Smoking (Nicotine) Addiction Support Group

Well,I have to share this, to me this is what friends is all about,Its a tribute to me & almost made me cry, & pee my pants hehe.

thank you all from the bottom of my heart for being here on this site in my time of need. Needing to quit smoking for alot of years and reasons. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, will be 9 months, smoke-free for me. What better way to celebrate the festivities! Here, today there is one special person I would like to thank for all the support and effort she makes, daily! My sweet friend, jojo from NYC. She is one of the first people I met here on this site on my first day here. JoJo, everyday I think of you and know that you are an amazing person dealing with the struggles you deal with, daily! I remember when I logged on and you thought that maybe some-one was impersonating you with the same name! That was so funny to read in print and I couldn't wait to let you know that I too was a real person and had just quit smoking! Honey, always remember, you can never be imitated for you are a rare and wise person and I think the amount of effort and love you pour into this quest is forever imprinted in my mind and heart. Please, I mean this in the most sincere way, you remind me of my dear mother so much in your life and struggles. Although you are much younger and for this, I am very Thankful!

Comments (11)

JOJO congrats on 9 months! I feel the same about the other jojo (or are you the other jojo/ LOL)

I think and pray for her daily AND have thought and even told her she reminds me of MY mom!

9 months JoJo! That is wonderful. I remember the name mixup - jojo was so cute and funny just being her.

Have a wonderful thanksgiving.

Patty 3 days ago

Ha! I missed that mix-up...that was a great story...Happy Thanksgiving to you Jojo!

sickofit-Nancy 3 days ago

Congrats on 9 months - happy Thanksgiving - and what a lovely tribute to JoJo!

Strudel 3 days ag

Thanks for all that you do too JoJo, and the other jojo too. And Happy Thanksgiving.

Melissa 3 days a

I am new to this site and just wondered if you were scared to quit? I am not sure that makes sense but I am scared I will fail...

Theresa 2 days ag

Theresa- i am also afraid to quit as i have brain cancer and dont know how long i have left and it is like why try. I have smoked for 25 years and am 51 years old. Right now i smoke less then one cig a day but it is a daily struggle with much prayer reading true spiritual things like the bible and meditating a lot.

and i said,)

hey jo,, iam at a loss for words,I dont no if i wana cry or laugh right now, but thank u so much, today im proud jo, theres no need to thank me but iam proud that whatever i did was good enough to hepl u along. proud that whatever i told you ,you took it to ur advantage and let it help u, i was there for you jo, but u earned that quit, it was u who stuck it out,i rode along for the ride lol, but thank you, this made me feel reli good. would you mind if i copied it for my caring bridge. and jo iam peeing in my pants right now explaining to my daughter what u ean by we thought we was impersonators LMAOLMAO ILL NEVER 4GET THAT AS LONG AS I LIVE.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

and i remind you of ur MOTHERRRRRR LMAO BUT U DIDNT END THAT WITH BUT UR TO YOUNG HAHAHAHA THANKS LMAO

(&i said back)

JOJO This was an honor,thank you from the bottom of my heart. and to everyone else i thank u all very much and just to let u all no, me helpin u helped me and i couldnt have done this without you guys, luv u all!!

theresa,, hi, as for quitting and bein scared well, nobody was more scared then me, reli fast ill just say to u, its not that were reli scared b/c quitting does only good for u, but u should be more afraid to smoke, what happens is we smaoked so much andmade smokin our life that we fear the quit b/c now what!! now what do we do, ohh boy there is so much more in life to do w /o the smokin u dont no, neither did i till i quit smoking, and i cant emphasize how i reli wish i would did this so long ago . so go with the flow and stay busy. read alot,blog alot keep very busy there drink water and exercise. and be confident, know u can do it and be determined,alil faith in yeself goes along way.. i wish u all the best.. Joanne, smoke free 386 days smoked 40 yrs 2-3 pks aday.stage 4 copd with end emphysema..

jojo thanks agian..luv u.

Thanks for sharing, JoJo! How funny that you would think somebody was copycatting you! LOL! It's so important that we become stronger here and contribute more so that by helping others we help ourselves. Folks, when you write out your feelings, experiences, and challenges, you are not only helping yourselves A LOT but you are helping one another! Please WRITE! Tell us how you are doing (even several times a day!) But when you sit back and hope for words of wisdom to save your quit that is not active participation which is what the quit process needs. Reactionary wrote in regularly those first days and got her quit launched and now she checks in to let us know that she's still on track! Quitting is a PROCESS not an EVENT! You have to nourish it for it to get started and survive! We're all in this together!

HEY THOMAS THAT WAS WELL SAID,LOLIM TELLIN U I WROTE IN AND SAID HEY THAT JOJO IS NOT ME LMAOLMAO IT WAS SO FUNNY HAHAHA 9 MO LATER WERE STILL LMAO ) you are right,, to write write write , i luv to write, and we cant help them ppl if we dont no whats goin on,,so ill be lookin for alil peice here and there from u guys ,LMAOLMAO PEICE ))