The first Christmas season as an EX debuted last night with attending the Holiday Party with my husband's company! And I am happy to report smoking was not on my mind, but maybe a couple of times when walking towards the ball room by a group of people freezing around a bar on a little patio and not being envious how cold they were standing by the tall tables and smoking!
Not being a drinker my whole life, no surprise there either, having one spritzer did not trigger anything other than maybe a little more smiles than I would normally.
I have not been feeling so great lately, for whatever reason I went from the big walker I used to be (3-4-5 miles at one time) to nothing, after just 1 block I feel my muscles have lost all the juice they have and start cramping, and hurting and I have to stop. We will see, the liver biopsy is being scheduled for tomorrow morning, so another 2 weeks and I should know if the "mild cirrhosis", my latest diagnosis is what causing me such muscle fatigue, or something more serious.
My Shih Tzu girl Nucka is still going strong, and even though we know what's to come in the near future (having been diagnosed with malignant melanoma), we are trying to get the most out of time together, going for little walks in the park she loves the most, feeding her what she likes to eat, and having long sessions on the floor of loving, hugging, playing.
Dear friends at EX, for those being by my side during recovery, I could never express how deep my gratitude is for all the love and support. I went from a passionate more than 1 pack/day smoker, to someone shifting priorities towards health, family (and that includes our pets), work. I became someone attaching values to things that really matter in life instead of wasting so much time, money and health on a nasty addiction. And I could not have done it anywhere else as easily as I did it here, under your wise guidance and loving support, THANK YOU!
May the holiday season be good to all of us, may our friendship become stronger every day, and may we always be able to support newer quitters to better themselves, as you did to me!
Happy Sunday all!
Love
Daniela 268 DOF
