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64. YAY!!! I love good news and when we can really use some, debm55!

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 11:58 PM

Mar 25

I’ve never been a cigarette smoker, but I saw what it did to my mom. I’m SOOOOO glad you’ve quit!

I learned from friends in the Anonymous programs that winning is a day-to-day thing. None of them pronounced themselves “cured.” But you find yourself glancing at the calendar and suddenly realizing months have gone by since the last time you lit up. Or maybe you’ll notice it’s been a year. Or longer. And then you might realize you can’t even remember how long it’s been since you had a cigarette, maybe actually a factor of YEARS!

Proud of you! I’ve known smokers who’ve had a REALLY tough time quitting. It’s a HUGE accomplishment!!! You have every right to be proud of it!

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Hi Duer's. My name is debm55. and I have not had a cigarette since March2. I smoked 1 and a half pack a day. As I sit [View all] debm55 Mar 25 OP

Congratulations on being smoke free. Every day is a win. nt Phoenix61 Mar 25 #1

Thank you Phoenix61. debm55 Mar 25 #2

Got you beat - Had a W.U.S. the night after the election at which point cold-turkey two days later when i Backseat Driver Mar 25 #60

Take care of yourself Backseat Driver. debm55 Wednesday #84

Congratulations! Dulcinea Wednesday #138

Congratulations on being smoke free MustLoveBeagles Monday #154

I wish you well Botany Mar 25 #3

Thank you Botany. debm55 Mar 25 #14

Hang in there, you're doing a tough job and we're proud of you Walleye Mar 25 #4

Thank you Walleye. I had all kinds of scans. I wanted to see the scan results. I wanted to see what I did to myself. I debm55 Mar 25 #18

Good on you, deb. Hope you get that level up. LoisB Mar 25 #5

Thank you LoisB. debm55 Mar 25 #20

How many years did you smoke that much, deb? True Dough Mar 25 #6

Actually, there were some days when Rich had his cancer that i had 2 packs. I asked to see my x rays and was told what I debm55 Mar 25 #10

Thank you True Dough. Also, had heart failure. debm55 Mar 25 #21

Hang in there! True Dough Mar 25 #39

Thank you True Dough debm55 Wednesday #98

Most excellent malaise Mar 25 #7

Thank you very much, malaise. debm55 Mar 25 #22

Good job, Debbie! Different Drummer Mar 25 #8

Thank you very much. Different Drummer. debm55 Mar 25 #23

Oh dem55 sdfernando Mar 25 #9

Thank you so very much, sdfernando. debm55 Mar 25 #24

I never thought I could quit after 40 years. I did. 12 years ago. You can, too! CurtEastPoint Mar 25 #11

Thank you very much for your belief in me.CurtEastPoint. debm55 Mar 25 #25

Congratulations!! You have been smoke-free and I am proud of you. I used the patch to quit and i was glad dai13sy Mar 25 #12

Thank you dai13sy. I will try to make you proud of me. debm55 Mar 25 #27

Good going Deb. Codifer Mar 25 #13

Thank you very much, Codifer. debm55 Mar 25 #28

More power to you, Deb! Wicked Blue Mar 25 #15

Wicked Blue. Can you point me out to some. I would like to try. Love debm55 Mar 25 #30

Have you heard of Thich Nhat Hanh? Wicked Blue Mar 25 #59

Thank you for sharing that. LittleGirl Wednesday #71

Oh thank you very much, Wicked Blue. debm55 Wednesday #99

Lozenges enid602 Mar 25 #16

Thank you so much, enid602, Love debm55 Mar 25 #33

Good for you Deb. MiKenMi33 Mar 25 #17

Thank you MiKenMi33 debm55 Mar 25 #35

All the best, Debm55! Pulling for you. We miss you here, but save your energy for getting better Whyisthisstillclose Mar 25 #19

Thank you very much, Whyisthisstillclose.Love debm55 Mar 25 #36

I am sooo rooting for you, debm55. Keep it up... hlthe2b Mar 25 #26

Thank you very much hithe2b, Love debm55 Mar 25 #37

I used to go into the girl's restroom in our HS Lunchroom, and GAK.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #68

I used to get them when I was younger. Certain foods-shellfish will trigger. debm55 Wednesday #97

Glad you don't get them anymore. electric_blue68 Wednesday #143

I actually lost my breakfast thanks to the smoking high school girls in the restroom yellowdogintexas Wednesday #144

