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Hi I can believe is going to be 5 months since I quit smoking.

mivida2018
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I can believe is been 5 months since I quit smoking. My mother  died on March 4th 2018  and I thought I was going to relapse.

But guess what I didn't I am so happy. I was strong to say I don't smoke any more I don't want one. My sister has COPD

and she has been several times at the Hospital almost about to die and she hasn't stop smoking for good. She smokes from two to 3 cigarettes a day but she can not stop o she doesn't want to stop she used to smoke 2 packs a day. I smoke for 43 years one pack in  4 days. But is not  an excuse an addiction is an addiction. I hope one day she stops. But for now I am keeping my goal never take another puff again. Living with the cravings is hard sometimes very hard, but we are not alone. With the help of Higher Power we can do it. I found a  support group trough my church call CR Celebrate Recovery. I thought  that program was only available at my church but  is available  and many other churches. The program help me and is helping me a lot as a support group I hope this will  encourage others like me to stay Free from smoking.

Celebrate Recovery meetings? can be found on the internet. Good luck to all of you that are or want to Quit.

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My Name is Patty I am 60 years old. I stared smoking at the age of 14 I have no Idea that one day I was going to quit cold turkey. But here I am this is the first New Year and Xmas that I celebrate without being smoking. I have cry over this addiction I feel that I left a friend. A friend that was taking my health my Money and having control over me. It hasn't been easy But I am proud to say that I am on almost two months and a half since I had my last smoke. I want everyone to know that there is help there is hope and that there is so many like you and me so you are not alone. I never tougth it was a problem or I had a problem I used to run a Marathon, 5k. 10k and never had a problem. Until one day it was affecting my health and I was told by my niece that my sisters lungs collapse and went to the hospital but still didn't stop but on September 2017 I got a magazine and there it was Freedom from Smoking and it was free how lucky I was so I decided to go. I learn so much about nicotine and how to deal with the process of my addiction. Also I learn that I need it the help of Higher Power. I went to church and got into a program call CR Celebrating Recovery. The rest is all up to me.