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20 years ago 0 218 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I found this and thought anyone who is struggling might want to read this. I know it's sort of a scare tactic and if I read this when I was smoking I would've never wanted to finish reading it. But I just read it now and it hit me and I believed it. Quitting smoking is easy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- � Easier than hearing your doctor say, "Im sorry . . ." � Easier than fighting cancer. � Easier than laying in the hospital having radiation treatment. � Easier than breathing through tubes up your nose. � Easier than having a Tracheostomy. � Easier than losing your vision (AMD-Age-related Macular Degeneration). � Easier than COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). � Easier than laying in the hospital wishing you could feel the sun. � Easier than looking out the window knowing you can't go there anymore. � Easier than listening to your loved ones crying outside your hospital room. � Easier than researhing for hospice care. � Easier than preparing for your funeral because the cancer has gone so far. � Easier than picking out your favorite songs for your funeral. � Easier than trying to say the right words because they will be your last. � Easier than your child seeing you die from cancer. � Easier than imagining your child without a Mom. � Easier than imagining your child without a Dad. � Easier than realizing your child may need a new Mom in the future. � Easier than realizing your child may need a new Dad in the future. � Easier than not seeing your child's face because of blindness. � Easier than telling your child you are dying because you smoked. � Easier than losing a friend . . . or a friend losing you. � Easier than imagining your spouse being alone. � Easier than asking your friends to look after your spouse. � Easier than training your job replacement and knowing why. � Easier than changing your retirement plans or canceling them. � Easier than going through your photo album with tears. � Easier than realizing your pet may out live you. � Easier than friends talking about you in past tense. � Easier than realizing smoking was more important to you than your life. � Easier than thinking, "So this is it . . .?" � Easier t

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Hail to the (Navy) Chief! You can do this!!! Day 10 was horrid for me, Day 11 a little worse, and on Day 12 the sun came out and the world changed for me. Hang in there, buddy. You gotta be strong and I know you are!!! Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 430 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,065 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1505 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 59 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6

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