pul. hypertension, and lung sequestion..... i had a resp. arrest myself.... go to this site now...
http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors and type it just like that and read what the board has to say... may peace be with you always,, Rita

Written by: Rita velvetusa@mailcity.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 21:45:14

I have just experienced the first Christmas knowing I can't pick up the phone to say I love you to my mother. She died in March 2000 after suffering from COPD if you read this and smoke for God's sake stop! She lived 24 hours a day on oxygen . The other problem was the psychosis from living 25 years on steroids. I blame this for our not speaking for two years. What a horrible way to die!we had been best friends, I know I couldn't have changed it to her liking, this all for the love of a cigarrette!

Written by: Idella ihl1954@aol.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 20:11:19

A Pap�:
Despu�s de 9 a�os todav�a duele.
Estoy luchando porque no me pase a m� ni a otro de los m�os.
Te quiero.

Written by: Miguel Abreu mservicios@cantv.net Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 19:15:11

My grandfather died of lung cancer when I was twelve and it's made me more aware of how serious and painful cancer actually is.

Written by: Usagi Tsukino venuschylde@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 18:25:05

Aura Irene Rushing Glover was my grandmother. She died at the age of 22 in 1929. She left two toddlers, one of which was my father, behind in death. She lived her final days in the Palmer Sanitorium in Springfield Illinois. She was just a child and yet if she had lived all the lives after her's would have been blessed by her gentle way. How do you grieve someone you never knew? How do you reach back and remember without a memory. Your little boy is old now Aura, and he is living in a strange world of Alzheimer's disease and he misses his

Written by: Deborah Glover Uetz dluetz@piasanet.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 16:19:40

In loving memory of my father Michael D. Patrick Sr. (Mike). My dad died on November 19, 1997 of lung cancer, just less than two months after it was detected. The memories will never fade away, and I'll always love him, even though I can not see his presence, I can feel him all around me. For the ones that loved him, we miss him very much and hope that one day there will be a way to stop people from dying with this horrible disease. With all my love--Steven.
Survived by him are:Lee Anne Patrick(Wife), Michael D Patrick Jr., Steven G Patrick, Ashleigh M Patrick, and all the many relatives.

Written by: Steven Steven_Patrick@Hotmail.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 11:21:03

Our mom, Antoinette Bongardt died of complications of lung cancer September 24, 2000. Constant devotion, never ending love, and unwaivering faith were a sampling of just a few of the virtues/ideals that mom had taught us through the years. All of these were the foundation of our memories and times with mom - Not a day goes by without a beloved thought of mom. You were truly one of a kind.... Sorely missed by all those who loved her including Robert, Steven, Bruce, Teri, Michael, her grandson -Andrew, Josephine and Michelle. A donation was made today and will continue to be made to the American Lung Association by The Gift Basketer, ( Teri's business ) in honor of Antoinette L. Bongardt. The love lives on in us forever mom! God bless you.....

Written by: Teri tvbasketer@yahoo.com Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 08:52:28

In loving memory of my mom and dad Frank and Ruby Foster.
Daddy died on Jan. 31,1996 he had emphyzema and other types of cancer.My mom died on Aug. 9,1996 she had lung cancer, the doctors said from smoking.The are sadly missed by their children,
Myra,Wanda,Dorothy,Barbara Jo,David,Jackie and Chuckie. Mon and dad are now with two of their other children,Billy and Jr. We miss you mom and dad and we love you dearly.Someday we will be together again. Until then.

Written by: Myra Childress myra@surfmore.net Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 01:23:09

To my loving mom and dad who had emphyzema and lung cancer.Our mom died of lung cancer on August 9th. 1996 and dad died Jan.31st.1996 of other problems. We sadly miss them.They were the most important people in our lives.I thank God everyday for giving them to us as our parents.Mama and Daddy we love you very much and you don't know how much you are missed. Your children,Wanda,Myra,Barbara Jo,Dorothy,Chuckie,Jackie,David. In Loving Memory of Ruby and Frank Foster.

Written by: Wanda Compton wjc@okeechobee.com Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 21:32:26

I remember Frances Smith, who died in January 2001 from emphysema caused by smoking. Although by law she was only my aunt by marriage, in my heart, I was proud to count her as a friend. Mother of ten children, sister, wife; she had enough love for these and so many others. We'll all miss her deeply.

