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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
Janet, that's amazing! I'm really impressed with by how well you've done, I honestly thought it would take you a few tries before you'd get to this point. You have done so well.
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Thanks, but this is definitely not my first attempt at quitting, only the longest. I'm a 20+ year smoker and have tried to quit in the past. Hopefully this is the last time.
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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
My grandmother quit cold turkey after she had a stroke. This surprised me because she says she wishes she had just died but if that really were so wouldn't she just keep on smoking? She's never been quite right mentally. It's very sad.
She didn't take care of herself and ate a lot of saturated fat (cheese and danish), got no cardiovascular exercise, and smoked. Still it seemed she would be healthy forever. The poor woman was on her floor for nearly a full day after her stroke unable to move after her stroke.  She was right next to the end table where the phone was but she could not reach up to get it. She was paralyzed on one side and too confused to act. I'm glad she survived since she was only 68 at the time I think. Even though she's so difficult (understatement) I will be sad when she is gone. |
That is so sad. She must have been terrfied.