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nov,1st,2010 cold turkey !! dont believe in the substutues ,why use them wen iam tryin to get off nicotine right,so only will power and strength will be my savior,aside from the
support that i recieve from this site
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]Iam a mom of my 4 kids,3 sons and my daughter!! i decided to quit smoking not only for me,but for my kids as well. im finding this hard, but iam going to try with everything i have in me.the reason Iam alil nervos is i just lost my mother to lung cancer in august,2010, This is the hardest thing im dealin with in my whole llife,she quit smoking 15 yrs ago. so in her memory for my kids and for me to be able to breath normal agian i decided to stop smoking!!! and now iam learning how to work this site lol. thanks to whoever got this up and going,i have to say,thanks and great job.and to every person out there,best of luck to u all. I put up a pic of my daughters hip neices wrist and nephews arm, they just went together for tats in memory of my mother, my daughter has hope with wings, theres a dove and my nephew has family.R.I.P. mom.8-4-10---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen
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( 2011 )
So,Here Iam,The beggining of a whole new yr,with a whole new life. A life I never wouldve thought id create 4 myself. I quit smoking nov 1st,cold turkey(,N.O.P.E ) after that,and its the best thing I ever did in my life.As a smoker for 40 yrs,and a person with copd,I have to ask myself,WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKIN!! Well,I wasnt then,but Iam now. 🙂 One thing i learned is you will be very surprised at what u can do after u quit,the energy,the stregnth u thought u didnt ever have,And boy, the things I didnt no but am now learning!! my suggestion to you,weather ur new to old here, never smoke. ohh I guess u did or u wouldnt be here 🙂 ok, then quit,b/c if we dont quit smokin, the smoking will quit us!! well, For the new yr, I decided to look for a new dr. When ur not comftable with ur doctor, then its time to move on, so I found a reli good one I think, I shall see in the city to help me manage my copd.I know Ill never regain my full breathing capacity,but I can live a whole lot longer and i plan on doing just that.so, I will be keepin a journal on my health and this new dr i found---,my 1ST appt is jan,19th, ok scratch that appt cancelled,new appt, feb,1st..welllll, its was understandable,dr had to bring her mom to the e/r, I wonder if her mom was a smoker,she is a lung speialist u no 🙂
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Smoking doesnt RELIEVE cravings.
They only CAUSE them!!! just some food for thought!!
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Jan ,29,2011 !!! TO GROW OLD & WISE YOU HAVE TO
1ST GO THREW YOUNG & STUPID!! 🙂 HOW TRUE IS THAT!!!
OK ,SOME PEOPLE DRINK FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE
WHILE OTHERS JUST GURGLE!!!
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Jan,31,2011 MY 3 MONTH ANNIVERSARY!!! AND I FEEL GREATTTTTTT 🙂
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FEB 1ST, 2011---- My 1st lung specialist appt in the city, (10 am.) Well, today i had my FEV1 test, with 33% lung function, but i have 95% oxygen, even the dr was taken by surprise with that,but Iam gona say yoga has something to so with it,which i began a few days after i quit smoking. nov,1st 2010 92 days ago, Iam going to have a cat scan just waiting for arthorization, did blood work, and wen all the tests are completed ,I will go to resportory rehab. so today I began cardio, 10 min yoga then 10 min cardio, this is just the beggining now, my life counts on this now, and after all, we only have one life, so cheers to my life and yours !! 🙂 I HAVE THE CONTROL,& I will make sure i work this out 10000 % have a smoke free day b/c i know I will 🙂
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Catscan..wed,,feb,23,, 530 am, , drs appt wed,march 2nd
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wed,march 2,2011, drs 12 noon,!!! Everything went ok, the c/t shows a noduale at 1.5 cm. but radiology request a biopsy be done, well, i wish it were as simple as it sounds,but did u know that wen u have severe emphysema /copd that just makes everything so much more harder!! with severe emphysema my chances of my lung collapsing is high.so well do the pet scan,will be done march 8th . then if that lights up well then, well have to come up with something,but till then ill stay smoke free!!
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Tueday,March,8th,2011, pet scan, 945 am, on bard ave, whole test took one hr and 45 mins. now waiting for results????? but Iam very optomistic!!!! so well see..........................................................
3-16-2011
ok so like i thought,the noduale is to small for petscan to pick it up, so im gona wait and repeat it,if it grows,well then ill sit and talk,till then Im gona live each day as if it was my last :)) DRS APPT,WED, APRIL,6,1030AM.
