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Eleven Years Smober

YoungAtHeart
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I believed I was going to be the last smoker standing, so convinced had I become that I was never going to be able to quit. So convinced was I, in fact, that I never even tried! Eventually I got health news that was more frightening than the idea of quitting. There was not a lot of information around to help eleven years ago. My doctor at the time told me, ”slap on a patch, get some celery and carrot sticks and you will be good to go!” AH, NOOOOOO!

I found a NEW doctor! He prescribed Chantix, told me about this site and I quit 10 days later.   I owe him, this site, the Allen Carr book, the game "Angry Birds," and all who supported me here back then a debt of gratitude. I continue to volunteer to pay it forward.

I am here today, 4,017 days smober, to celebrate this wonderful freedom, and to tell all that it is possible for you, too! Get educated on the addiction, make a plan, prepare,  and commit to never using nicotine again NO MATTER WHAT.

I did it – so can you! And I promise it will be worth ALL it takes!

Nancy

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I smoked until a vascular surgeon informed me of the damage I had done to myself by doing so. I quit 11 years ago, and I can swim laps virtually FOREVER now, walk most other days 40 minutes to an hour and a half. What a difference quitting has made in my life! I strive to help others find this wonderful freedom from addiction, too.