im a 15 yr old girl and my uncle (who has custody of me) smokes cigarettes. the problem is that i am sooo paraniod that im going to get cancer or emphesema and i just wish he would stop. i try to be nice about asking him but sometimes it just irritates him. also, my aunt smokes and she comes over to my house every day so what should i do? im soo scared that i will get cancer or that their smoking is affecting my health. plz give some advice.
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That's a tough one cuz you can't change your custody situation. or can you? Maybe leave the room when they're smoking. Go out if you can as much as possible to clean air. Air out your room and if your uncle allows, open the windows as much as possible. Air conditioners help too. When they're out, you might want to wash down the walls where the smoke is the worst.
I hear ya. When I was a kid my bus stop was full of kids smoking. Some times you couldn't see the person next to you it was so thick with smoke. I now have respiratory problems I think are because of that – no one smoked in my family. I'm in my late 40's now but have had this since I was much younger. My chest pain started when I was still in school especially breathing while running in gym was very difficult.
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