I grew up in a small home where both my parents smoked. My aunts, uncles and grandmother, who spent lots of time at our house each week, also smoked. My brother and I both suffered frequent bouts of pneumonia and bronchitis-I was hospitalized once with pneumonia and my brother was hospitalized several times for both. I am certain now that secondhand smoke exposure was to blame for both of our chronic illnesses. I can still remember how worried my parents were each time one of us began coughing. They did everything they knew of to keep us healthy. But back then, no one gave a thought to secondhand smoke. They had no idea that they and the other adults in our lives were jeopardizing our health each time they lit up. If they had, I’d like to believe they would have smoked outside.