First off let me say that my name is Eli. I started smoking cigarettes at the age of 12. I kind of blame my step-father for that but that’s neither here nor there. At 14 I was smoking a pack a day. Further along in life, I moved along to 2 packs a day. Never had the desire to quit, absolutely loved smoking. At 25 I promised my grandmother I would try to quit. I tried cold turkey, but that was much more than I could mentally handle. I had given up and decided that I would just continue smoking regardless of the impacts were on my health and the impacts my second hand smoke would do to others. Eventually I came to my senses decided this was a crash course for disaster. Three months ago, I picked up my first electronic cigarette and haven’t looked back since. I isntantly felt better, even more so in the coming days when all the toxins from cigarettes finally had exited my system. I can finally breath, I’m not winded simply climbing one flight of stairs. I can play with my kids and almost keep up with them! This is my story, it’s nothing spectacular, shiney, or fancy. There are many like it, but this one is mine.