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C.O.P.D., Heat, Humidity, etc...commitment and why I haven't been here!

TerrieQuit
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Hello Everyone,

Usually, I blog on Sunday evening only to promote the Pledge Group, Before I do that I want to speak to anyone that is lurking behind the scenes, reading blogs, that hasn't yet quit, please set your date, prepare and get busy quitting. If you are here and struggling with your quit, please stick with it. Struggling to breathe is so much worse!

Why I haven't been here:

Last week I was outside for a couple days cleaning up a lot as a community volunteer. I am already on night time oxygen but, never really gave thought to just how much the heat and humidity could hurt me. (Yes, I do know better) At first just a little and then I had to go back on the oxygen 24/7. I am exhausted, sleeping up  to 15 hours a day! I haven't blogged about it because I don't like to say much about it because I brought this on myself! I smoked and I would not listen to anyone about the dangers!  I am doing what I can to ease the struggle to breathe. I have a nebulizer for breathing treatments. I will call my Pulmonologist first thing in the morning. I have these spells whenever I don't listen to my body. I will get better! The point is I didn't have to do all this, to begin with!

I love summer and love to be outside, doing everything outside. But thought it was cool to smoke and then I thought I had to smoke and couldn't quit. I was so wrong. Now I can't spend near as much time outside as I would like to! If you are here to quit smoking or to stay quit, we will help you!

If you are smoking or thinking about going back to smoking, please don't smoke!

 

Here is a way to commit to your quit or if you are already quit, commit to keeping your quit strong.

I would like to remind you to reinforce your commitment not to smoke! Please join us in "The New Daily pledge group"! The link below will take you directly to the group We are on page 5. If you are new to EX or haven't pledged for a while, just take the person's hand before you and pledge not to smoke, then offer your free hand to the next to pledge.

Please join us!

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/4535-declare-your-independence-from-smoking

If you would like to join the group click the link below, then look to the left. There is an option to join the group!

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge

Hope to see you there!           Terrie  384 DOF!

I Won't Quit on my Quit!

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About the Author
Hello, I am a 59 year old female, name Terrie, still growing up. I have moderate COPD. I am an oxygen patient, currently not in need of the 24/7 or night time oxygen. Thanks to all the great support and education I got here on EX. My original quit date was 07/06/15 on day 519 I relapsed and started over in less than 24 hours. I want to go to the great beyond being a former smoker and I shall! COPD is not choosy! and not pretty! May 1rst, 2017 I am using Dale's suggestion to put off a cigarette each time and I am down from 50 to 20. I am looking forward to my old(7-6-2015)/new quit date 7-6-2017 May 4th, 2017 I started with Marlboro reds. Nicotine is a very assinine addiction. Once addicted I found I would smoke any of it including the little cigar/cigarettes, and it's still true since I threw away my quit and stopped being true to myself. I will smoke ANYTHING with nicotine in it to get the fix. I hate smoking! I am not having a problem stopping it's staying stopped, that I am not doing! I do not buy anything but regular tobacco but if caught without it I will do anything except vape to get the fix. UPDATE POSTED 04/24/2018: Getting ready to set a quit date and begin again :)