Hi Rich,
I,ll stick my tuppence worth in,for what its worth,I,m 59 and up until 6 years ago,I still had both of my parents,but then in quick succession, i lost both of them,...To a smoking related disease,My mother was diagnosed as having Lung Cancer at 66,she had the diseased lung removed,and she stopped smoking,then lived for another 10 years,then COPD (,Emphysema)took her,My father had a Heart Attack (smoking related)at 66,he, survived this, stopped smoking, and went on to live until he was 77,then a stroke took him,
3 Months ago I was diagnosed with COPD,(mild) but it will get worse,I too am trying to stop smoking,I am breathless,I,ve now taken early retirement,
I know i should stop altogether,but am finding it very difficult,I have been able to cut down from 3oz Old Holborn per week,to just 1oz per week, but it is still 1oz too many,I, have had encouragement from members on here,and I,have now set a date,to which i am now gearing,and on this date i will stop,
I did try to stop before,and was smoke free for 6 months in which time i was able to save nearly £600,which paid for a holiday,Hopefully this time i will succeed,My D,Day, is the 31st Oct,
Wullie