Tag Archives: smoking

Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Joy

I’m kind of wondering how you’ll all feel about this. Do you think you should pay the same for your insurance than those around you that are really living unhealthy lifestyles? More and more companies are starting to do this … Continue reading →

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New and improved cigarette packaging

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Joy

Okay, so what do you think? Will this new packaging discourage people from smoking? We all know I’m a former smoker. I smoked for 35 years and I’ll be honest. Had my lungs not revolted against me, I’d still be … Continue reading →

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The things that used to seem normal

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Joy

I was sitting watching Ordinary People (at minute 1:53 is what inspired this post) a few weekends ago and I was just floored when Judd Hirsch, who played a psychiatrist, sat in his office WITH HIS patient smoking one cigarette after … Continue reading →

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Would it stop you?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Laura

I know that we have at least one ex-smoker on this blog, and one person who has never, ever tried a cigarette.  And likely, everyone else falls somewhere on that scale, since statistics tell us that 1 in 5 adults … Continue reading →

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I’m NOT smoking!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Joy

I was one of those people who never thought I’d quit smoking. It’s probably a good thing I got sick or I never would have. Hey, I loved smoking. But there are so many things I don’t miss about it. … Continue reading →

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What happened and how I am

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Joy

Hi All. I thought today I would make things a little more personal. Let you know what happened to me last week and how I’m doing now. Notice my gorgeous flowers on the right sent to me by our Laura. … Continue reading →

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Banning smoking in vehicles when children?!?!?!?!

Posted on May 25, 2008 by lisamike

This has been in our news again and I wanted to know what others think.  They want to ban smoking in vehicles that have children in them.  It has happened in a few other provinces and now they are trying to … Continue reading →

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