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Friday Nov 26, 2021
STRAIGHT TALK WITH PATTI: Rosa Blum Talks About Addiction
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
"I have a message for the youth! Don't smoke! Stop! I tried one cigarette and I was addicted!", said Holocaust survivor, Rosa Blum, in her thick Romanian accent.
At 16, after she had been released from Auschwitz concentration camp, Rosa had moved in with her brother in Germany. He had given her some cartons of cigarettes to sell on the black market and make some money. Times were tough after the WWII.
One night, when Rosa was feeling down and alone at her brother's apartment, she decided to smoke one and see if that would help.
Well, what started as 1 cigarette quickly became an addiction.
It didn't end until years later, when cancer and gingivitis had barged into her life! ...
To hear more, go to: https://www.PattiFoster.com/Straight-Talk-with-Patti/ and scroll down to: Special Edition: Interviews With Holocaust Survivor Rosa Blum
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