I don't smoke (I used to smoke socially with a drink but quit that too), but I thought telling you this story might get more of you to quit. My father has smoked since he was in his late teens, making it over 35 years of smoking. He was super healthy until he collapsed last year. He had 2 heartattacks within 6 hours of each other. We almost lost him. He ate right, excercised and everything. The doctors told him that the smoking had done so much damage inside his body, that the next cigarette is his death wish. He has quit for over a year. He did it cold turkey and recently has been craving them again but my mom immediately got him the patch. I still consider him too young to have had a heartattack, at only 57. PLEASE quit, it's not because we're trying to be pushy but do it for your kids, your furbabies, your spouses, parents, siblings,ect. You don't want to be responsible for them going through the heart ache of you being sick or worse yet death (God Forbid). I thank God everyday that he helped my dad stay alive, so please quit now because it does catch up to you, no matter if you're 20 or 50. It all builds up. Sorry for the lecture and I hope it didn't seem that way, but I had to tell my story to all the people who think it's a crock when people say smoking isn't good for you. I'm very proud and so are your families, of those who are committing to quiting. It is a drug and is an addiction and is very hard, but you have to do it for you. |