If someone has smoked cigarettes for 30 years+ how long do you think they have living?

Answer 1

Hello,

I have a story to tell you. It's about a wonderful man. A loving and caring father and grandfather. He'd been smoking all of his life. He was a great person. A good person... A kind person, who unfortunately had a bad habit... smoking. By his mid-50's, he was slowly getting sick, and it progressed rapidly. He quite smoking in his early 60's. He was, from the age of 66, connected to an oxygen tank and his mobilty critically reduced. He was in and out of hospital during those years. He couldn't even go in the shower by himself. Here was this loving man who was becoming incapacitated. He rarely moved from his lounge chair in the dining room, as his stength wouldn't allow him to. In the early 2004 he was hospitalised, by mid-year he was in rehab, and on 27th September 2004 he passed away in front of his wife and his eldest daughter.

His daughter still mourns. She was always there, when she wasn't working she was by his side and with her mother. His grandson was with her almost everyday too, to comfort her as she was distressed and emotional.

I am the grandson. and to this very day I mourn a great man. He achieved so much in his life.

My Grandfather was aged just 69 when his life ended, leaving his loving wife, 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. His life was drastically cut short due to smoking and his lungs breaking down. His lungs were only working at 18%. 18% !

Smoking is one of the worlds leading causes for disease and loss of life... preventable loss of life. If there is any good that can come from smoking, that's learning from our mistakes and banning it completely.

This is just one story of thousands around the world. My heart is still broken... i didn't know my Pop before he was sick. I'm 19. And my strongest memory... an image I will never forget, is my Grandfather on Christmas Day 2003. He could barely move. It was a hot Australian day, and he was so sick. I would glady have taken my life to save his. I loved him so much... I still do.

Answer 2

Smokers have a tendency to develop lung problems, not a certainty of it. A small percentage will live a long and healthy life. However, for most people, life expectancy is reduced by about 20 years if they smoke for that long. How long that will be depends on when you were born.

For example, the average man born in the 60s can expect to live until age 76; but a lifelong smoker born in the 60s has a high risk of lung cancer, emphysema or other respiratory disease in his 50s

Answer 3

My dad has been smoking for more than 30 years and he stopped at 50 y/o. He is good currently.

Answer 4

The whole of the rest of their lives. My dad smoked for 40 years, and stopped at 60. He's 83 now, and healthy.

Answer 5

My greatgrandmother smoked unfiltered cigarettes her entire life and died at 83 from an unrelated illness. You never can tell how a person's body will react to smoking.

Answer 6

I have been smoking for 26 years, just recently had a x-ray of my lungs done and the doctor said: how nice, a non-smoker!

Go figure!

Answer 7

If they quit completely, they could have many more years. Depends on the damage that particular person has to their lungs, etc.

If they keep smoking, they are at risk for heart attack, coronary artery disease and stroke.....among other things like lung cancer and emphysema.

Answer 8

It depends on there family history as well as their body type and structure. I don't think you can really put a finite amount of time on how long a person will live.

Answer 9

my grandma has been smoking for probably around 50 years or more & shes perfectly healthy, but i dont know how common that is

Answer 10

It depends. Are you thinking of killing yourself for a cigarette soon?