To err is Human
Thursday, September 02, 2010 | 
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Lisa P@www.isitmondayalready.com
This is my mantra for now. I am human and being one I make mistakes. I have never claimed nor will I ever claim to be perfect. I try hard to make the right choices in life but they aren't always easy.
I quit smoke in April of 09. I had smoked for 17 years so that was a major accomplishment. I felt good, felt like I had beat my addiction; that is until I faltered and smoked a few. That poor decision led to the next, I bought a pack.
I felt myself teetering on the verge and bought and E cigarette but I did that too late. I will quit again I am sure as it was wonderful to have that HUGE monkey off my back. For now though I am again a smoker. I am disappointed in myself but it is what it is. I quit something for a period of time I never dreamed possible. I am sure that it will happen again.
I quit smoke in April of 09. I had smoked for 17 years so that was a major accomplishment. I felt good, felt like I had beat my addiction; that is until I faltered and smoked a few. That poor decision led to the next, I bought a pack.
I felt myself teetering on the verge and bought and E cigarette but I did that too late. I will quit again I am sure as it was wonderful to have that HUGE monkey off my back. For now though I am again a smoker. I am disappointed in myself but it is what it is. I quit something for a period of time I never dreamed possible. I am sure that it will happen again.
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You will do it when you are ready... they say it is the hardest of all to quit. Good luck!
This is something you definitely have to be ready to do. Have faith in yourself. When you are ready, you will succeed again.
Human-shmooman! Do you have children to raise? Then,listen to the voice of sad experience. I AM DYING OF 4th STAGE SQUAMOUS CELL INOPERABLE INCURABLE LUNG CANCER. I've smoked since I was 13. I quite 3 times. The longest time I stayed quit was 3 1/2 years. After that I quit for increasingly shorter durations. I always went back for just a puff or two and started smoking regularly again. I did not smoke the additive filled filter smokes you can buy today that make you drag harder and take more carciniogins into your lungs but I did smoke a pack a day for a long time. Quick kidding your self and making excuses. I have suffered chemo, radiation, cyberknife and more chemo (I can never begin to tell you what torture chemotherapy is) - plus 3 life saving surgeries and 9 transfusions caused by chemo- poisons killing my blood making cells. It is a terrible way to die. The cancer is now eating my rib bone and trying to attach itself and consequently destroy the pericardium sac which protects my heart. That will be the end.I did not know why God made me live so long with this awful disease but I think maybe it is because of you. PLEASE, FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, NOT MINE, QUIT SMOKING AGAIN RIGHT NOW!! THROW THE DAMN CIGS OUT AND SAY I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN. I truly hope this letter helps you. The caps are, of course, intentional because I want to shout out how important it is that you quit now before your body is too rehabituated to nicotine and it is much harder to do. God Bless and good luck.
PS The mood elevator called Wellbutrin is very effective at helping to reduce the urge to smoke. There are few side effects and I tolerated it very well when I tried to stop smoking before I got my cancer.I was down to 2 cigarettes per day but that was not good enough. Talk to your doctor or pharmicist about Wellbutrin.
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Anonymous, Thank you for them comment. I am emailing you now. Yes Frances you do have to be ready I was once. I will be again and it will be forever!
Oh poo, I'm sorry!!!! You'll kick it again. You will!
This is supposed to be so hard to kick. It took my mom many attempts.
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