... This is one of the hardest things that I've tried to do. Doing this type of work will also help me in my efforts to quit.

... many segments of the community and be to a be a bridge to healthy resources. I love my city and my community and I'm proud to be a representation of positive change.

...I had stolen one of my grandmother cigarette Camel cigarette no filter. I coughed and I gagged off that cigarette-that was the beginning of my tobacco use. Sitting in the doctor’s office as I always do every 6 months. Doctor always tried to get me to stop smoking, but this time it was different. The Doctor told me to smoke, smoke, smoke for 7 days on the 8th day stop. Well seven days I smoked like I always did, but on that 8th day I stopped smoking. I do not know the exact day but I know it was a Sunday. I had cleaned out the refrigerator that morning and made coffee. Broke my Newports up threw them in the trash. 20 min later I wanted a cigarette, maybe not that long. I found myself digging in the trash can for a cigarette. I found no cigarette what I came up with was coffee grinds and gravy that I had put in my trash. That moment I thought I had lost my mind all this for a cigarette? I had money all I had to do was go to the store, something in me knew this was a good day to stop smoking.

It has been over nine months since I have stopped smoking, and it is not easy I still sometimes want a cigarette. Oh by the way I tried to vape because of all that smoke I found myself not liking that either One I could not make all that smoke Two, it was not giving me the satisfaction I was looking for when I smoke a cigarette. I have people I call when I want to smoke, because they are actually going through the same thing. Not smoking one day at a time. To stop smoking is easy, staying stopped is hard.