Joan Rea wrote in a message to All:
JR> I have pneumonia and am only able to get up long enough to
JR> read the posts here and answer my e-mail.  sweat pours down
JR> my back and I'm ice cold but I don't give up til I've read
JR> every post and save the special ones.  Is this another
JR> addiction?  You know it.  Doc says I am not in good shape
JR> and must be careful as I'm also diabetic.  I told him if
JR> alcoholism in its most active form couldn't kill me,
JR> pneumonia stands little chance. besides, I have to live long
JR> enough to see a couple of people on-line quit smoking and to
JR> find out how a couple of operations turned out.
Joan, it is people like you that give people like me the will to keep on 
trying..... Honest to God.  I have quit smoking SO many times, and always 
seem to float back to it no matter HOW long I am off the things... I see a 
message like this with willpower and love filling to the BRIM, and I know 
that "all things are possible if you believe". Thank you for this.   I have 
so many things to blame my inability to stay off cigarettes--- but then I 
read mail like yours and I know that the excuses are just 
that--------excuses.... I hope that you are over your pneumonia and that you 
are doing better!!!!  You're a wonderful person and from what I've seen here 
so far, you are also a wonderful person.. Hang in there and know that there 
are people here who love and care about you.
JR> Joking aside, what would sick people do without on-line meetings?
JR> I'm contagious - no visitors and my throat is too sore to
JR> talk on the phone! (fate worse than death) but I can get
JR> on-line and read some ES&H in a few minutes.  Thanks a heap
JR> guys.  I may be lurking for a while but I'll be here.   Joan
JR> Rea , alcoholic.
Take Care Joan... You've given me some good things with your message and I'm 
sure that you've done the same for countless others reading this echo.
Cheryl
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