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May 07, 2009, 08:45 PM
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I just passed the 10 year mark smoke-free. I started smoking (experimenting) when I was ten and was a full-fledged smoker at twelve.
I'd been "thinking" of quitting for a long time and had tried a few times unsuccessfully. I'd gotten myself down to 7 a day, heading towards 6.
One Sunday morning I grabbed a cup of coffee, my pack of Marlboros and the phone, then went outside on the lanai to call my mother.
She told me she got some bad news. She had lung cancer.
I put the pack down and never picked them up again.
I wish all of you the strength and determination it takes. I'll be rooting from the sidelines. 
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