My sister wont stop smoking,even with cancer!how can i get through to her? -
My sister wont stop smoking,even with cancer!how can i get through to her? -
shes just been diagnosed with tongue cancer,shes due to start radiotheraphy for 6 weeks on 6 june shes a smoker and drinker i know she will stop the booze but shes finding it hard to stop smoking,shes been told the treatment wont work if she carrys on smoking!im trying to help her all the way,but its like talking to a brick wall,we both looked after my brother who died of throat cancer two years ago but he was not smoker /drinker she seen him suffer terrible but icant get through to her ?It just seems like when people get to that point, they figure they-ve been smoking this long anyway, so what good would quitting do now? I-ve seen so many of my relatives do the same thing. However, I-m also a smoker and it is THAT addictive. I hope to have quit before anything like that happens to me.Anyway, there is nothing you can do. She has to want to quit for herself. Just remember that this is a very hard time for her and your pestering her will only make it worse and in turn, make her want to smoke even more. Be as supportive as you can though.
Best wishes.like anything addicting, she has to want to stop- it has to come from within, not sure if her doctor told her about the medical precriptions that are available now, but she should ask!She has to want to quit herself. There isn-t anything you can do to make her want to. If cancer isn-t enough of a motivating factor, then she probably never will. My ex is an alcoholic, and I tried EVERYTHING to get him to stop drinking and it just boiled down to he didn-t want to stop badly enough. It-s why he-s my ex. I understand she is your sister, and you need to be there for her no matter what, but I think you also need to realize that no amount of effort on your part will make her quit.
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