replacement therapy. what is that. there are several different nicotine replacement therapies. the patch or the gum. the idea is you replace the nicotine, what people might be craving and wean it down over time. we also heard, as you know, anderson, that his aides carry around the nicotine gum with them as well because he often is craving the nicotine. having a few cigarettes every now and then, i don t want to trivialize this. that s a significant issue. could have an impact on his risk for cardiovascular disease. that s the other thing. he does have an excess of bad cholesterol. explain to people the importance of that. i mean, there s good cholesterol which is the hdl. bad is what, ldl? that s right. the ldl or low density lipoprotein, his is considered borderline high for that. the larger concern is it has