Christie stated: “I was a complete disaster in the emergency room that night, and we don’t know the condition of her lungs at this time.
“They informed me that because we detected it so early, she should be able to fully heal, but it may potentially lead to issues like cancer down the road. I felt like a bad mommy.
“Smoking takes years to show its effect and your lungs can heal from it, but popcorn lung is irreversible.” The anxious mother went on, “It took a deadly diagnosis for her to stop,”
Christie is now calling on other parents to unite in their efforts to prevent youth access to e-cigarettes and vapes. “We need to work together to take these things off the market,” she said.
