I started smoking at age 15. Back then 1980, it was acceptable to smoke lots of people did. I have quit during pregnancy only to return to it after birth. I never smoked in the house but I did in the car, until many years later I quit smoking in the car too. I have attempted to quit to many times to count. I have tried to quit cold turkey only to give up within a few days. Oh yes, there’s the I’m sick quitting, haven’t smoked for a week, as soon as I started to feel better, yep, where’s my cigarettes? I have tried gum, patch, and finally, hypnosis! $400 and 3 days and huge disappointment later, back to cigarettes. That was in 2004. Finally I just gave in to my fate. It was my family’s fate too, waiting in the car while I smoked outside regardless of the climate, unable to go on family events because I couldn’t go the amount of time at the event without smoking, you see, smoking is no longer acceptable. I finally gave into the idea that I would for sure quit smoking one day, that day would be the day I quit breathing too. I had even witnessed people I know with emphysema, cancer, didn’t matter, you see smoking had become part of my identity. Besides, people who quit smoking gain weight! That’s the last thing I need! I’m cranky as hell without one too so the husband always made sure I had a steady supply! Bless his heart, he wanted me to succeed, but alas, the outbursts and withdrawal, curbed his enthusiasm so we all (the family) decided that this is just the way it is, mom is an encoragable SMOKER. I am now 48 years old, did I mention I work in health care and on a daily basis see the toll smoking takes on people? Not to mention hospitals are now going smoke free on their campuses? I considered chantix, but the thought of possibly becoming suicidal and all the side effects took the wind right out of those sails! So at about 45 years old I started feeling the effects of smoking, short of breath, frequent colds, asthma, even my blood tests were telling to many red blood cells because of lack of oxygen, I told myself that somehow I was gonna quit before I was carrying around that oxygen tank and feeling like I was breathing through a straw! But how? It was surely wishful thinking! This past October we took a trip to Mexico for 16th wedding anniversary I agreed to go of course but knew flying and airports were gonna be a bear! Not to mention the limited activity due to being winded and having to have a cigarette! So I decided to try an e cig just for the airport and airplane part so I wouldn’t kill anybody and I wouldn’t be going out of my mind with cravings. At the vapor store the guy explained how it works and asked for my pack of cigarettes, whoa buddy, nobody said anything about quitting! Let’s be realistic I’m not able to quit. That was Saturday afternoon October 26, 2013. I got into the car with my new gadget (e cig) I better practice our trip was in a week. I haven’t had a cigarette since! I know it’s only December, but hopefully you understand, I don’t even want one! I’m feeling so much better (health) I can’t believe it. 33 years of smoking, I am now a NONSMOKER.