Listen to the ol' hillbilly, Capt'n... When I was a social worker I had a client who had been diagnosed with empasema two years before I got her case... On my first home visit with her I was surprised to see her smoking... And not just any cigarette but PallMall non-filters... Yep, the ol' gal continued to suffer from emphsema for another 8 years and never did give up her pack a day habit...

That's 8 years while smoking PallMalls, Capt'n... So way it looks to me is that as long as you don't take up smokin' that you go a long way to go if you'll do what the docs tell ya...

B~