I am approaching the 3rd week since I quit smoking. Things are much better as far as cravings for a smoke. However there are things going on within my family that is really starting to stress me out. My brother has been diagnose with cancer and my mother has been in and out of the hospital for past six months. It would be easy for me to say I deserve a smoke with all this going on. Yes I have thought that and I'm afraid I will use this as an excuse.