For all those who bang on about stop smoking services being a waste of time...tell that to the thousands over 8 years who have added years to their lives and in some cases been around to survive their triple bypass operation!

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Kinnear, 62, underwent a triple heart bypass operation in February.

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Even triple world champion Cooper, who watched on television from a Melbourne hospital hours before undergoing an operation to reconstruct her shattered knee, managed a smile.

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