https://www.kidney.org/transplantation/transAction/TC/Summer13/My-Decision-to-Quit.cfm
hey everyone, so hows the quit here going/, hope its all what you thought it would be and more 🙂
most of you know me ..& for those who dont .well my name is Joanne , A hard core smoker for 40 yrs .. became sick with copd stage 4 & had to receive the gift of life to survive living..all due to smoking guys.
legacy for health magazine ran this story on me on behalf of my quiting smoking & lung transplant .. I can now function like a normal person 🙂
I went from 15% lungcapasity,on 02 ,and man ,that tank weighed more then me ..no lie. in and out of hospitals ,always coughing ,choking on mucus or rather suffocating from it , walking, no walkin for me,no laughing eaither i would cough from laughing ,now all i do is lMAO : )
QUITTING IS NOTAS HARD AS TRYING TO BREATHE .. be positive with ur quit and have ur mind set ! if you believe in you thats all that matters and not for nothing, but when i quit smokin is when i became my strongest . so believe in yourself , you desrve to live a long healthy life .. so lets see , since i had a lung transplant ive reli come a long way, I can now cook again ( myfamily luvs it lmao ,I clean do laundry, even sweep and mop vacume with out being s o b (short of breathe ) I have one copd left , they couldnt replace the right lung but one good one isbetter then nothing , I walked 4 miles while i was training to walk the brooklyn bridge 🙂 & which i did on june 1st , I walked from manhattan to bklyn even went to dumbo while i was there 🙂 I met sheryl from here who came to that fundraiser and it was my pleasure as she is one of the sweetest people iv met in a long time,then we walked ack together from brooklyn to manhattan it was great met kelly too a whileago ,another great lady to meet , life is good if you make it good .. always foucus on the postives in quitting tht will help you threw it .. well, there is alotof great sr.s here 🙂 that been that done this can push you right threw it, sonewbies ,STAY CLOSE HERE ... SUCCESS COMES WITH FAILURE ,WE SMOKED NOW SHOW UR SUCCESS ..
AS FOR MY OLDIES BUTGOODIES .. HOW YOU DOING 🙂 MISS YO GUYS BUT IM SOO BUSY YOU HAVE NO CLUE(LMAO) Im now also working with unos & t s o which i have my 1st meeting this wed, ight at 7pm then saturday im doin an organ donation event in met staduim with the new york giants ,this will be my 1st and altho im alittle nervos Im also excited too.. ill fill u in 🙂 my life completly turned around for the best bc i made the decission to quit smoking & hope you learn to dot the same thing 🙂 & maybe next yr i can go on vaca with my besties from her 🙂 well. takebck control of ur own life with great pride & strength ... Joanne xoxoxosmokefree 959 days 🙂 go me go :))))
