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The Valley

OldBones-Larry
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I failed !!

I lost my quit and my will to even try to quit !!

I will be left here without any help !!

I have heard these words so many times from people that lost their quit.

They were deep in the valley of despair.

They were wallowing in the mud hole at the bottom and seemed to want to just stay there.

Jason Crabb LIVE - "He Won't Leave You There" - YouTube 

As the song says, you are not alone.

Look for the elders and the other people here.

We will not leave you there in that valley.

We are here for you and will give you all the encouragement we can muster.

We will pass on the things that helped us.

Use what you can and leave the rest.

You can get out of that valley one step at a time.

One step, and then another, will get you to where you want to be.

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I am a male that underwent coronary artery bypass X3 (triple) on 10/22/13 at the age of 55. I was living on about 20-30% of one coronary artery and my left heart output was only 20% to 25%. I spent a week in the hospital after surgery and went home. Then had to go back a day later for another week because I had pneumonia. Finally a few days because of a slight arythmia. All told it has been about 2 1/2 weeks. I am past the cravings by now and only have the urges to contend with. I really don't suggest that anyone quits smoking using this technique though. I'll have to carry the scars from that day for the rest of my life. The large one down the center of my chest, and the ones from several "silent" infarctions. I came that close to the next world. Never again will I subject my body to that (at one point in my life I was smoking 5 packs of cigarillos a day). I now have to say N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever) every day of my life. TheOldGoat-Joan, I miss you terribly my friend. Elder Lists Guilia's: (/blogs/Giulia-blog/2017/06/18/elders-list-ao-december-7-2016 ) or Smorgy's (Chronological Elder List)