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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Quick question. Skylar's smoking. I'm trying to remember if the mentioned how it used to be. I vaguely recall saying she quit and started up again just after she became pregnant with Holly.
I always assumed that her smoking was the cause of Walt Jr's illness (I honestly have no idea if that's even possible) but could her smoking have been the root cause of Walt's lung cancer? I'd have to rewatch to come up with a theory to agree or disagree but it's a theory I heard today and assume that someone/people here could comment off the top of their heads.
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Pretty sure smoking while pregnant doesn't cause CP (Cerebral Palsy or CalgaryPuck)
I think I remember Marie, when she found out about Skyler's smoking, saying she hadn't done it since she was young. So she might have quit even before she met Walt or got pregnant. Either way, it wouldn't cause CP. I guess it could contribute to lung cancer, but we have no proof she ever smoked in the early or latter years of the family (except when she started back up of course). So Walt probably got it elsewhere. You do hear of non-smokers picking it up every once in a while. Cancer is just as much a genetic risk as it is a lifestyle risk.
If smoking really was part of it, it actually would make more sense Walt's parents smoked around him when he was young. Both for the fact that historically that makes more sense, and medically it would probably do more damage to a child than an adult. We also know Walt's dad died from an illness, though I can't remember what it was, or if they ever mentioned it. As far as the story goes though, we obviously don't know if his parents were smokers.