A Billboard Saved Me from Dying from Lung Cancer — Before I Even Had Symptoms (Exclusive)
Denise Lee.Photo:Courtesy of Denise Lee Courtesy of Denise Lee I startedsmokingwhen I was 14. Myfirst cigarettewas one of my mom’s cigarettes. She never smoked in front of us — she always smoked in the bathroom, in our basement. One day, I just went in and got one of her cigarettes and smoked it. It was terrible. It was awful. But I viewed cigarette smoking as a weight-loss aid. I was heavy, and I figured that if I smoked, I wouldn’t eat — and if I didn’t eat, then I wouldn’t gain weight....