Attention All Smokers: Does Emphysema Mean Anything To You?

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I'm not too sure if everybody here what it means. I've heard of the word before but I forgot about it. When I arrived home two days ago from work. My Father-in-Law was at home which is always been normal but what's unusual is he was having trouble breathing and he felt an unbearable pain in his left chest and as well as his back. When they first came into the emergency room he was told that he has Diabetes and they found out that one the veins going to his heart is clogged. After further examination, they found out that he had Emphysema. According to the website I read Emhysema is mainly caused by SMOKING. Yes smoking. My father-in-law is a chain smoker. He smokes in the morning every after meals and while talking to his friends. According to the site I looked at Emphysema, is a long term, progressive disease of the lungs. If you want to read more about it the link is http://www.medicinenet.com/emphysema/article.htm#tocc. To all smokers or even non-smokers, what can you say about this?