I don't know what he was smokin' here, but it obviously wasn't tobacco.
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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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.
Ugly isn't the word for what awaits him unless he quits now.
I see so many people hauling around their oxygen tanks that I am surprised that anyone who has a clue is still smoking.
My dad smoked unfiltered cigarettes for 40 years then died 39 years later at the age of 91. Luckily it wasn’t lung related.
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.
I don't know what he was smokin' here, but it obviously wasn't tobacco.
Most definitely. I might drink a beer this weekend in honor of his long life.
THAT is just so wrong!
You need to get passed that for your own well being. Smokers will do that, but find your inner peace.
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.
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
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."
Yeah. Thanks for refreshing my memory.
How in the holy HELL can you smoke over 100 cigarettes in a day?!?!
Uh, what?
He can’t have a hobby??
He’s actually a good photographer.
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