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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25377013, member: 10461&quot;]A sad story indeed, and very well told.&nbsp; When it got to the point where Jim had a roommate, I thought, “uh-oh, this isn’t going to end well”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Addiction is a terrible thing.&nbsp; I have never touched drugs or even alcohol (completely dry for all 58 of my years, believe it or not!) … <i>but</i> I’m a 1+ pack-a-day smoker with a chronic cough, and the unbreakable habit is starting to take its toll on my health.&nbsp; I am also morbidly obese, so one day the old ticker might just stop ticking.&nbsp; It is tragic and stupid, but despite many tries, I just can’t get that monkey off my back.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I feel for folks like Jim who can’t shake their demons- or don’t want to.&nbsp; I fear I’m in that category as a smoker right now.&nbsp; I’m just not ready to quit… <i>yet</i>. (So please spare me the well-meaning advice, y’all.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Will it be the death of me?&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; It’s a slow suicide.&nbsp; Or will there be a miracle that enables me to completely change my lifestyle?&nbsp; It’s gonna take that, I’m afraid.</p><p><br /></p><p>But enough about that.&nbsp; I found your tale gripping and more than a bit sobering (no pun intended).</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s nice that you have a numismatic keepsake of your friend.&nbsp; I have a few sentimental coins like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>You were a friend in the right place, at the right times.&nbsp; That’s what counts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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