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Christine13
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I am a Mom of two daughters and grandmother of four.  My family means everything to me.  I have smoked way to long, I started when I was 14 years old and am now 61.  About 46 years.  I never learned how to handle my stress or emotions without a ciguarette.  There are so many other things to do instead of smoking away my life.  Time to get real about this - smoking kills.

I am forever grateful for all the wonderful people here on EX helping me start my quit.  My life is very stressful because of a very ill husband.  It's no excuse not to maintain my quit.  I am beginning to grieve for his good health, and feel helpless and powerless to heal him.  I am in the anger stage of grieving.  He has all of my heart and I have been with him since I was 17 years old.  42 years of marriage, 44 years together.  I am trying to hold myself and him together.  He quit smoking 14 years ago, I continued to smoke outside.  How selfish of me!!!  I am so dumb because I have been in denial about smoking for so long!!  In spite of the fact that he has COPD, and I have been with him to so many visits to the lung specialist.   NO MORE..........I'm going for a forever quit, if he can make it happen for so long so can I!!!  I am done with all the indecision of smoke or quit?  I AM QUIT - AND KEEPING IT!!!



My REASONS for KEEPING THE QUIT Are as FOLLOWS::

1. My HUSBAND, my KIDS, GRANDKIDS and FAMILY ARE MORE important than having a ciguarette!
2. My LIFE is more important than having a ciguarette!
3. I want to LIVE LONGER..
4. I want to IMPROVE my HEALTH.
5. I want a WHITE smile.
6. I want to be a ROLE MODEL.
7. I want FRESH BREATH
8. I want to SMELL GOOD..
9. I want to SAVE MONEY..
10.I want my FREEDOM!!!!!!!!! 

I won't ever give up.  Quit and Win or quit and Loose, that is the question.

 

1.  I don't want to stink from cigarettes.

2.  I don't want to go outside to smoke in the miserable weather.

3.  I don't want stains on my teeth and fingers.

4.  I don't want COPD, Cancer, or any other health related disease from smoking.

5. I don't want to be spending all my money on cigarettes!

 

 


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Location

manitoba, canada


Interests

family and friends, crochet, walking, reading, swimming, fishing, yoga and meditation, puzzles, and talking on the phone.


Skills

i won't smoke anymore!


About the Author
I'm a widow now, my husband passed away January 1, 2018 He died of COPD, and pre leukemia and the flu. He quit smoking 15 years ago which gave him extra time. I am a mother, and grandmother. I have smoked for 47 years. I am going to have my forever quit and I'm doing it for me and my two daughters so I can live longer and be with them. I like to read, swim, garden, crochet, paint and doodle. I also enjoy walking and visiting with friends and family. I am 100% making this my last quit. I have been in denial about what smoking has done to me and my kids. I must make a new life for myself and it doesn't include cigarettes. I may already have COPD, but have not been officially diagnosed.