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Share your quitting journey

I am going to miss you very much

mivida2018
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Sharing the story of my sister life journey  struggling to stop Smoking in spite of all the Doctors advise. unfortunately  she could never stop. Her addiction was stronger then her Life. She is in support life. I still remember when we used to smoke together. I remember that it was so easy to say let's go for smoke and we did   for more then  40 years.  One day for many reasons  including my sister's health and her  struggles to stop smoking make me realized that I need it to stop and I did I had my own reasons too why I had to stop. .  On the 25th of May 2018 it will be 6 months since I had my last smoke and I did it cold turkey. Each individual journeys of  Freedom from  smoking  is different   the  process  or challenge are worse for some than other.The human mind is the most complex tool we own and can either be our biggest ally or worst enemy. Now I have to live with  the memory of my sisters struggles on Saturday she will be disconnected from Life Support and the Last  word and will is on Higher Power but is a learning lesson and I  will be  consistently reminded to embrace the   new opportunity to a second chance of life . No matter how much I may stumble on this journey. Good Luck to all of you. And sister I am going to miss you very much Thank you for all the good times.

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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.