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Originally Posted by Rashers
It was the scare that did it for me. After years of trying to quit, including the use of hypnosis I just couldn't stop.
Then my doc called an ambulance to take me to hospital from her surgery as a matter of urgency... and as the ambulance arrived I went into a respiratory arrest. I'm grateful to the paramedics in our ambulance service who pulled their ambulance onto the pathway while they resucitated me, before speeding me to hospital. Those two men are my friends since (and I might add one of my son's colleagues).
Since that day I've never even touched a cigarette, nor never will.
Last August one of my younger sisters died suddenly because of a smoking related illness.
Thankfully my hospital consultant tells me that usually my illness stops progressing once you smoke, but in my case (and he showed me the charts and figures) I've made a 60% improvement so far and he tells me that's quite unusual.... so here's to a complete reversal... or as near as I can get.
So if any smoker is reading this post. Please stop smoking. Up to 16 months ago I didn't believe I could.
And remember too... your life and your lifestyle depends on you quitting that noxious weed.
Oh and men.... the doc told me that smoking has an adverse effect on your virility. Just a final thought.
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Weird how sooner or later, hopefully, we understand our health is priceless, and we are personally and solely responsible for it, too. As for me, tried the gum, the patch, the pills, and I FINALLY realized these 'props' are not going to do it for me. I quit cold turkey....that experience was so bad, the thought of it keeps me from starting again.
17-05-2010, 12:06 AM
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