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This is a real life story of an ex-smoker. It might help you make up your mind about quitting. Kenny Roberto, 33, Deceased Ken started smoking when he was 14, he thought that it was the only way to look "cool" and feel like an adult. From then on, he would always have a packet of cigarettes in his pocket. To quit smoking was never on his mind despite all that grueling nagging from our parents and his girlfriends. As he grew older his habit got from worse to worst. In 1999 December, Ken complained of sore throat and breathlessness. His voice started to turn hoarse. He decided to see a Doctor the next day and was given antibiotics, however the symptoms did not go away. It lingered and got worse. Ken went for a chest x-ray and that's when we found out - my brother had lung cancer! And that was just 1 week after he first seen the Doctor. Ken just couldn't believe it! None of us could! He started on chemotherapy and radiation right away and things were not going well. He was constantly suffering in pain, vomited after each treatment. But, believe it or not, all that suffering did not stop him from lighting up his cigarette. Ken still couldn't stop smoking!!! Or maybe he just refused to. Whatever it was, he just didn't stop. A month after he started his treatment, Ken could no longer hold on and finally took his own life. That was not the end still, Ken's death affected the whole family especially my Mum. It all happened too fast, just within weeks, we lost a family member. Just like that. He ended his life because of lung cancer, but if he had not started smoking at all, then maybe all this would not have happen at all. Up till this day, my Mum still cries whenever his name is mentioned. You will often see tears rolling down her cheeks when she is alone. Sometimes I hated Ken, I hated him for bringing the miseries to the family, and I hated him for being so selfish just to leave us like that. But I also love him and miss him a lot. There are no words to express how much we loved him and how much he is missed. So please everyone, if you smoke, you must try to quit and keep yourself healthy, so that your loved ones will not suffer like we did. Although, quitting smoking does not guarantee that you will not get cancer, but it will at least reduce your risk of getting it. At least, if you have to go, you'd go with no regrets. Not like our dear Kenny.
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