I had known for years I needed to quit, and I tried multiple times with no luck. Then there was a bunch of things all at once that got me to want to quit.
A family friend died of complications from a life of smoking (I think it was emphysema), I was unable up keep up with my 3 year old daughter’s level of activity, and while smoking at work one day a coworker walked past me and said something to the effect of you should quit. She was the first person that had said that and was not preachy about it. It was a very matter of fact statement with genuine care behind it. Later that day I found out she was a lung cancer survivor and former smoker. I made the decision to quit that day. I took off a week from work and locked myself in the basement. That was 20 years, 11 months, and 30 days ago. I have not smoked since.
I had known for years I needed to quit, and I tried multiple times with no luck. Then there was a bunch of things all at once that got me to want to quit.
A family friend died of complications from a life of smoking (I think it was emphysema), I was unable up keep up with my 3 year old daughter’s level of activity, and while smoking at work one day a coworker walked past me and said something to the effect of you should quit. She was the first person that had said that and was not preachy about it. It was a very matter of fact statement with genuine care behind it. Later that day I found out she was a lung cancer survivor and former smoker. I made the decision to quit that day. I took off a week from work and locked myself in the basement. That was 20 years, 11 months, and 30 days ago. I have not smoked since.