I thought he quit cigarettes awhile ago as he always talking about his ‘formally nicotine stained fingers’. I’m blown away with this horrible news.
Just because smoking was stopped decades ago, the damage is deep and will pop up at a later date. Never start in the first place.
I'm absolutely blown away by this horrible news as well, FRiend. Rush feels like a member of my family. Been listening to him since 1991. He is constantly in my prayers now...
From what other FReepers told me, Rush had a 3-pack a day habit of smoking cigarettes since he was about 16 (yikes, if true). He did give up cigarettes at some point (I don't know when). However, he pretty much replaced the cigarettes with cigars.