Did not know...best of luck. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 25 #29

We can both do it. OAITW r,2,O we both do it. LOVE You debm55 Mar 25 #40

72 tomorrow. Deb. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 25 #42

I love and care for you . ❤️ debbie debm55 Mar 25 #48

That's wonderful you are smoke free now, quite an accomplishment, but my heart breaks for you LiberalLoner Mar 25 #31

Thank you LiberalLoner debm55 Wednesday #100

Hugs girlfriend. Keep up the good work. Srkdqltr Mar 25 #32

Good for you. It's difficult, but you will feel better. surfered Mar 25 #34

Thank you so much and we are glad you are with us. debm55 Wednesday #101

Fantastic! What an accomplishment! MLAA Mar 25 #38

Thank you very much MLAA. debm55 Wednesday #102

Good for you on the smoking cessation. magicarpet Mar 25 #41

Hang in there, you're going to prevail. Dorothy V Mar 25 #43

SWEEEEET!! Congrats!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 25 #44

You can do this Figarosmom Mar 25 #45

Hang in there Deb. boonecreek Mar 25 #46

Healing Blessings madashelltoo Mar 25 #47

We love you deb! Hang in there. alwaysinasnit Mar 25 #49

Good for you! LisaM Mar 25 #50

sounds miserable for you Kali Mar 25 #51

Congrats Debbie, you sound so much better JMCKUSICK Mar 25 #52

Nice to hear from you. I quit the little evil-sticks 19 years ago. I quit on April first. (Fool Day) chouchou Mar 25 #53

Damn Girl... I'm glad you're Now Cha Mar 25 #54

Quitting smoking is hard! Lulu KC Mar 25 #55

here's an order for you debm55! Skittles Mar 25 #56

Good luck Deb.. mountain grammy Mar 25 #57

You've been missed. Hope you're feeling better, deb. ancianita Mar 25 #58

The first 60 days are the toughest IbogaProject Mar 25 #61

So happy for you! MuseRider Mar 25 #62

Congratulations JustTooMuch Mar 25 #63

YAY!!! I love good news and when we can really use some, debm55! calimary Mar 25 #64

Oh, Deb, you are bravely tackling this tough row to hoe! You are a constant bright light and KitFox Wednesday #65

I have some things to say about abstaining. Jeebo Wednesday #66

Best of luck to you. Great job! Lilithschyld Wednesday #67

I quit in 1996 - one of the hardest challenges I ever faced . Permanut Wednesday #69

Gosh, all of that cannot have been easy. hamsterjill Wednesday #70

April 4th will be 11 years for me! Behind the Aegis Wednesday #72

🫂 mwmisses4289 Wednesday #73

Thanks for the update on your predicament. We all hope that you recover quickly and well. We miss..... RussellCattle Wednesday #74

Hi debm55 LittleGirl Wednesday #75

Congratulations! 58Sunliner Wednesday #76

Healing vibes on the way to you, Deb SheltieLover Wednesday #77

Woah, scary! And Wow on about 3 wks plus of being smoking free! electric_blue68 Wednesday #78

Congratulations! radical noodle Wednesday #79

Hi Deb, I quit cold turkey 42 years ago, in 1983. FuzzyRabbit Wednesday #80

I am a nonsmoker. Thank you FuzzyRabbit, debm55 Wednesday #96

I feel what you are going through KT2000 Wednesday #81

Thank you very much KT2000. I am glad it worked for you. debm55 Wednesday #95

Persevere. You can stay off cigarettes. Peace and comfort to you. PufPuf23 Wednesday #82

I will try. Thank you very much, PufPuf23. debm55 Wednesday #94

It's a hard habit to quit. Good luck deb. It gets easier as time goes by. Emile Wednesday #83

Thank you very much Emile for your kind words. debm55 Wednesday #91

Congratulations! KarenS Wednesday #85

Thank you very much KarenS for your kind words. debm55 Wednesday #90

Good for you, one day at a time. You can do it. Fla Dem Wednesday #86

Thank you very much for your words of experience. FlaDem. debm55 Wednesday #89

Spearmint gum is how I finally quit. Bad news is the price of gum has reached Emile Wednesday #87

Thank you very much, Emile for your suggestion of the gum. debm55 Wednesday #88

eggscllent AllaN01Bear Wednesday #92

Thank you Bear debm55 Wednesday #93

Just keep on not smoking. I quit 40 years ago by drinking Orange Hi C when I got a craving. It worked for me. OLDMDDEM Wednesday #103

