Heather, I am a former smoker. My poor judgement in being a smoker almost cost me my life. I did not quit immediately upon diagnosis. I first needed to wrap my head around the situation and figure out how I was going to get thru it. Being a single mother without a caregiver made my illness a huge burden. On my way to my gastro doc to discuss getting a feeding tube I finally realized that I did have some control over what was happening. It was up to me if I continued to smoke and possibly make things worse or if I was going to fight with everything I had to survive. It was that moment of realization that I chose to fight and that was when I crumpled up my pack of cigarettes and threw them out the window. I told my son I would never ever smoke again and 5 years later I still havent. I honestly think that if I hadnt quit smoking that I would not have survived my 3 rounds of oral cancer. Unfortunately due to my smoking habit, I am now disfigured. I told you this story to pass along to your husband. I know its not easy to quit smoking but it can be done if he makes up his mind to do it. By quitting now it will be beneficial to him no matter the diagnosis will be.