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Started by New Day
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:44
A RADICAL APPROACH
Author: New Day
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:44
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:44
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--WebTV-Mail-3865-15474 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit GREETINGS. THIS IS A BAD/GOOD DAY, SINCE I REALIZED MY LUNGS HAVE BECOME AN ASH TRAY. I HAVE BEEN SMOKING FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS, NOT HEAVILY, JUST ENOUGH TO CONTROL MY EPILEPSY. ABOUT FOUR CIGARETTES A DAY. I HAVE COPD, AND CAN BARELY WALK TWENTY FEET. THE TASTE IN MY MOUTH HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. I ASKED THE DOCTOR FOR PHENOBARB, OR SOME OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT, TO ALLOW ME TO QUIT SMOKING WITHOUT HAVING VIOLENT SEIZURES, BUT THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH PRESSURE HEREABOUTS ON PRESCRIPTION ABUSE, THAT HE WON'T WRITE FOR ANY SUCH THING. IT OCCURED TO ME THIS MORNING THAT ALCOHOL IS A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT. I DON'T DRINK, BUT I THINK I COULD, AND I ASKED A FRIEND TO BRING ME A BOTTLE OF RUM TOMORROW. I DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF, AND HOPE I WOULDN'T BECOME A SUDDEN ALCOHOLIC, BUT THIS IS ALL I CAN THINK OF THAT OFFERS ANY HOPE AT ALL. WHAT DO YOU THINK? NEW DAY --WebTV-Mail-3865-15474 Content-Description: signature Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/HTML; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit <html><body bgcolor="white"text="black"><><>(BLOCK CAPS FOR LOW VISION)<><> </html> --WebTV-Mail-3865-15474--
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