I could have had a baby in that length of time…maybe, in a way, I HAVE given birth to a new ME. I do not miss smoking, I do not like the smell of it, and I do not like what it has done to me. If I COULD give birth at this point in my life, I would wish for twins, a set of lungs! It wouldn’t matter if they were boys or girls…just HEALTHY and not damaged and covered with layers of tar. If I could breathe like I once did, I would so appreciate that feeling of deeply inhaling and exhaling, of being able to run up a flight or more of stairs, of being able to climb a hill (even a LITTLE hill) without gasping for breath and actually hearing myself wheezing. If I have one regret in my life (and I am sure I have more than one), I would have to say that I wish I could go back to when I was 17 and NOT teach myself to smoke, NOT try to look “cool”...just try to be healthy and respect that. I have been luckier than a lot of people, I have lived 65+ years and I have three amazing kids and two wonderful grandchildren. I have known love and I have felt joy more than once in my life. I have much to be grateful for and so many special people in my life, many I have met right here on this site. I thank you…ALL of you for listening to me, for supporting me, for making me feel loved and valued. If I can give any of that back to you, I would have even more to be grateful for…you are all incredible people! Thank you for helping me to get to this anniversary and please stick around as I get closer to that 6% Club…if you are new here, I promise you that it will get better, it will get easier, you will find yourself getting stronger and stronger with every day that passes and you stay smoke free. There is no reason to smoke…there are millions of reasons NOT to smoke.
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