Written by: Ann ONeill mike.ann@mindspring.com Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 16:53:07

This is for my Aunt Lynne. Aunt Lynne was one of the biggest influences on my and my sisters' lives. We said when she died that for a woman who had no children of her own she sure had a lot of kids. Aunt Lynne taught many things; love, tolerance, hard work and dignity. But alas Aunt Lynne smoked; she died at age 80 of lung cancer. We still miss her very much.

Written by: Ellen Ellenann57@aol.com Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 15:59:15

This is for my mother-in-law, Shirley Cadoret, who died as a result of years of unrepentent smoking in June 1990, a year and one month after the birth of her grandson Calvin. Shirley, you were there for Calvin's birth, your last good day, you said. Now 11, Calvin asks so many questions about his Gramma Shirley. We assure him that you did and would still adore him, that you would have loved to spend time with him to dote on him. The two of you are, quite amazingly, so much alike. Don and I miss you now more than ever.

Written by: Sandra supsecsgc@yahoo.com Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 13:42:21

For my Father who died of lung disease in March of last year. I'm going to quit smoking for myself and to remember my Father.

Written by: Binkley jbinkley10@hotmail.com Monday, January 8, 2001 at 14:23:57

This is in memory of my beautiful mother, Marlene Harris, who was taken from me at age 67, in Oct 1997. A petite vibrant woman, who at 5 ft tall and 90 lbs when she was healthy....wasted away to a tiny little skin & bones shell of the person she was. I watched her all my life, smoking more and more with each passing year. She wanted to give it up, but couldn't. In the end, lung cancer and heart disease took her from us. To all out there who might read this, DON'T SMOKE! and if you do, STOP NOW!! Someone who loves you doesn't want to watch you die....in such a horrible way :o(

Written by: Stan Adams stan102064@hotmail.com Monday, January 8, 2001 at 00:58:34

This is a tribute to my mother, Norma Dickson Harmon who died of emphasema on January 3, 2001. My mother was my best friend who I could always count on. She suffered so much here on earth. She is now in God's care...an angel in heaven.

Written by: Jo Ellen Neal mkd99@aol.com Sunday, January 7, 2001 at 16:54:27

This is in memory of Lewis A. Tidmore who died 11/9/98 of lung cancer from smoking. We all miss him very much. He was diagnosed on Dec 31, 1997 on his grand-daughters 10th birthday and did not get to see her 11th. It has been so hard without him, I miss talking to him and visiting with him. I am thankful that he did not die alone. You had your 3 sons and 1 daughter with you when you died at home, not in a hospital. It was so very hard to wait while we knew it would not be much longer. We are lucky in the since that we did get to tell him as often as we wanted for 11 months that we loved him and would miss him so. We all love you daddy.

Written by: Karen Ellyson starberryok@earthlink.net Sunday, January 7, 2001 at 03:02:22

In Memory of Marie Stewart (aka Memaw.) Died of emphasyma. I am quitting smoking for you & me. Please look down on me from heaven and send me strength when I am weak. I know I will die but I don't want to die from a smoking related disease. Keep me focused and strong .Miss you. Jamie

Written by: Jamie Hastings Cucumber@mindspring.com Saturday, January 6, 2001 at 22:09:16

To my father, Reginald George Hammond, who stopped smoking 6 years ago, but died of lung cancer on 12-25-00. His cancer moved quickly. He was diagnosed 4 months and 4 days prior to his death. He was a wonderfal man, and we will miss him

Written by: Jenny Watkins watkins2@gateway.net Saturday, January 6, 2001 at 18:18:55

in memory of OUR MOM: Marcia Mai Fahey

Please Don't Smoke!

leslie,lynni,mike,laura

Written by: lafahey lafahey@aol.com Saturday, January 6, 2001 at 15:50:00

IN MEMORY OF A GOOD AND FINE LADY---MY MOM JOAN L.
TEMPLE
WHO DIED OF LUNG CANCER ON JULY 23 1987. IT
WAS HARD FOR ME WATCHING THE CANCER TAKE MY BEAUTIFUL MOM.SHE WAS SUCH A SOILDER IN THE SENSE
JUST GOING WITH HER ILLNESS,KNOWING SHE WAS
DYING,AND IT WAS A VERY HELPLESS SITUATION,AND
I AM PROUD OF MY MOM FOR THE FIGHT SHE GAVE,AND I LOVE HER VERY MUCH--2WKS LATER MY SON WAS BORN.ONE LEAVES FOR HEAVEN,AND ONE COMES BACK TO ME--AMEN

Written by: KATHY LACEY-POLHAMUS CANKAT778@CS.COM Saturday, January 6, 2001 at 00:06:01

This is for my grandmother Marjorie Heathcoat who died 5 years ago from Emphysema. She smoked for as long as I can remember and for many years before that. I hated it- the smell, the way it looked, the puffs of smoke, and most of all-what it did to my loved one. So what did I do? 6 years ago, during my freshman year of college, I took up smoking. I am disgusted and disappointed with myself. I have tried to quit several times over the past year. I just made my final attempt yesterday- Jan 4, 2001. I WILL quit this time, FOR GOOD. This is for you Grandmother! I love you and I miss you!

