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My husband is in stage 4. He will not quit smoking and all he does is sit at the table drink coffee and smoke. The only time he isn’t smoking is when he is using his oxygen. Recently he has become short of breath when doing anything. He will not talk to me about how he’s feeling but I feel he is getting worse. He has been in stage 4 for about 3 years. I am so worried. Any suggestions about how to get him to open up about things would be great. Just don’t know what to expect.

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