My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.

... I learned the hard way that just as I no longer have to save anyone, neither do I have to be saved.

Once you are hooked, smoking is harder to quit then heroin.

I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.

I've always been very involved in anything that had to do with lung disease or cancer.

There is no cure for emphysema, but you can start treating it and have a better quality of life.

My daughter teases me once in a while saying, Remember when you used to be my mother and you had black hair?