avalleymom I have always held you in great honor as a leader in this war on nicotine addiction. You might have remembered some of my posts this year that told of losing a total of 3 dear friends to cancer from smoking related causes. One additional friend died from lung cancer and never smoked a day in his life. It rips you up and spits you out, leaving you with the feeling of total dispair and loss. Now I too face the battle with cancer. It is not fun and the decision to fight or just lay down and quit, pops up and there you are. I smoked for 58 years and thought that I had beat the odds, never sick a day in my life. I don't have any complaints and I certainly can not blame any one or thing except my self. Hell I could have been run over by a mad brit or a choo choo train or shot by an irate husband or broke my neck jumping out of a second story bedroom window but that didn't happen. So I take each day and deal with it. It is ok to mourn your friends and the passing of loved ones, just don't lose track of YOU in the process.
Take care of you friend and continue to help others in their war on addiction.
Bob
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 598
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,966
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1536.86
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 119 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
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Quit Meter
$286,487.50
Amount Saved
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Days: 6875
Hours: 19
Minutes: 53
Seconds: 40
Life Gained
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45838
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
1,145,950
Cigarettes Not Smoked