Hi everyone,
I am sure I am not the only one who picked January 1 to become a non-smoker but here we are! I am excited about the idea of having a community to support my quit. We can all help each other. No matter the day or time! I am using the patch to help me. I started on the 14 mg patch as I was not a pack-a-day smoker. A bit of history. I was raised in a home where my parents smoked. My siblings smoked, my aunts and uncles smoked. The worst of it being that my father was a physician! Of course, that was in the '60s. People started to stop smoking. That was good! My siblings (except one sister) continued to smoke. I lost my brother 5 years ago to lung cancer. All it took was one month from diagnosis to death. It was horrible. It did not, however, make me stop smoking - nor my other siblings. This is an absolute addiction! I wish there were physical places we could go to meet with other people trying to quit, like AA has, but I can't find any. This site is our place to "go" to for support and help. I hope I can keep it up. Actually, let me replace "hope" with "will" with your help.
