Received a sms out-of-the-blue yesterday afternoon from a close fren of mine.. Especially the content of the sms..
She was telling me if possible, persuade my hubby to quit smoking becuz a very close relative of hers was diagnosed with lung cancer recently and she din wan me-her dear fren to suffer, and hope this "tragedy" could be prevented as much as possible..
I was very touched of her concern, yet at the same time, I was caught on the ground. How would I be able to persuade a stubborn him to quit something that he has been addicted for years? What I could do, I have already done... Both hard and soft approaches...but they just dun work. Instead he only find me naggy and irritating... Only when they either experienced the scare thru someone close to them, or they themselves, then they might realise that it could happen to them if they are not "lucky" enough...
Its all about gamble of life and death... They are taking a gamble with their every single days of life, and I pray hard that he will not be unlucky and lose to this gamble game...
I really duno wat more can I do except to pray hard that he and my dad too (a smoker) will think it through and come to his sense one day (soon) that I can't do without him, the family can't do without him, so they will take better care of his own health...
If you read this, I will hope your own loved ones will be blessed with good health too...
i share ur sentiments.. but whether to quit anot is something v personal i think. We can influence but guess no direct impact... can only hope for them to come to their senses some day
ReplyDeleteSigh..we 同病相怜... Can only pray hard that they come to their senses themselves lor...
ReplyDeleteI'm experiencing the same situation as you are in. My hubby did try to quit abt 2 years back on his own accord but went back to smoking after a month. Since then, I realised that being able to quit or not is up to one's perserverance & mind. I'm also praying that he will not suffer the side effects as it goes on.
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