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Breakinchains
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I was recently told a story. My mother told me that my aunt and uncle both used to be heavy smokers. This surprised me, because as long as I had known them I had never seen either one of them smoke. Mom said "they quit several years ago." I noticed at that same aunt and uncle's anniversary party, and old photo from the time they were first married, and sure enough, there was my uncle as a much younger man, a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. So I asked him about the picture. He said "oh yes, we both smoked for a few years, but we quit because we wanted a television." Keep in mind this was a long time ago, like back in the 60's when TV's were still fairly new and expensive? It just struck me that it really can be that simple. With the money you save from quitting you may be able to significantly improve your quality of life!

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I quit smoking on March 26th, 2009. I smoked a pack a day for 25 years. I quit because I began having health issues in my early 40's. I had a TIA and a stroke a few years ago. I work as a home delivery salesperson.