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I used to smoke. EVERYONE did in the '50's! You couldn't go to anyone's home without finding a sterling silver cigarette holder and matching Ronson lighter set, with of course a beautiful glass ashtray on the coffee table. Everyone wanted to be like Ricky and Lucy.

I started in '59. I quit in 1968. It wasn't easy, but damn I'm glad I did! Just think if I hadn't, all those years -- WOW! Gee, would I still be alive? Maybe not....

Marilyn, I'm a weakling. If I was really strong, I'd stop eating and lose a little weight. My point is, if I can quit smoking, YOU can!

Now, whenever I get stuck inhaling second-hand smoke, it just totally disgusts me -- and don't get me started on smelling it in people's hair and clothing! GROSS!

How did I quit cold turkey, you ask? I'll tell you. I was up to 2 packs a day (that's when a pack cost only 25 cents), and had developed a terrible hacking cough. (My body was trying to tell me something, and I wouldn't listen.) Anyway, I happened upon a medical book or article with very discriptive pictures of a healthy lung and a really gross, disgusting lung of a smoker. That did it!

Good luck, and don't hesitate to come back here and vent and complain and scream. We're here to support you. We want you to quit. YOU want you to quit. You CAN do it.

Bev

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