Written by: Sarah Sonneborn sarah33@aol.com Friday, January 5, 2001 at 13:19:20

Although only here lent to me for 8 years, she taught me the world. She taught compassion to those who were her friends and drew the most beautiful lungs an eight year old could draw to show her classmates what asthma did to her.
On August 16, 1997 I found out how it

Written by: Tammy blondynurse@hotmail.com Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 23:41:40

Grandpa Hood dies last year from smoking and Grandma Sally followed a couple of months later from second hand smoke.

I've quit and it isn't easy but imagine how hard it is to die that way!

Written by: Ami ami_tx@yahoo.com Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 17:01:30

To the memory of my father, Julian, who died on Jan 7th., 2000, after a long life of suffering due to cigarette smoking. Dad became hooked on cigarettes from the moment he received the impact of peer-pressure along with his C-Rations during WW2. Had his first heart attack in 1946 [concealed by Veterans Adm. until the early 90's]; lived a cigarette-filled life up to his 49th year, when he suffered his 2nd. massive heart attack, which was soon followed by 13 others. Obviously, he had a lousy stomach, ulcers galore, bad kidneys, always coughed his heart out like a wheezing dog, had his bypass operation and came out with very little life expectancy, finally giving-up in a massive stroke while in the company of my Mom last year. As part of the heritage left by his smoke-filled life, both my brother and I are long-term chain smokers. My brother has had lung & stomach problems and I have gone the full circle, suffering from my stomach, colon, hi-BP, emphysema, an early stroke, bad blood circulation in my legs, nicotine-blocked neck veins and nicotine plaques in my brain. Dad, I'll always miss you and hope that there will never be any more kids in this world that have to suffer the misery of seeing their dads fade away while in their prime... But Dad, rest assured that I'll keep on trying to get out of the nicotine habit, no matter what!!

Written by: Julian jaurukokai@hotmail.com Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 06:33:10

In memory of my father Allen who died of lung cancer 11 years ago -- I still miss him so much.

He never thought smoking would kill him so young but it did. I would give almost anything to see him alive again.

Written by: Anneliza Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 05:00:40

I am a survivor of instestial Lung Fibrosis,,Blood Clot,,,,Lung Sequestion,, Pulmanory Hypertensio,,,,from Lung Mass removed last year,,, My father isnot,, He is Dead,,,,Please go to this website i put up and read,,,,,now,http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors post your story, i need you, if you have had a misdiagnosis or no diagnosis, whatever,,,tell me your story, i am going to congress, and we must unite,,,,,, if we are to pass
bills in this country,,,, thank you,,,,, and blessings to you all ,,, Rita
http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors

Written by: Rita velvetusa@mailcity.com Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 04:04:30

Please anyone, if you have not gotten a diagnosis in time or was mistreated as a patient or knew someone, go to my site now and post. I am a lung patient survivor, and my father is dead. It took me 4 years to get a doctor to diagnosis me. Instestial Lung Fibrosis , blood clot, lung sequestion, and pulmanory hypertension on lung mass rt. lower lobe. Go to http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors and read my site,, will help you, i have connections around the world with some of the most famous doctors and research teams... but i must tell you, not everyone is Honest,,,
Please , Ill answer any questions you have,,,,,blessings to all,,,, Rita

Written by: Rita http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 03:57:43

For my mother Doris ... Only 58 years old and living with emphysema among other serious illnesses. She is missing out on so much that life has to offer. She is on oxygen and in a wheelchair - unable to care for herself. It is so hard watching her slowly die a long, suffocating, lingering death. I don't want to end up like her. :-(

Written by: Kim Yellow-Rose1@prodigy.net Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 03:54:34

