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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Patches - Thank you so much for sharing "a little bit" of yourself. You are truly amazing and you MUST be so proud of yourself. I don't even know you, and I'm proud of you. You are so right, quitting helps us to to something for ourself, each day builds more confidence, more strength and more faith in ourselves. You are truly an inspiration! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 618 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $150 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 598

Thanks for sharing, PatchesMS! As Windy said, "You are truly an inspiration"! Cheers, nmc [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 47 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 479 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $235 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3131

Patches, I really admire your strength courage and determination, you are a star. Good luck in all your endeavours. Keep on quitting. Sincerely Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 120 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,811 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $480 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2838

I am very inspired by your quit story and I thank you for posting. In my line of work (law enforcement) I see drug addiction on a daily basis. I am very thankful that we have (finally) recognised addiction and established drug courts for those who truly want to be free, instead of incarceration alone...It touches my own family as well. Besides experimental usage of (mild) illegal drugs as a youth, I have no personal experience. However, my continuing struggle with nicotine addiction has made me so much more sympathetic towards those who fight other addictions as well. Hats off to you, patches! You should be very proud of yourself for ALL of your lifestyle changes. Your post will speak to many.............thank you. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 34 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,700 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $272 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1450

I remember you :) Hello again, it has been awhile. Please accept my respect and congratulations for turning your life around. I'm proud for you and also thank you for sharing :) [color=blue][font=Tahoma]All the best~[/color] [img]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6922/n3us.gif[/img][size=3][color=blue]2[/color][/size][img]http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2344/k6ob.gif[/img][/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/20/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 418 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,196 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2090 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 39 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 34

Hi everyone. I stopped in for a bit and wanted to leave this post with you before I depart. I will check in at responses and again depart. My quitting experience was a wonderful one but at the same time it was the most difficult challenge of my life. Its kind of hard to explain but quitting for me was not just quitting a bad habit. Quitting for me was a life style change and even more than that. Quitting for me was a large healing process. I have never before done anything for myself, anything like this where it was for my health, before. I even quit smoking for my daughter and not for myself but as time passed the quit became for myself. I struggled a lot but the struggles and triggers became less and further between as the days passed. Unfortunately I kind of lost some friends in the process but we kinda grew apart. Everyone is different and...I will let you in on some personal info to better explain why my experience was what it was. You see, I was a drug addict of meth for 13 years and smoked for 19 years and come from a family of 12 that lived in the projects all my life with parents who didnt work. So, without going into too much detail, I didn't learn to respect myself and I did drugs since I was 14 years old. SCC doesnt like us discussing personal stuff but I thought it was important to quickly explain why this struggle was so hard for me and why it was such a wonderful experience. I have come a long way, quit meth 7 years ago (because of pregnancy), quit smoking 1.5 years ago, quit drinking when I quit smoking, took up exercising, and started school full time. I will have a Bachelors degree in business in 8 months, another baby in 9 months (we hope) and a wonderful husband and daughter and home...and way better health. Who could ask for anything more. Most importantly, I dont think I would have been able to do this without the SCC people as they were key players in my quit. I love each and every one of you. I needed to know people who were going through what I was going through and I needed the older quitters to give me advice and tell me that what I was feeling was normal. I felt very alone since my entire family and friends all smoke. Thank you all so very much for all your help. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Q

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 586

patches... Long time no see! It takes a lot of guts to do what you've done and you were a fine example during your quit. Congratulations on your new, improved and well deserved life. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 616 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,335 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2199.12 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 65 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

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$20,294.13

Amount Saved
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Days: 763 Hours: 5

Minutes: 11 Seconds: 4

Life Gained
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5217

Smoke Free Days
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104,340

Cigarettes Not Smoked

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1073

Patches....it's great to see you again! Congratulations on everything you have accomplished! You are shining example to all of us here! [color=Purple]~bugg huggs~[/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 573 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 32,130 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4011 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 55 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16

Quit Meter

$55,530.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 982 Hours: 14

Minutes: 13 Seconds: 38

Life Gained
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7404

Smoke Free Days
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185,100

Cigarettes Not Smoked

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

patches, This is what we are here for, and we are glad that you shared your story with us. Know that you have made a difference by sharing and someone reading will take what you wrote and keep it close. Thanks for letting us in :) Congrats in such great stats! Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

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