Shinyitis Support Group

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

except I'm squoinking

 

[DeloresRose]

DeloresRose,
A very sad story to tell and I am glad you felt comfortable sharing it. I wish I could give you a giant hug girl

Thank you, sincerely. I hate to get so heavy, but if it helps someone quit...

 

[Pigs]

I think it’s fair to say vaping has been around long enough, we’d have pretty good evidence if it was harmful and what harm it caused.

But maybe not. Maybe there are risks. You know what? We already know what smoking does. I’ll take my chances with maybe there’s a risk rather than using a known killer.


My husband was 54 years old, smoked since he was a teen, but the healthiest guy I knew. He worked a very physical outdoor job, and he could work circles around people half his age. Never took a day off sick in his life. Not one.

One day, he dug up the garden to get it ready to plant. Next day, he said his shoulder was bothering him. Maybe he had done too much. He wasn’t one to complain, and he went about his business. It kept bothering him though, and after nagging him for 3 weeks I got him to see the doctor.

The doctor sent him directly for tests. Stage 4. The lung tumors had breached the lung wall and spread to his ribs and spine. Metastasis to the bones, organs, brain.

He did chemo. He had radiation, 15 rounds plus gamma knife.

He took so many meds I had to keep a chart on the wall and set timers all day.

He had seizures, and I couldn’t leave him alone.

He had spontaneous nose bleeds.

He lost weight. All of his muscles, gone.

He lost the ability to walk. Then to sit up. And to feed himself. He hallucinated.

He wasted away before my eyes, right here in the room where I’m sitting now, and I was his hospice nurse, although I had zero training or knowledge about this.

It was all I could do to keep him from being in excruciating pain.

In 9 months it completely destroyed him.

I don’t know who your family is, if you have parents, a spouse, kids, siblings, but let me tell you, it doesn’t just destroy the person it kills. It destroys everyone in range. I would give anything to undo all of this... to undo having to tell our kids and grandkids, our families. To undo planning his memorial, and picking up his ashes from the funeral home, and asking for copies of his death certificate

And I would do anything not to have to do that to my family again.

It’s been five years since he died, but all of this is as fresh in my mind today as it was when it was happening. I’ll never forget.

That was his only symptom, a bit of shoulder pain. There were no signs at all, until it was too late.

So if it takes buying a new mod a month or vaping 10 mls of juice a day I’m in. Whatever the cost or risk.

Delores that is a very moving story and powerfully told. I can sense your pain is still fresh. My heartfelt condolences to you for your loss.

 

[Pigs]

Hey Pigs! How are you liking the Serpent Elevate? Mine gets daily use. Easy to build, and great flavor. Be interested in hearing your take on it.

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Gday Rob. I've had a Serpent Elevate since they first came out so this is a bonus. Always loved it. It was probably the first top airflow rta that used that "half pike" style of deck. Pretty sure the Recurve deck was a big influence . I know a lot of people criticize top air rtas for lack of flavour but for me a leaking tank is the worst - so many of my early rtas were leakers.

 

[NolaMel]

Thank you, sincerely. I hate to get so heavy, but if it helps someone quit...

It’s people like you and @chanelvaps sharing so beautifully that makes people really hear the truth.
None of us want to believe we’re not the ones that aren’t going to beat the odds. My dad quit smoking in the early 60’s. Almost 50 years quit, and lung cancer still came and took him. Like your husband, no real problems. They discovered it by “accident” when he had a scan for something totally not related. We never know, until we do and it’s too late. Unless you get scanned yearly. No stinkies, and stay vigilant friends. You’re loved, and important enough to do that for yourselves

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Good Afternoon Dear Shiny Ones !!!

Purple vape mail ... and it squonks. Been vapin' on her since this morning. She's a Keeper!

ETA: Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention the best part. Saddlehorse Blues included a hand written note inside the box. Any company who makes time to write notes will get more business from me. Too cool!

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I think it’s fair to say vaping has been around long enough, we’d have pretty good evidence if it was harmful and what harm it caused.

But maybe not. Maybe there are risks. You know what? We already know what smoking does. I’ll take my chances with maybe there’s a risk rather than using a known killer.


My husband was 54 years old, smoked since he was a teen, but the healthiest guy I knew. He worked a very physical outdoor job, and he could work circles around people half his age. Never took a day off sick in his life. Not one.

One day, he dug up the garden to get it ready to plant. Next day, he said his shoulder was bothering him. Maybe he had done too much. He wasn’t one to complain, and he went about his business. It kept bothering him though, and after nagging him for 3 weeks I got him to see the doctor.

The doctor sent him directly for tests. Stage 4. The lung tumors had breached the lung wall and spread to his ribs and spine. Metastasis to the bones, organs, brain.

He did chemo. He had radiation, 15 rounds plus gamma knife.

He took so many meds I had to keep a chart on the wall and set timers all day.

He had seizures, and I couldn’t leave him alone.

He had spontaneous nose bleeds.

He lost weight. All of his muscles, gone.

He lost the ability to walk. Then to sit up. And to feed himself. He hallucinated.

He wasted away before my eyes, right here in the room where I’m sitting now, and I was his hospice nurse, although I had zero training or knowledge about this.