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM debm55 Wednesday #113

DebM wish you only the best PennRalphie Wednesday #104

Thank you very much PennRalphie. debm55 Wednesday #111

(((((Hugs))))) UpInArms Wednesday #105

Thank you very much UpinArms. debm55 Wednesday #110

Congratulations on being able to QUIT! CountAllVotes Wednesday #106

Thank you for the kind words. CountAllVotes. I Will do it this time. debm55 Wednesday #109

My husband was a heavy smoker CountAllVotes Wednesday #112

Good for you, Deb. I smoked in my younger years. Polly Hennessey Wednesday #107

Thank you very much PollyHennessey. Love you debm55 Wednesday #108

You're a treasure. Harker Wednesday #114

Keep it up and keep kickin. defacto7 Wednesday #115

Thank you defacto7. I will stay strong. debm55 Wednesday #117

Oh Debm55, WE MISS YOU! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #116

Thank you some_of_us_are_sane. .I will do it debm55 Wednesday #118

Keep fighting Deb justaprogressive Wednesday #119

Get well. We miss you. You are DU's spirit animal. applegrove Wednesday #120

Oh deb, you and your husband have been through the mill lately. badhair77 Wednesday #121

Thank you very much badhair77. debm55 Wednesday #134

Congratulations SARose Wednesday #122

Thank you very much SARose. I like the idea of the straw. They put me on the patch when I left the hospital debm55 Wednesday #127

Congratulations 😁 both my husband and I quit many years ago. He was having trouble breathing. TommieMommy Wednesday #123

Thank you very much TommieMommy. and congratulations to you and your husband. debm55 Wednesday #126

Miss you Deb and I hope you start feeling better kimbutgar Wednesday #124

thank you very much. kimbutgar. debm55 Wednesday #125

Good job. I need to quit too. Hope it all gets better for you. underpants Wednesday #128

Thank you underpants. When you are ready to quit you will know. debm55 Wednesday #132

So sorry debm55, just do what makes you, you. a kennedy Wednesday #129

Thank you very much , a kennedy. debm55 Wednesday #130

Yay! Mike Nelson Wednesday #131

They you very much, Mike Nelson. I look forward to being free from the habit. The odd think is I didn;t go to ER for debm55 Wednesday #133

What an awful predicament! pandr32 Wednesday #135

Please take care Deb. Sending you positive loving thoughts! lucca18 Wednesday #136

Congratulations, Deb! I plan to quit on Saturday. beaglelover Wednesday #137

Aw, don't be embarrassed (unless it's factor in keeping you away from it). It's a long tradition.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #149

I did quit smoking on Saturday, 3/29. So far, so good. This drug is amazing! beaglelover Monday #153

Good luck beaglelover. I am still on the patch. Tomorrow marks a month for me. debm55 Monday #155

Congratulations! A month is a very significant milestone! Keep it up! beaglelover 19 hrs ago #157

Good luck. Love you beaglelover and best of luck to you. Debbie. debm55 Monday #156

Excellent news. My mom worked on a project that proved cigarette smoking does indeed cause... GreenWave Wednesday #139

Congrats on kicking the habit, Deb! You can do this! Prayers for the quickest recovery possible. highplainsdem Wednesday #140

Positive vibes to you! Nt spooky3 Wednesday #141

debm55 I am so proud of you. I know from being around others that it is a very hard addiction to break yellowdogintexas Wednesday #142

October 16, 2023, bluescribbler Wednesday #145

Keep up the good fight - because you MUST. You do NOT have a choice! You do have friends! colorado_ufo Wednesday #146

We are cheering for you! rurallib Wednesday #147

I miss you too. Dear_Prudence Wednesday #148

Take care. My thoughts are with you Joinfortmill Wednesday #150

I'm rooting for you. soldierant Wednesday #151

Sending you good vibes and much love, Debbie. YOU CAN DO THIS! wordstroken Wednesday #152

I quit in 2004, after Gov Jennifer Granholm (MI) raised the tax on cigarettes. JustABozoOnThisBus 19 hrs ago #158

Thank you very much JustABozoOnThisBus. debm55 18 hrs ago #159

Congratulations!!! Here is a tip: Take about 10 deep breathes when you have an urge. rurallib 17 hrs ago #160

Good for you! Btdt raccoon 17 hrs ago #161

My last was March 24, 2018 liberaltrucker 13 hrs ago #162