CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Michael F.: Your World Keeps Shrinking

Michael smoked for more than 40 years and developed COPD. Breathing became so difficult that he had to give up many of his favorite activities. He lies awake at night regretting all he’s lost because of smoking.

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[haven_lady]

Don't smoke to impress your friends, kids. It's not worth sacrificing your life.

[gabrielrendon]

Thanks for sharing your story Micheal, it takes guts to show your feelings.

[JetsuVEVO]

Poor dude, he seems like a good cool guy. Sucks people fall victim to this type of stuff. I’ll never smoke, man..

[robincook]

I don't know if Michael F will read this but every time I see the commercial he is in, I weep. Michael looks so much like my late husband. His life is most an exact parallel. Everything about him. How many packs a day, how long, the GED, the boat, working in construction, and eventually the high pressure long hours job. The nebulizer, the power scooter, all of it. I finally lost my sweet husband to COPD in 2017 after years of caring for him and trying to keep him as healthy as possible. He lived to 76 only because he quit in 2001 after being diagnosed with cancer. Michael, stay positive, stay as active as possible, and take care of yourself as best you can. Wishing you all the best.

[purplelilac]

Michael thank you for sharing your story, I wish you well! My mother has COPD and still smokes. As kids we went without but she always had money for cigarettes. She is angry at everyone except herself

[charlessupp]

You.have helped.many people. The more people stop the better.

[VC-djvg]

Take these commercials To the corporations that make these addictive drugs. These people are just victims of corporations that feed these poisons to the consumer.

[filledwithvariousknowledge]

This is an excellent ad by him to warn current smokers or non-smokers this is what COPD does to your life when smoking for so long if you don’t get cancer or suffer a heart attack from it but instead get COPD

[charlesmurphy]

I recently quit 3 months ago. I am 66 years old. I need advice, can anyone help?

[PhuriousStyles]

Wow this weighs heavy as I watch my own life slip from my grasp.

[nathanieltyler]

Construction debris inside lung's

[Doctor-Stoppage]

The governments fund these commercials but still allow the sale of cigarettes? It's almost like they make money from people's suffering, huh? 🤔

[innerfazeqtproducs]

Why did they take away everything from him? It makes no sense to me