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lark

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8. I hvae your friends' problem, but am seeking a different solution.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:17 AM
Yesterday

After nearly 30 years of daily smoking, I am definitely addicted PLUS I was coughing a lot. Had a chest xray that showed probable emphesema. This is bad because too many people on both sides of my family have died from lung issues. My sister and I had to make the decision to pull the plug on mom's vent and it was the worst day of my life - don't want my family to go through that with me. I use marijuana for 2 conditions, went to dr about what to do for those and he suggested continuing mj but use non-smoking routes. Been trying thst nd it's rough, haven't figured out the magical system yet, grrr. Trying different things in different combos, but nothing is working great so far.

Still it's been 5 weeks of no smoking and no throwing up, so glad of that. I am having diahrhea and dizziness/weakness and my appetite is down and my sleeping isn't as good so obviously haven't hit the sweet spot. However my coughing is way way down, which is key!

Having the country go to shit isn't helping my headspace either!

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