Blessings To You All In This Most Difficult Time,,,,,,,Please Listen,,,,,,I am a survior thus far, I had a Lung Mass from right lower lobe removed last year.....
Please i have set up a website,,,, go to it and post ,,,,, pls. tell me your story,,,, I am trying to lobby to congress to get bills passed in this country.... and i need
your help,,, if you know a patient or have heard from one that has not gotten a diagnosis in time, and could have been treated sooner,,,,before they died or went to transplant level,,, or were mistreated in any way, as a patient,,,go to my site and POST,,,,,,JOIN ,,,,,,SUBSCRIBE,,,, AND I WILL PROMISE I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU,,,,ALL THE WAY TO CONGRESS.....It took me 4 years to get a diagnosis, and when i did get one,,, last year, instestial lung fibrosis, and a thrumbos,,blood clot,,,pulmonary hypertension,,,,and lung sequestion,,,, on one mass, it was to late,,,,, i was already in danger of dieing,,,,,, buy praise god ,,im still alive,,,thyroid cancer was also removed last year, the whole thyroid,, and a hysterectomy......now the pancareas and spleen is involved,,,, PLEASE I BEG OF YOU ANYONE READING THIS GO TO MY SITE NOW,,,,AND READ MY DADDYS DEATH,
ALSO,,,WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM,,,ON A RESPIRATOR,,,,,,,,,,,,
http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors (go to website)
type it in and then subscribe,,,,,may god give you courage, please unite, everyone,,,,,,thanks Rita,,,,,,,,p s i have connections in the medical field from around the world and i can answer your questions if you have any , i am also in the medical field myself..........

Written by: Rita http://egroups.com/group/medicalmistakesbaddoctors Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 03:47:31

In affectionate & loving memory of my father, Salvatore Miano. Dad, I think of you always. Remember the times when I'd sleep in your lap as a little girl or sit and watch a football game with you. Wish you were here now to enjoy your grandchildren. I love you Daddy... always.

Written by: Sandra M. Bubbliespm@aol.com Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at 18:10:06

To my Beloved cousin Lori B. She was only 28yrs. old.

Written by: Don tuccis4@earthlink.net Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at 16:44:46

Mary Noce-In loving memory of a very special woman. You were and always will be loved by everyone who you have toutched. With lots of love, Jennifer B.

Written by: Jennifer Jennifer.Blasingame@AdeccoNA.com Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at 14:13:01

In memory of my mom, Virginia Stoppel, who died of lung cancer in April 2000 at the age of 62. I miss you Mom, you left us way too early, due to those dastardly cigarettes. I love you and will always miss you.

Written by: Karen Barr barrk@prodigy.net Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at 09:00:33

In Memory of my Daddy..James Boyden Bass and my Mother...Iris Anne Roy. Both died due to cigarettes..my mother at age 59 and my Daddy at 73. Daddy said he started smoking when he was 9 years old and even after several heart attacks, lung cancer, chemo...he couldnt stop! He tried to blame it on everything else except smoking..finally he asked me..

Written by: Jacqueline Ravelle Bass Cockerham mooncrystal@hotmail.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 23:40:18

IN REMEMBRANCE OF NANCI JO ERICKSON WHO PASSED AWAY DUE TO A.R.D.S. ON DECEMBER 30TH,2000. MOM OF MY FRIENDS JOELLE AND JUSTIN. I WILL REMEMBER HER AS A BEAUTIFUL LADY WHO ALWAYS MADE ME LAUGH AND NEVER LET ME LEAVE WITHOUT A HUG. SHE ALWAYS TREATED ME LIKE ONE OF HER KIDS AND I CAME TO LOVE HER LIKE A SECOND MOM. I WILL TRULY MISS HER. I CRY NOT ONLY FOR JOELLE AND JUSTIN WHO LOST THEIR MOM AND THEIR BEST FRIEND,BUT FOR THE WORLD WHO LOST A TRULY WONDERFUL,KIND AND LOVING PERSON. PLEASE KEEP MY FRIENDS IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND SAY A PRAYER FOR THEM TONIGHT FOR THEY'LL NEED ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY CAN RECEIVE TO GET THEM THROUGH THIS VERY SAD TIME. HERE'S SENDING ALL OF MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO YOU,JOELLE AND JUSTIN,
WITH ALL OF MY LOVE.

Written by: Trina Kriegshauser Kriegsinfl@aol.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 18:45:12

This is for my Daddy... I was only 14 years old when you died of lung cancer. I am now 54 years old and I still miss you terribly. I remember your golden tinged fingertips, the smell of you filling your zippo lighter, your sputum filled coughs that wracked your body in spasms. Everytime you coughed, as you held that non-filtered cigarette with blue smoke enveloping your fingers, I hated you!! I still carry the guilt. I think I hated you because I felt that you didn

Written by: Maralyn Sneed maresneed@hotmail.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 17:16:39

In Rememberance of George Jeffery Stout
Uncle Jeff.

