en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/595177 Comments by tabby http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/49632702.html#IDComment26077958 You want to know what is sad... I am 40 years old and am a non-smoker (ALWAYS HAVE BEEN). I use to work in second-hand smoke and I had to quit 8 years ago because I was coughing-up blood. I was sick all the time and I'd wake up w/ hang-overs, even though I never drank--- not an ounce. NOW FROM ALL THE CHEMICALS IN THE AIR THAT I HAD TO BREATHE AGAINST MY WILL--- I HAVE HEART PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, STIFF JOINTS, AND COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES. FOR 8 YEARS I COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE THERE WAS SMOKE & STILL TODAY I HAVE TO RUN AWAY FROM IT. I STILL HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS IF I GO INTO A PLACE WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF RESIDUAL 3RD HAND SMOKE LEFT OVER IN THE MATERIAL WHICH WAS ABSORBING IT ALL (& is still being put into the air like your coats used to do when you 'd get home after you'd be in a smoky indoor location) THOSE YEARS THAT I WAS--- THE NEXT DAY I'LL WAKE UP AND FEEL LIKE I HAVE A TRUCK ON MY CHEST & THEN I'LL END UP SICK W/ A ROUGH VOICE. I AM SO GLAD THAT NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE TO SUFFER UNFAIRLY THE WAY THAT I HAVE!!!!! YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT FEAR---- WELL THIS PAIN IN NOW MY REALITY & I WISHED THAT THIS LAW WOULD HAVE PROTECTED ME 20 YEARS AGO. I KNOW THAT I WILL DIE FROM SECOND HAND SMOKE (by either lung cancer or CVD) AND die A LOT YOUNGER THEN I AM SUPPOSED TO. For all of you who think that smoking should be allowed/legal--- thanks for killing me :( . AND I AGREE W/ KAP!!! Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:00:59 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/49632702.html#IDComment26077958