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Why Stay Quit?

OldBones-Larry
9 8 91

I have had a lot of time to let my mind ponder things lately.

As I approach 6 1/2 years smoke-free, I reflect back on some of the things I have been told.

One of the most frequent is "Why stay quit?"

Your lungs are damaged and you sound like a blacksmith's bellows sometimes. Why stay quit?

You are "short of breath" all the time. Why stay quit?

Your legs give out when you try walking too far. Why stay quit?

Your heart will never recover from the damage. Why stay quit?

That murmur gets worse each year. Why stay quit?

The Barrett's isn't going away. Why stay quit?

That Aneurysm keeps growing. Why stay quit?

These are just a few that I have heard since I quit smoking.

The short answer could be I have extended my life expectancy 327 Days and 10 Hours by not smoking.

Maybe it's the thousands of dollars I have deprived Big Tobacco of over the years.

I guess the main reason is this ....

Creator made this body perfect.

I abused and damaged it very badly.

I can't repair it, but, I can do my best to care for it.

I might not wake up tomorrow, but I will know that I was not destroying my body anymore.

And that, my friends, is why I STAY quit!!!!!!

Be well and travel safely out there on your quit journey.

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

Larry

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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)