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Leonard Nimoy Reveals He Has Lung Disease, Warns Against Smoking
http://celebrity.yahoo.com ^ | february 5, 2014 | Raechal Leone Shewfelt

Posted on 02/06/2014 10:57:58 AM PST by lowbridge

It's too late for Leonard Nimoy, but he wants his fans to know that they should quit smoking now.

The 82-year-old actor, who's played the iconic role of Spock in "Star Trek" TV shows and movies since 1966, has revealed that he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from his days as a smoker.

"I quit smoking 30 yrs ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP" he wrote on Twitter, referencing the traditional Vulcan salutation, live long and prosper.

COPD is a disease that makes it increasingly difficult to breathe, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Patients who have it often have the conditions of emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and experience tightening of the chest, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD, which is now the third leading cause of death in the United States.

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To: lowbridge

My aunt died of COPD, after a lot of suffering. She smoked a lot all her life, but didn’t think that was what caused it (couldn’t be her beloved cigs). She was convinced that living through the Dust Bowl in Kansas when she was a child. I think it was probably both. It’s hard to fathom, but in the worst years of the Dust Bowl there were times that she and my mother had to sleep with damp cloths over their mouth and nose to try to keep from inhaling the dust.


41 posted on 02/06/2014 1:01:58 PM PST by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Himyar
In addition to our experience with our Dad I worked for 20 years in a large hospital's ER.I'd encourage you to tell your husband that hanging out for a single 8 hour shift in a busy ER would motivate him to quit...*big time*! Promise him a lifetime supply of Nicorette gum and/or patches....or tell him you'll leave him and empty the bank accounts before you do.Or say to him "I'll take up crack cocaine to keep you company".

Ugly isn't the word for what awaits him unless he quits now.

42 posted on 02/06/2014 1:02:58 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
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To: married21
I am surprised that more people didn't die of dust pneumonia back during the dust bowl years. Dust is irritating to the lungs and there were no antibiotics when the irritation developed into an infection.
43 posted on 02/06/2014 1:16:00 PM PST by Ditter
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To: Gay State Conservative

I see so many people hauling around their oxygen tanks that I am surprised that anyone who has a clue is still smoking.


44 posted on 02/06/2014 1:18:39 PM PST by Ditter
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To: lowbridge
At least Mr Nimoy is doing this while he is still alive. Yul Brynner did it posthumously
45 posted on 02/06/2014 1:25:20 PM PST by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: lowbridge

My dad smoked unfiltered cigarettes for 40 years then died 39 years later at the age of 91. Luckily it wasn’t lung related.


46 posted on 02/06/2014 1:25:35 PM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: lowbridge

He is 82, did he want to live for ever?


47 posted on 02/06/2014 1:37:01 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: Sawdring
"He is 82, did he want to live for ever?"

I'm not going to condemn Mr. Nimoy for saying this, now, but he must have pretty good genes.

Shatner made a film of himself and Nimoy talking about the "old days", death, life, etc.

Nimoy admitted he was an alcoholic as well as a heavy smoker.

I don't think he got into drugs.

But 82 is a pretty good run for someone who indulged heavily.

48 posted on 02/06/2014 1:53:39 PM PST by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: lowbridge
Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins ...

I don't know what he was smokin' here, but it obviously wasn't tobacco.

49 posted on 02/06/2014 1:59:51 PM PST by BlueLancer (Pachebel --- The original one-hit wonder.)
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To: boop

Most definitely. I might drink a beer this weekend in honor of his long life.


50 posted on 02/06/2014 2:04:22 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: Snickering Hound

THAT is just so wrong!


51 posted on 02/06/2014 3:13:33 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Himyar

You need to get passed that for your own well being. Smokers will do that, but find your inner peace.


52 posted on 02/06/2014 3:17:48 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: rstrahan

May the dear lady rest in peace. We never know how it’s going to end for us, smokers and non-smokers alike.

I have a B-I-L who smokes a pack of Camels a day, has done since age 16. He is now 86 years old, and dating an actress. (She has been seen on Law and Order and in summer stock, in upstate NY.) He eats filet mignon three nights a week at an Irish pub, where all the waitresses have named their first son after him because he is such a huge tipper!

Life is beautiful.

When it’s time to go, you go.

Just be kind to everyone you meet along the way.


53 posted on 02/06/2014 3:20:17 PM PST by miserare (2014--The Year We Fight Back!)
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To: OKSooner

It wasn’t released until after his death. they chose to run it because they felt it would still have a serious emotional impact on its audience. They were right.

CC


54 posted on 02/06/2014 3:31:23 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Sawdring
Yes. I hate Nimoy's insane leftist politics, but I love this man.

As a kid I always wanted to be Spock.

In the interview with Shatner, they talk about death.

Shatner says: "You know It's always over my shoulder. I must admit it bothers me."

Nimoy replies: "It really doesn't bother me. In fact I hardly think about it."

55 posted on 02/06/2014 5:28:27 PM PST by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Yeah. Thanks for refreshing my memory.


56 posted on 02/07/2014 6:32:19 AM PST by OKSooner ("As the riders went on by him, he heard one call his name...")
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To: PowderMonkey

How in the holy HELL can you smoke over 100 cigarettes in a day?!?!


57 posted on 04/08/2014 11:56:29 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (What Would Sgt. Saunders Do?)
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To: GeronL

Uh, what?


58 posted on 04/08/2014 11:58:36 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (What Would Sgt. Saunders Do?)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

He can’t have a hobby??


59 posted on 04/08/2014 1:28:32 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL

He’s actually a good photographer.


60 posted on 04/08/2014 1:36:16 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I support Joe Carr in the TN GOP Primary against Lamar!)
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