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4-6-11, well, numbers went down so it wasnt so good but coulda been alot worse too. recomended rehab asap and was told to start thinkin of lvr or transplant, rehab can help to the point u wont need surgery so rehab it is, gota work/work/work hard 🙂
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4-26-11 REHAB, 6 MIN WALK, THURSDAY,4-28-11 REHAB PULMO STRESS TEST.
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monday,may 9th admitted to nyu hosp. for 3 wks ,may 26. lungs stoped workin, i couldnt breath. loosing my 02 wen i walked around, doing much better now. my worst fear, being interbated.. this was a close call, next time i might not be so lucky..i was suctioned tho for the 1st time in my life,and all i did wrong here was get a cold..my advice here, quit smoking of corse but also, ur copd/emphysema, listin to ur bodies, they talk out loud to u and can save ur life!!next drs appt. june,9th thursday.11am.
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OK, SO I GOT MY PAPERS FOR COLUMBIA PRESS. HOSP. FOR POSSIBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT.
APPT IS AUG 19TH 2011 TO MEET WITH SURGONS AND PULMO TEAMS. I FEEL LIKE ITS ALL A DREAM.
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so today i meet the team for lung transplants at columbia prsbytarian hosp, they were talking and most of the time i found my self drifting off like what the hell am i doing here,could I really have done all this damage by myself or what? the nurse says one thing dr says another, at the end of my 2,1/2hr consult, dr says well, I believe u can benifit from this u need lungs, So im oving on to pre evalauation now, (TESTING) now ill get a letter in a wk or so with testing dates and what tests to do, already did 13 tubes of blood,urine and a tetnus shot. I think im gona fins a thing here or somewhere to make a journal of my transplant experiance weather i get one or not, gota ask my sister to help me on that, or i have a friend that will help me, but its important i think to do.
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So, im now done with my evaluation, did all my testing too, met the surgon on dec 8th, i get the pre call on dec 23rd,the call that says if im listed or i can go 3 more month as is with my own lungs.worst case senerio.. i live 1-2 yrs 5 yrs mayb. this one im leaving up to god right now.i luv life to much to keep thinkin about dying.
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your always welcome to follow my journey.living strong in the end, a day in the life of a copder.www.caringbridge.org/visit/joanneiuliucci.org.nothing more maybe you will learn a thing or two.xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo
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Heres To 2012 !!
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HOSPITLIZED FEB,2012 NYU 3WKS, COPD EXACERBATION. ICU FOR 6 OF THEM DAYS.
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I HAVE A WEBITE WELL 2 ACTUALLY.
ONE IS CARINGBRIDGE.ORG/VISIT/OANNEIULIUCCI THATS A REALLY GOOD ONE, MORE PERSONAL & ITS WHO I WANT THERE, MY OTHER ONE, WELL, IAM TRYING TO SEND AWARENESS ABOUT SMOKING, COPD,END STAGES, TRNSPLANT FOR LUNGS, THAT ONE GOES ALL OVER THE WORLD 🙂 BUT UR WELCOME TO FOLLOW ME THERE AS WELL. THAT IS! www.wordpress.com joannesjourneyforlungs. the link is in my brain storm blog.
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Wedensday,May ,22,2012 Im activley listed with uno for a double lung transpalnt with new york columbia pressbytarian..this is where smoking sickorettes has brought me.. stage 4 copd with end emphysema..The rest of my story is how to stay quit & life on the list 🙂 in smobrity 570 days ..ON May,25th, I signed papers for ex-vivo lungs :)) they will be nutured conditioned & well luved b4 i even get them :))
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Brief Description
My name is Joanne, they call me jojo 🙂 iam 53 yrs old & i started smoking at the ripe ol age of 12.. i decided to quit & take back my life nov 1st 2010, i say my mother who died of lung cancer in aug 2010 saved my life, i dedicate my quit to my mother!! Today the only thing i got from smoking is stage 4 copd w/ end emphysema, iam in the process of a lung transplant.anyone interested in the life of a copder in the end stages are welcome to folllow me threw my journal. www.caringbridge.org/visit/joanneiuliucci I suggest you quit smoking b/c itll suck the life right out of you. you can do it,
Website
Joannes Journey june 28th 2012 lung transpalnt (on fb) open page 🙂
Location
from bklyn, live in staten island have 3 sons 1 daughter married to my best friend.jim.
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