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Sandy-9-17-17
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I had to share.....

About a month or so ago, I had a young lady a sales rep from one of our vendors, stop in to say hi! 

Somehow we got on the topic of smoking, and I knew she did, but never hounded her about it, only told her of my story and quitting and how long it has been.  At the end of our visit, I just happened to have one of the BecomeAnEx.org cards on me, and I reached out and said if she was ever interested in quitting, or learning how to, or wanted more info, to reach out to me and I would be a major supporter.

Yesterday I received a text on my phone from her, asking me how I was doing as a quitter, and I told her that I was 9ish days away from being at 1/2 a year in my quit thus far!   Oh my, I thought, 1/2 A YEAR! WoW!  (pat myself on the back)  and we continued texting and she tells me she is on day 2 of quitting cold turkey!    She went on to say that she had just bought $ 450.00 worth of skin care products, and thought what a waste of money if she continued smoking!  She sure is right about that!   I told her how much improvement my skin has had since I quit.  

While I'd like to say I had something to do with the decision she made, I am so happy that she reached out to me for support.  She is quite a beautiful young lady with a child, and this is the time for her instead of 43 years down the road like myself.  I'm hoping to see her around here maybe even soon, I will check in with her today!   

Have a great day everyone, and breath easy!

Sandy

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I'm an active 55 year old woman, who loves hanging with my family. I have 5 children 2 of them married, and 4 grand children. They are all my whole world. UPDATE 8/21/23 Now 61 years and have 2 more grandsons to add to the crew! My hobbies are bike riding, golfing, bowling, kayaking, painting (canvas or rocks) and gardening (getting the hang of it finally) I have smoked since I was 13 yrs old, and quit one time within the last ten years for a total of 9 months. Stress took me back to smoking. My life has been stress free for the last couple of years. Divorced for 2 years now, but back together with my Ex (husband) for a year now. It's time, I'm ready, and I quit! So far it's been pretty easy, so I'm very optimistic about this being my final quit! Thanks in advance for all the support! 2023 - Update: I now have 2 more grandbabies for a total of 6 and still smoke free! They will never get to know me as a smoker!!!!!!