-sigh-
I know I have to quit smoking. I'm down to 1-2 cigarettes a day. It seems that just knowing I have one to smoke keeps me from actually smoking. I'll just keep putting it off, " I'll smoke it in a little bit, after this show, before I go to bed, when I get up in the morning "

I left little notes all over every makeshift ashtray I've seen my father use. He would fill up coffee cups with about an inch of water, and use those as ashtrays. On the notes I put "Smoking cigarettes after having cancer increases your reoccurance rate 50%"

Also, to answer the question about why he's still on pain medication..
His mouth is still horribly burned, and they say there isn't really anything the doctors can do but manage the pain.
The 17th my father is being admitted into the hospital to have his esophagaus stretched. He's hoping that this will allow him to get off of the feeding tube and eat normally again.

Thank you all for your support.

-Amy