I got cancer of the bladder through smoking.

24 years after I stopped smoking.

Just because you stop smoking it doesn't mean that you won't get cancer late on in life caused by smoking. If you can't see the damage it causes, then please think about your children, who you may slowly be killing.

I was 54 when I got it and considered very young to get it. It affected my life dramatically and created big issues with my family, including severe financial loss.

Those tobacco companies have a lot to answer for.

So if anybody says to me its alright that I sit with a bunch of smokers because they think it is Ok, then get real. I don't have any issues with people who smoke, but if I choose to sit with them, it is my decision, not theirs.