I appreciate that your opinion comes from a good place, a thought about the well being of others. But I gave what I thought was a pretty good reason. I had a disease called Menetrier's Disease (you can google that if you want, and it isn't mispelled, this is not "menier's disease" but something totally different. think stomach cancer) and after 2.5 years of being on Erbitux (a chemo drug, and yes that's 2.5 YEARS; I'm a patient mentioned by number in at least one medical journal) it stopped working and my choices were either wait to die, or have a total gastrectomy. I chose to have my entire stomach removed, in in place of that I have a tiny reservoir made from the upper end of my intestines. So I can eat about 4 grams of food at a time.
I became depressed. I wasn't a glutton, but I *enjoyed* food. A lot. All kinds. BBQ to sushi. Now, I can have a taste and that's about it. Vaping gives me a chance to sort of indulge in flavors again. I don't need the nicotine, and I have no issue with going days and days without vaping. But it brings me a measure of the joy I used to get from eating like a normal person. And that means a lot.
I don't mean for this to come off as a rant or an attack or even an overly verbose defense, but I'm sure it does, heh. But I'm just trying to explain my reasons. I mean no harm or disrespect. My best friend's mother just died from the effects of years of smoking, so I'm no stranger to the real harm of "the real thing."
Sorry but I just don't get it most turn to vaping as a way to remove this albatross from our hands. Who would jump into this for no reason.
