Jump to full article: Gloucester (MA) Daily Times, 2010-03-12
Author: doug burgess Gloucester
Intro: A few hours ago, our family finished the funeral of my mother. She passed away of Stage 3 lung cancer caused by over 60 years of nonstop smoking.
Granted, she died on her 83rd birthday, which is a good life span, and we did know ahead of time of her situation. But I would like to take this time, in honor of her memory, to plead with everyone out there who does smoke cigarettes to please stop. . . .
There is an old saying that tells us "youth is wasted on the young." What that means is that every second of life is precious.
Your life is a gift and every breath you take is given to you. Do not waste a moment on ingesting puffs of poison.
Live for yourself and others. Live for tomorrow. Live for your future. Live long enough to get married and have children and grandchildren. Live a healthy life so you can be happy. You may believe you have a "right" to smoke, but do you have a right to abuse your body?
To all the adults out there who are smoking, I beg of you to please quit. . . .
I will miss my mother, Marion Burgess. She was a hard, independent working mom of seven children, and this letter is dedicated to her.
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