It was all I could do to keep him from being in excruciating pain.

In 9 months it completely destroyed him.

I don’t know who your family is, if you have parents, a spouse, kids, siblings, but let me tell you, it doesn’t just destroy the person it kills. It destroys everyone in range. I would give anything to undo all of this... to undo having to tell our kids and grandkids, our families. To undo planning his memorial, and picking up his ashes from the funeral home, and asking for copies of his death certificate

And I would do anything not to have to do that to my family again.

It’s been five years since he died, but all of this is as fresh in my mind today as it was when it was happening. I’ll never forget.

That was his only symptom, a bit of shoulder pain. There were no signs at all, until it was too late.

So if it takes buying a new mod a month or vaping 10 mls of juice a day I’m in. Whatever the cost or risk.

Thanks for sharing Delores. You are an Angel. And I'm certain the best Nurse for Him too.

ETA: Oooops... forgot to add: I agree with @chanelvaps - Big Giant Hugs for You.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

It’s people like you and @chanelvaps sharing so beautifully that makes people really hear the truth.
None of us want to believe we’re not the ones that aren’t going to beat the odds. My dad quit smoking in the early 60’s. Almost 50 years quit, and lung cancer still came and took him. Like your husband, no real problems. They discovered it by “accident” when he had a scan for something totally not related. We never know, until we do and it’s too late. Unless you get scanned yearly. No stinkies, and stay vigilant friends. You’re loved, and important enough to do that for yourselves

You, @DeloresRose and @chanelvaps sharing your life stories is beautiful. And appreciated.
Thank you Ladies!!!

 

[ShowMeTwice]

But, then how will I spend my days in the retirement home if I don’t have puzzling UVOs (Unidentified Vaping Objects) to decipher???

Duh!!! Cooking and baking for the rest of us in the retirement home. j/k (maybe)
I'll build your atty's and mix juice in return. And walk the dog's. Brush the cat. Etc. Deal?

As vaping hoarders, ooops sorry - as professional preppers don't we all have UVO's?

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[ShowMeTwice]

This damn Hippovape has given it up now. Screen is completely dead and don't adjust anymore. I'm stuck on I don't know what power for now...I'll send it to the concrete floor when the Surface arrives.

Please shoot video of this most important ritual and share here.

It'll be like group therapy! We will ALL feel better.

 

[NolaMel]

Duh!!! Cooking and baking for the rest of us in the retirement home. j/k (maybe)
I'll build your atty's and mix juice in return. And walk the dog's. Brush the cat. Etc. Deal?

As vaping hoarders, ooops sorry - as professional preppers don't we all have UVO's?

Sounds like a deal to me lol!
Creek looks right at home on the Dot. I’ve never heard of Saddlehorse Blues, where are they located?

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Sounds like a deal to me lol!
Creek looks right at home on the Dot. I’ve never heard of Saddlehorse Blues, where are they located?

Deal!

The Creek on the Dot quickly ditched the SqEvo this morning. I need to build my other one for the Dot.

Saddlehorse Blues is out of Alberta, Canada. Good people/solid company. They shipped it on the 20th and it arrived here today. They only have the red and royal blue ones left. dotSquonk

Our dear @AngeNZ found them and another company who at the time still had purple ones left. Very happy I jumped on scooping one up.

Weren't you looking for a mech with a side fire button a while back? I don't remember if you ever found one. Saddlehorse Blues has the Broadside Brizo 255CAD / 184USD. 20700/21700. Brizo Mod from Broadside Mods

ETA: Just remembered you vape lefty. The dotSquonk is perfect for squonking lefty's. Ring finger, perfect. It's real comfy in-hand too. Not a big mod at all.

 

[Nailz]

Hey there Shinyville! Well, I'm back from my unpaid leave of absence, all charged up and good to go. Hope nobody missed me too much.

Edit: Whew! That was a bunch of pages to catch up on.

Good to see ya back @Rob B.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

@Hightech Redneck, I think you posted some many pages ago that more Clutch mods were coming this week. Hope it was you otherwise I'm lost. Maybe it was @NolaMel ?

Did you mention watching hitthatjuice and myvpro?
Or???

thanks

 

[Fredman1]

Duh!!! Cooking and baking for the rest of us in the retirement home. j/k (maybe)
I'll build your atty's and mix juice in return. And walk the dog's. Brush the cat. Etc. Deal?

As vaping hoarders, ooops sorry - as professional preppers don't we all have UVO's?

I'm in. We can take orders and do collective ordering. Don't know who's doing the ordering yet, but can I be the one waiting at the postbox...plz plz plz

 

[Fredman1]

Please shoot video of this most important ritual and share here.

It'll be like group therapy! We will ALL feel better.

LoL I might do just that mate

 

[Fidola13]

I have to fight Fidola over it first apparently so my gloves are on

it is beautiful!

 

[classwife]

I need a shiny
I need to vent
I need a shiny
What the heck is the matter with people ?
I need a shiny
It's not even a Full Moon
I need a shiny

 

[Fidola13]

A Mag-Satch NutSac is now on the way.

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Searched and found a discount code for $10 off "BEERCASH10".

Post pic when you get to so I can see comparative size please!!