w00t w00t booyah

Right after my chain-smoking paternal grandmother (the token grandparent to still smoke after 1964 and the Surgeon General's warning) got diagnosed with lung cancer I was approached by someone at San Jose State with a petition for anti-smoking legislation.

I told her, "Stop the spiel now. Just hand me the petition and let me sign it."

She was confused. I then told her of my grandmother's at-the-time recent diagnosis.

She understood.

What nobody tells you is lung cancer hurts. Nanny constantly complained about the pain and how the doctors only wanted to give her dope and not something that would actually get rid of the pain.