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Vent all you like crysalis we are here for you sending my best wishes for your mums operation and strength to you xx

Is it wine o clock yet Gemma? So excited to see you cross that 1 year line you little beaut :) Xx

Chrysalis 5 months is fantastic congratulations to you hun Good to have you onboard with us xx

have a great time sandy x

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yay sue 11 months fantastic hun xxxx

my idea reality

sorry for the tears ladies i shed some too CS - I can understand you not feeling guilty I have witnessed it in both my parents and of cause other factors contribute to diseases to deny that fact would be ignorant I guess I am coming from a different angle in which I lost my dad at aged 49 to lung cancer and had to deal with the fallout and I hold some anger at him as I wonder given his time over knowing what was going to happen not just to him but all of us would he have even tried to quit? if guilt makes someone at least try then good but its not a command its only a thought process

sold :)

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if thats the less strenuous bit I volunteer ;)

ummm wet and bring a bucket to bail, it did not say this in the brochure! lol quit smoking has freed us up of a lot of time and effort and opens up so many more doors

I saw this today and it just reminded me a) about my dad and how as smokers we just thought about ourselves readers who have not quit, you could change the Dad to Mum, Aunt, Uncle, Sister, Brother, Lover? I lie in here, beside the whitewashed wall, My hair is gone, my head is bald, The room is sterile and it's very cold, Wish you were here, Dad, I need someone to hold. I can't breathe, I'm on a machine, It goes whirr and click, it's such a din, I've got lung cancer, it's all black inside, When Mom says smoking causes cancer, Dad, I think she lied. I never lit up, even when you did, I just sat next to you, a small little kid, You huffed and puffed through your life, Dad, And Mom always looked so very sad. My friends asked me to smoke, but I never did, Because Mom told me from young: smoking is stupid, It soots up your lungs and blackens your teeth, So when I see a smoker, Dad, I anger and seethe. You smoked two packs a day but you're still strong, I hate smokers, Dad, but I never thought you wrong, I love you, Dad, I always sat next to you, And I know that you always loved me too. The room here is cold, I see you through the glass, And I think back to long ago, Dad, of times past, Of the memories, I recall as much as I can, There's always been a cigarette, Dad, stuck inside your hand. I remember the fun things, Dad, all the times we had, But as I look at you from here, you look so very sad, You're not smoking, Dad, no cigarette I can see on you, Maybe it's just the hospital, and this is the ICU. My breathing becomes labored, I don't think I'll live, Well, I tried my best, I gave all I had to give, But one thing, Dad, I cannot comprehend, I'm not a smoker, so why is my life about to end? Author Unknown

on a personal level education to nicotine is the key, I must have my eyes and ears open and really listen and understand about this addiction, I must watch closely to the ones who have long term quits as that`s where I want to be people who are still here after 1,2,3,6 years NRT is good for some people until they are educated and learn enough about this addiction before moving on and can be nicotine free and I am a firm believer in what ever works for you to get you to this point but to go backwards once free of nicotine does not make sense to me personally - its very risky to say the least for me education and support has been the factor that has stopped me jumping off the edge, changing mind set has made things easier suck on a straw or soggy sock but nicotine back in my body - no way! this is just me and I will do what I need to, to save my quit people will relapse, its a sad fact of addiction some will come back and some will not, I feel its about how bad do you want it?

hi wendy welcome to the train im glad you have a friend here already and im sure you will make many more keep reading, keep posting nwe are here for each other :)

hilarious thanks for the laughs jen xxx

running. swimming and nope day for me :)

Oh Miss Lace look at you a whole half a year :) you should be so proud of yourself, we are! congratulations hun 6 months is so awesome It is my absolute pleasure to know you and call you my friend and surrogate mammy :) xxx

Just keep swimming and no puffing :) xx

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