Advice and prayer sought

[exwitchoz]

A double pronged thing here...

1) I'm just starting on the patches... and a 30 year habit doesn't fall away easily... so ALL prayer appreciated...

2) A friend of mine in the US (I'm in Australia where there is NO smoking BY LAW in ANY place of employment) is working with a heavy smoker and finding it hard to cope with because of the smoke... they are getting headaches and having trouble sleeping when they get home as a result of the smoke they breathe in during the day... She asked me - as she knows I have smoked for years and am trying to give up - if I knew of anything that would help such as air purifiers etc...

I'm at a loss and all i could suggest was using something like ventalin to open the airways but that i thought it was best to do so AFTER work so she didn't end up breathing MORE smoke as a result... but that she should consult a Dr first...

Anyone got any ideas????

Prayer appreciated for this situation also...

 

[Katy24]

We used to be a smoking family.....we had one member that didn't smoke (well plus the little grandkids) At that time I purchased one of the hepa-filtered air cleaners....it was a big one.....it was also SO helpful with the smoking problem. the one person who didn't smoke, said it greatly diminished the smoke as well as the stale smell of cigarettes. It had both a hepa filter and an outer foam/charcoal filter. The thing cost about $100 and the filters had to be replaced about once a year at the cost of $50.. .Your friend should check into these air cleaners.....they are well worth the cost.
I don't know what type working situation this person is in, but can't imagine an employer demanding that this situation go on? She should talk to her boss....smokers may have rights but they should not be allowed to pollute the air of the non-smokers to the extent that this sounds like?
Katy