very very sorry for your troubles. i agree with Jan, not one more penny to the tobacco companies and support a tobacco ban
i have a friend maureen dying of emphysema so i know it in my own life too. the marvellous dr maire o shea, spent her last year trying to quit smoking and with an oxygen mask....also super guy neil blaney t.d., pipe AND cig smoker also gone too young.
elaine
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/4/2008
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 70
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,400
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �521.50
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
Very sorry about your friend, I also I lost my father to lung cancer when he was only 52, like that he smoked 40 just as Jan said a horrible death You and your friends are in my prayers
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/2/2008
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 72
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,160
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �788.40
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47
a scared smokefree reminder hopefully
this is one i never saw before, although it was posted the day I quit.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 358
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,320
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,434.40
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 50 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
I'm so sorry to hear about your coworkers wife, it is so sad to hear something like that.
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[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/25/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 59
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,310
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $206.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36
Sympathies to you Shortcake for the loss of your friend.
auntdeb
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 83
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,175
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $394.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
I'm glad you posted this, Shortcake. We need a reminder sometimes. Although I always have a personal reminder...my sister's husband died at age 50 from lung cancer(again, a horrible death)...he was a 2 pack a day smoker.
The stats on lung cancer speak for themselves. SMOKING KILLS
The tobacco companies should be shut down permanently!!!! They know smoking kills just as they know how addictive it is. Do they care????
I have VERY strong feelings on this subject.
I'm sooo happy and grateful for SSC and all the wonderful quitters here. Keep all those wonderful quits going strong. Not one more penny to the tobacco companies!!!!
Cheers, Jan
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/13/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 71
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,143
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $639
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your friends family. Lung cancer is a horrid death. Believe me I know, my dear soul mate lived 23 days after he was diagnosed.
Sunshine
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/7/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 442
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,514
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1547
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 64 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
This is a sweet and tragic post, and a reminder that sometimes the craves are not just about us.
peteg
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 145
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,296
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $797.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
Shortcake,
Your post and Gregs post about his mother gave me a huge jolt of conviction about why I'm going through the ordeal of not smoking.
Sometimes reality gets lost in the middle of craves.
Mercy
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/21/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 60
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,215
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $268.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
