The older I get the more I realize that all I want is to embrace this life and the people I love and enjoy what hopefully will be many years of healthier living since quitting smoking over two yrs ago. At least I finally wised up and tossed the yakies ( cigarettes ) away, I never thought in a million years that I could quit smoking but if only I realized decades sooner maybe I would've of quit instead of waiting 40 yrs but you know, I probably wouldn't of because I used to think that everyone else got sick with smoking related illnesses and died from emphysema and cancer but not me. What a crazy powerful addiction smoking is, it certainly warped my thinking, I must have thought that I was invincible, I am thankful for finding out I have mild copd because it was the push I needed to quit smoking because I realized that I was playing Russian Roulette with my life and I could end up on oxygen 7 / 24 if I didn't brighten up and take back my life from the clutches of the dreaded cancer sticks, thanks to this community of wonderful people that helped me through some major rough patches many times in the first few weeks and months of my quit, it certainly wasn't easy by no means but I chose life instead of continuing to slowly kill myself. Quitting smoking is definitely difficult but absolutely doable and absolutely worth it to be FREE! Believe in yourself have faith that you will be successful because there's life after cigarettes and it's great!
Marilyn 787 precious DOF and counting
