I am praying very hard for all of your intentions. I especially relate to your boyfriend when it comes to cigarette addiction. I pray God will put it on his heart to quit smoking anything and that he will give your boyfriend the strength to stop forever. Besides the expense and the dangers of smoking, there are many, many more that do not get as much publicity. The dental damage -- I nearly lost my teeth from smoking. I got periodentitis. That is gone, but I have massive gum recession. The dentist told me had I not quit smoking when I did, no way would I still have a tooth in my head. She said she is sure if I take care of my gums and teeth and do not smoke, I will not lose them. But I ended up having to pay nearly three thousand dollars for all gum line fillings, almost every tooth. See, the recession is so bad, that the dentin was exposed. It was hurting me to even breathe in. The fillings cover up the dentin. Tell your boyfriend about that one. Maybe it will help. Also, try to get him interested in sports or exercising. It would be a great outlet for him. It would be something the two of you could do together, And, hopefully, it will drive it home to him how wonderful it is to be able to do things and to be able to simply breathe. I pray for you and he in the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Amen and amen.
