Happy Mother's Day, To One and All,

Thank U very much for your very thoughtful well wishes. Best of health to U, also, John. Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 132 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,989 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $528 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

I'm Going to MAUI

WOW!!!!! Have a wonderful time. Ann.............U deserve it! Cheers, Pat

Possible support in the near future

joonie........I am just about at the 5 month mark now, and am still expectorating small amounts of phlegm between 3 and 5 times a day. This is a good thing........the more U get out the more room U have for air! The healing process at the cell level is very slow but, U can help your body and lung capacity by " exercising " those lungs. By this I mean deep beathing, in through your nose and forced out through your mouth. Or the better method would be to just do anything which increases your inspirations...........walk, swim, climb stairs........U know the drill. Drink lots and lots of water, and either a steam room or a steam bath at home with eucalyptus will help break up all that phlegm.............slow deep breaths.........mmmmmmmmmmmmm..........I can feel myself healing just talking about it! LOL Riverdale man is right..........can't go back...........just keep marching forward. Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 143 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,152 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $572 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3

48 hours of hell, I do want a smoke!

If this is an operable, non cancerous tumor, you have unwittingly done the most positive thing possible to prepare yourself for this operation. You have given your body almost 3 months to recover from the ill effects smoking has done to every organ of your body. You are in the best possible condition for the surgery..........do not smoke.........this will undo all the good you have done over these last 74 days. I have lots of faith both in the wonderful advances in surgery the skill of these doctors and in God. You are in my prayers, Ron. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 143 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,151 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $572 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

Need support I'm scared

Look down the road 5 years from now , must. What do U see? Do U see a sickly woman.........one whose body is 10 or 15 years older than her age because she has been slowly poisoning herself? Is she coughing and hacking up junk, not even able to take a deep breath? Is her skin gray and wrinkled prematurely? Does she have to stop half way up a flight of stairs to catch her breath? Are her teeth slowly rotting away and does she always smell like an old ash tray? Or do you see the well kempt lady, in the park with her grand children..............fun, happy, energetic Grandma playing and laughing...............give them the best gift you can ever give them...........a healthy, happy Mom.............it IS your choice and you can do it! I did.............after 36 years I woke up and stopped being selfish and afraid...........have faith in yourself............you are better than, stronger than and much more important than this terrible demon. Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 141 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,124 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $564 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

My 1 year ramble

May you stay strong and continue to discover all the wonders of life after smoking. May personal growth allow you to express feelings and experience life in ways that this all incapacitating addiction has robbed all of us of. God Bless You , Shevie and Thank You for your words of inspitation. Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 141 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,124 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $564 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

the empty feeling

hello ex-slave.........good name, particularly like the "ex" part. At the risk of sounding phylosophical, or maybe simplistic or even arroganant depending on your perspective, restlessness is one of the curses we in the modern world have to face as we increasingly become more and more technologically advanced. It has been our habit, no pun intended, to fill our restless moments and " free " time with smoking. That 5 minutes or whatever, it takes us to poison our selves at regular intervals each and every day, gives us pause. We are "doing" something and yet how effortless it is, we are filling a time frame.........not wasting time, in other words. We have or at least I have grown up believing that time is very percious and we must make the best use of it, fill every minute, be productive. If we are not running here and there " doing " things for ourselves or the people around us, we might be accused of being lazy, idle, useless or God forbid unproductive. We don't even read books anymore! We either buy them on disks and listen to them as we are rushing somewhere in our car or what till it come sour in movie form! God help us! We need to relern all of the automatic things we have been doing for soooo many years and actually THINK about what we WANT to do with our life and our very short and percios time on this earth. Remember spending time just lying on the ground watching the clouds with friends and finds all the wonderful shapes? How about we park the car at the lake and watch the sun set? How about we spend one day a week or even a month visiting someone at a nursing home.......imagine how you could make their empty day happy and maybe give them something to look forward to each week. There are countless was we can show human kindness........I can't even begin to mention them. Maybe I will in another note as I feel very passionate about the very selfish world it has become.........no more boy and girl scouts helping old ladies across the street.........no more Grammer school kids collecting for the March of Dimes etc. Sorry, about the rambles but, life is for sharing and giving and we have wasted enough time on satisfying discusting, selfish and distructive behaviors. Make a difference ex-slave............stop feeling sorry for yourself ( not meant a

Roll Call Monday May 29

Five months smoke free feels wonderful in Western Massachusetts. Cheers Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 148 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,220 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $592 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

I Always Use To Say . . .

Does the "S" stand for spunk?? LOL It should cuz U sure got it! U ARE going to do this! I am a cold turkey and for me this was the way to go...........got it out of my system physically in one short go and concentrated on the mental and emotional aspects which the way I see it...............go on for a while..........varies with each person. Mine are infrequent but, with the right tools and attitude..........this is a totally doable and very desirable thing to overcome. Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 154 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,316 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $616 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49

RON is out of the hospital and he is doing GREAT!!!

Get Well Soon, Ron! Cheers, Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 154 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,320 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $616 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47