While going to radiation here at the Cancer Institute at St Johns there was a lady with breast cancer scheduled right before my treatments. Every day I knew I smelled cigarettes, but she had a man with her in the waiting room and I told myself that it was him. One of the last days of her treatment we met in the locker room while changing and the cigarette smell was very strong. I really wanted to ask her if she was smoking, but was afraid of an really nasty response so I did not.

Maybe some people do not believe that smoking causes cancer despite the evidence. Maybe some people just figure that it is pointless to give it up now. It is like being a drug addict and all that matters is that next fix even if it will kill you to some people.