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Thank you so much for your support. Its really hard to quit with everytging thats going on
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@lynann99– Yay! You did it. I have to tell you that quitting smoking is tough no matter what's going on. And as JK said, think of the benefits of quitting. Something that helped me was coming up with a mantra. Mine was, if you smoke, you'll die. I was just told that I had lung cancer, 22+ years ago and my husband kept saying to me, "If you smoke, you'll die". I'm still here!
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@lynann99. I second that “yay” Put all that $ you would be spending in a can, account or whatever. Do something nice for yourself down the road! virgo
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@lynann99
So far In doing pretty good 🙂
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