My name is Mike Wilson. I started smoking at the age of 17, (1993). It was cool, it was fun, it was a horrible decision that has make a horrible impact on my life and the lives of those around me. In 2009 My father a 40 year smoker died of a massive heart attack. Smoking had cause his arteries to harden and clog to the point that 2 of the arteries were 90% clogged and the other 2 were 98% clogged. This brought the light of what smoking was really doing to my life. Over the last 5 years I have tried several different products to help me quite smoking, Gum,and lozenges tasted so bad that after the first pieces I threw them away and got another pack of cigarettes. The patch was worse than that. I did experience the nausea, nightmares, depression, and suicidal thoughts. This was not acceptable to me and I had to stop using them. I had heard and seen Electronic Cigarettes from family and friends but had serious doubts of there ability to help me stop smoking. I tried the Gas station Cig-alike versions and was not impressed. In December of 2013 however I had an experience that told me that I didn’t have much time left if I didn’t stop smoking. It was something as simple as standing up out of bed and passing out cold from lack of blood to my brain. I went to the Dr and My blood pressure was 205/98. They told me about Chantix (sic) but my insurance would not cover it and I did not have the funds to buy it. There had to be another way… On Jan 2nd 2014 I picked up an Ego Style Ecig. My life was changed. By Jan 14th I had smoked my last Cigarette. I have not looked back. I have been stepping down my nicotine (started at 24, currently at 12 and scheduled to drop to 6 by July 4th) and the last thing Is to even be around cigarette smoke. After 3 weeks of being Cigarette free I found that my breathing was no longer labored, and that I had more energy. On May 1st I went and had my blood pressure checked. The results were 185/85. Even though the Cig-alike versions did not work for me, Electronic Cigarettes have definitely given me a new lease on life.