I woke up August 25, 2010
and couldn't breathe. I had
been smoking a pack and a
half on and off for 40 years.
Almost 250,000 cigarettes.
My lungs had had it.
I promised myself that if I
could just regain my ability
to breathe, I'd never smoke
again. I threw tantrums, cried,
screamed, pounded on walls,
bargained with the Smoke
Demons...and began my final
smokefree journey that saved
my life. I have NOT smoked
55,000 cigarettes.
I have not had so much as
a puff since that day; and
am far healthier today than
I was twenty years ago...
I wrote Romancing The Smoke
to commiserate with others
going through the battle with
nicotine.
To all my friends whom I have
not yet met who are waging
this battle to quit smoking,
I say YOU can do this!
This means YOU, Facebook
Quit Smoking Community!
There's NOTHING romantic
about smoking; RTS will do
what it can to cheer you on.
Begone Smoke Demons-Forever!
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
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