Stop smoking for your kid’s sake
A doctor was wondering why his patient had such a bad asthma attacks that she needed multiple hospital admission even though he put her on effective medicaton.
Investigation had ruled out that the girl did not take her medication as instructed. This carried on for 2 years.
Miracle happened. The girl started to get better and it was around the same time that the doctor noticed that the grandpa was bringing her for consultation and not her mum. He found out that both parents were posted to China to work, and the girl now lives with grandpa. Upon more probing, doctor discovered that both parents were smokers and grandpa stayed clear of cigarettes.
Well, the girl is a victim of passive smoking.
The harm of passive smoking is first discovered by Japanese reseacher, Takeshi Hirayama in 1981. He found a link between lung cancer in non-smoking Japanese women and her husbands who were smokers. The link has since been confirmed by many studies and new scientific evidences.
Even if parents smoke outside the house, the levels of respirable suspended particles including nicotine were still higher in the homes. Boston researcher, Jonathan Winickoff coined the term “3rd hand smoking” as the cocktail of toxins linger in carpets, sofas, cloths and other materials even days after the cigarette is put out.
(information adapted from “Mind & Body”, 21 Jan)
Additional reading:
Hypnosis To Change Your Life by Steve G Jones.
