GLADYS, 93, IS TOLD: IF YOU WANT A CIGGIE, GET OUT THE HOUSE

A WOMAN in a wheelchair must go outside into the cold weather for a cigarette even though she is 93 - because smoking is banned in her nursing home.

Gladys Gornall, known as Chris, of the Norwood Lodge Nursing Home in Nore Road, Portishead, took up smoking 10 years ago after her husband died.

Daughter Joan Mock, 68, says it is the only thing she has left that keeps her happy.

And she says she fears her mother is more likely to die from exposure to cold winter weather than from smoking.

Mrs Mock said: "She's 93, she's in a wheelchair and she has to smoke outside. Last week I had to stand outside with her with an umbrella over her while it rained. We know it's not politically correct any more, but she is old and she will die of hypothermia rather than smoking at this rate."

Mrs Gornall said: "I'm sick and tired of going out there in the cold. I'm fed up with the whole situation. What else have I got to look forward to? I've got no other pleasures."

Mrs Mock said the home used to have a small room where smokers could light up. But she said the smoking ban in the building has now been enforced for health and safety reasons.

She said: "For God's sake, what can she do? There aren't any other smokers in the home now. This is all she has left as her bit of independence. It's so pathetic."

She said relatives of other residents at the home have sympathised with Mrs Gornall's plight.

The only real health problem the pensioner has is osteoarthritis in her knees.

Mrs Mock said: "She says they aren't going to stop her having a fag."

Mrs Gornall moved into the home with her husband, Albert, in 1996 but he died within weeks of their arrival. She took up smoking soon after his death.

Gill Lee, group operations manager for Belmont Care, which owns the home, said the non-smoking policy had been in place since before Mrs Gornall went into the nursing home. She said: "We've had a policy for years in Norwood Lodge of no smoking, mainly on health and safety grounds.

"Mrs Gornall, her daughter and her social worker had a meeting with the matron in May 2005 to explain to her the no-smoking policy in the home, and this was confirmed to her in writing."

She said none of the staff smoke inside the building. But she would not comment on whether the company's policy on enforcing the smoking ban had been tightened.

And she said allowing Mrs Gornall just to smoke in her own room would be "even worse".

She said: "To allow smoking in their room would cause even more health and safety issues."

I do very much, thanks. It would be nice if smokers would just be considerate. If you are unable to go without a cigarette for the 1-2 hours of eating at a nice restaurant, maybe you have a really bad emotional problem.

BAD EMOTIONAL PROBLEM! How about stopping with the personal abuse. YOU don't KNOW me!

And why, pray tell, should I sit in a restaurant for 1-2 hours..............pay for the meal AND a very good tip, and not be able to smoke. Shoot! I can do that at home, save money, and smoke whenever I want. Why of why would I PAY for that personal abuse???!!!!

Maybe you should walk a mile in my shoes- oh I'm sorry, I'm unable to walk a mile anymore. Here is a nice place for some information that you are sorely lacking.

Well, I have a generic lower back disease so I would bet that YOU can wall further then ME!

And she says she fears her mother is more likely to die from exposure to cold winter weather than from smoking

Tips for going outside in the cold.

2. Wear loose fitting clothing.

3. Keep dry. Use an umbrella and boots if it's raining or snowing.

4. Wear mittens instead of fingered gloves.

5. Wear a stocking cap and make sure to cover ears and neck.

6. Wear plenty of clothes

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