I started smoking when I was 11 years old. Back then it was the cool thing to do. I tried to quit smoking several times over the 40 years of smoking. My husband was a heavy, no filter, smoker also. Doctors constantly told him he needed to quit smoking because it had already damaged his heart and arteries. He died of a heart attack in his sleep at the young age of 46. I also had a brother that died in surgery while getting a tracheotomy because of the damage from all the years of damage caused by smoking. We saw cigalikes cigarettes at a few places but we both thought they were just a gimmick and didn’t even consider trying them. I struggled to quit soon after he died. Then I found fruit flavored electronic cigarettes. I also have had severe heath issues including asthma. I knew that smoking was hurting me but I just couldn’t give up the cigarettes. I had proof of all the damage tobacco was doing to my loved ones but I just couldn’t quit. I have now been vaping for a little over two years. I recently went to my doctor for a check-up. When she listened to my lungs she was completely shocked that they were the clearest she has ever heard them in 12 years!! I performed at 91% on the spirometry (lung function test) when I had never been able to score better than in the low 60’s percentile!!! While smoking tobacco I had been hospitalized several times for trouble breathing. I have not had any breathing issues and have not had any ER visits or been hospitalized in over two years!! I know that if I had to go to cigalikes I would just go back to smoking tobacco. To this day I do not like tobacco flavors. I know that switching to e-cigarettes has saved my life. I use an iTaste MVP (my favorite) but I also use a Vamo and a Vision Spinner with 12mg fruity flavors. I have not touched a tobacco cigarette since picking up an electronic cigarette. My sense of smell and taste have greatly improved. When a tobacco smoker walks past me the smell turns my stomach.