We will miss you Terribly.

To all my cousins, My prayers are with you.
Love
Jamie

Written by: Jamie Stout jlynn_@yahoo.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 16:39:45

In memory of our Uncle Ray Dalton who passed away of lung cancer. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle who will always be lovingly remembered and sadly missed.

Written by: Denise Dalton ddalton@hollinet.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 16:37:23

In memory of my father, James J. Willis, who died of small cell lung cancer on August 17, 2000 at the age of 77. He struggled with lung cancer for only 7 1/2 months. He was a smoker for almost 60 years and a firefighter for 30 years, not a very good combination. I have never smoked and after seeing what my father went through will never pick up a cigarette. My father was a very talented decorative painter and carver and my hope is that he is making heaven just a bit more beautiful.

Written by: Maribeth Willis knitone@athenet.net Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 16:05:36

This is dedicate to my mom....I just lost my mom to Asmtha on Nov 20, of 2000. She's been fighting with that illness all her life and it finally took her life....I miss her every day that goes by...She was my mom, my friend, the only one you can trust with your life....I hope one day a cure can be found to help those who suffer from this illness....My mom's name was Marta Vazquez, a wonderful women....In honor of my mom, I stopped smoking 12/30/00... The last time I spoke to my mom which was the day before she die, she asked me to do one thing for her and that was to stop smoking....She stated to me that she did not want to see me suffer the way she did because of her illness...

I love you mom. You are in my heart always...and I miss you so profoundly.....Every one who reads this letter, please say a prayer for me because I need it....as I have a broken heart.....

Written by: Angela Sosa angela_sosa@ninewest.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 13:33:15

My mom has been gone almost 20 years. A victim of lung cancer. She smoked. I have just quit after 30 years of smoking abuse. I want to see all the things my mom missed like my daughter getting married and grandchildren. I love you Dorothy Jeannette LoGalbo and not a day goes by that I don't think of you and wish you were still in this world. I will conquer this demon!
Nancy

Written by: Nancy NLoGalbo@aol.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 11:22:51

My father, James R. Morrisawa, who died October 11, 1998 after suffering for 7 years with lung disease and emphysema. Another year gone by without you Dad, I miss you so much!! I am trying to stop smoking for my New Year's resolution, after 1 1/2 packs a day, I have smoked 2 cigarettes in 2 days.It is going slowly, but I do not want my children to watch me die like I had to watch my father.

Written by: Sandi morrisawa@yahoo.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 10:04:13

My father, Barry Bennett, died under recovery of heart bypass surgery. Purely caused by smoking. He died at the age of 46.

His death was sudden and surely unexpected.

I have a close friend who has emphysema and is still trying to quit smoking. I love him very much, and he is struggling to quit smoking.

I will lose another person close to me because of this tragic disease.

Scarry part of the whole sitatuion is that I also once in a while will smoke for different reasons (1) crutch, (2) miss my father, (3) to be like my best friend. But really, the fact of the matter is, is that cigarettes should be taking off of the market, period. We would not be losing our loved ones.

Don Wilcox, I care and I love you, my friend always. Please quit for yourself and an understanding that we want you with us for as long as we can.

Written by: Mary Abbott monte_mary@hotmail.com Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 06:12:44

In Remembrance of my Uncle Luke who passed away Dec 30, 2000 from emphysema after a long struggle. We need for people to realize how deadly these lung diseases are. Mom died from Mesothelioma (lung cancer) 3 yrs ago and now Daddy is fighting (and stable) with bronchioloalveolar lung cancer. We need to work harder against smoking and to inform people that lung cancer touches more lives than several other cancers combined, but receives much less attention and funding. I pray this is the year we will find cures for all.
Mom & Uncle Luke--you fought the good fight--now rest in peace. We love you. Pat

Written by: Pat K. lumber2@rainbowtel.net Monday, January 1, 2001 at 11:02:39

In memory of my loving husband Alfred Estremo who died December 10, 2000 from complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis. A wonderful husband a great father, you will be missed by everyone who knew you. The world is a sadder place without you but we will go on in your memory. We know you are looking down from Heaven watching over us.

Written by: Gloria Estremo ae4ge@aol.com Monday, January 1, 2001 at 09:47:29

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