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    randilynne

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    posted 04/13/2009, comments (0)

    guilt and abandonment. and sucess

    so, i'm feeling pretty quilty.  but not for the reasons that you may be guessing.  years ago i attended a support group for chronic pain sufferers.  it was like a saturday night live sketch.  when we arrived the chairs were stacked 10 high along a wall.  most of us expended all of our reserve strength just setting... Read moreChevron
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    Jim Christopher

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    posted 04/03/2009, comment (1)

    Where Has All the Glamour of Smoking Gone?

    The following fantasy had great appeal to me back in the day: We close friends - tortured, creative, young, exuberant, inquisitive, out to make our mark on the world - meet at a dark coffee shop, cigarettes ablaze, each individual holding forth, till the wee hours, perhaps till dawn, reluctant to leave in our separate cars, exhilarated... Read moreChevron
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    posted 03/11/2009, comment (1)

    Bring Your Life into Balance: Stop Smoking Now!

    I had a bad dream last night: collective human excrement seeped from an overflowing toilet inside a tiny rickety shack covering the floor in broad daylight as well-dressed impatient embarrassed parent figures accompanied by important friends with frozen, disapproving smiles, awaited my delayed emergence as I anxiously searched for decent... Read moreChevron
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    Kathi MacNaughton

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    posted 03/04/2009, comments (0)

    On Becoming a COPD Caregiver - My Story

    It's a fact... living with COPD isn't a fun experience, no matter how hard you work to maintain your quality of life. But I'm here to tell you that being a caregiver for someone who is learning to live with COPD isn't much fun either. I'm not here to whine about having to care for my poor, fragile mother, nor to rail against the life I thought I'd... Read moreChevron
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    maureen

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    posted 02/26/2009, comments (0)

    Alternative Smoking Device

    check out this short video to learn how it works.  https://facebook.com/v/51665062285
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