My Daughter's Continued Attempts to Quit Smoking
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (168171)
Boise, Idaho
July 11, 2023 11:51pm CST
My daughter is still trying to quit smoking. She has been smoking for 40+ years. She has tried several times to quit culminating this summer she tries twice. One time she picked a date, the other she bought a carton and was going to stop when the packs were gone. Neither time was she successful. I got her the FUM vap thing and she likes it. She says that it is making her sick to smoke now. She is collecting several vapes and plans to quit on her birthday which is October 14th. I am still hopeful and back her up. I tell her I don't want to see her carrying around an oxygen machine and not being able to breathe. It is getting harder for her to climb the stairs and sees other problems she is having due to her blackened lungs.
She wants to quit and keeps on trying. What else can she do?
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
12 Jul 23
I quit smoking with Chantix. But the psychiatrist told me that it would not be enough if I did not MEAN to quit. I then did my math. It was either smoking or vacations. I did not have the money for both. I chose vacations. I haven´t smoked for over 10 years.
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
12 Jul 23
I wish I can do that for coffee. Im not sure I like vacations that much though.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
13 Jul 23
@celticeagle Thank you.
Still, after so many years of smokinf I have emphysema. Not so big, but still... I was worried about it when I had covid.
Still, after so many years of smokinf I have emphysema. Not so big, but still... I was worried about it when I had covid.
@DaddyEvil (137502)
• United States
12 Jul 23
I hope she manages to quit this time. Good luck to her!
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul 23
So do I. I hate to think of my grandson having to see her and take care of her after I am gone. Sick parents are such a sad thing.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jul 23
@just4him ........I sure hope so.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jul 23
@celticeagle Yes, they are. I hope she can quit.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
12 Jul 23
I'd like to quit also. I tried using the vape and I ended up in the hospital with acute pneumonia and pulmonary embolism. (Blood clots in the lungs) I was hospitalized for 25 days. No more vaping for me.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 23
That is what she's doing, getting several vapes. I will have to tell her. I don't think vaping is much different than smoking anyway. Just a different collection of bad stuff.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul 23
@Starmaiden ........Oh, that's different than the one she uses. And, I recently got her a Fum. It is supposed to be made of natural ingredients.
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
12 Jul 23
She will have to identify triggers and have a list of coping mechanisms. Quitting is tough. Maybe she can read inspirational stories of people who succeed quitting.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 23
Yes, I have discussed these things with her. I don't think she takes it seriously.
@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
13 Jul 23
@celticeagle I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she'll be fine.
@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 23
She has. I have talked to her about some options too.
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
12 Jul 23
I am always do thankful I never started up smoking I've seen how hard it is for family members to quit
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 23
Same here. She's smoked a long time.
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@LindaOHio (181348)
• United States
12 Jul 23
I hope she finally quits. It's a terrible habit. She has to REALLY want to quit to be successful.
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