Thread by @sparki_2003

@CDCgov 1) My Mom had #BeenSmokingCigarettes for 30 #Years when she had gotten #pneumonia 2x's during the Winter of 1989-1990. Her doctor told her if she didn't #QuitSMOKING , she would #VeryLikely get #pneumonia again. Then, he Highly recommended that she #GiveNicotinePatchesATry . She

@CDCgov 2) decided to try them; for #ThreeEntireMonths , as the amount of #Nicotine in the patches is reduced each month; even though they caused her to get a small amount of hives! 😃 By that time, she was down to #Smoking 1 or 2 #Cigarettes a day; instead of her usual #PackADay Habit!

@CDCgov 3) And, back then, packs had 30 #Cigarettes in them! BUT, she had to keep a #PenInHerMouth every day; & leave the #SmokingLunchroom at work, too. And, for some odd reason, she used #CinnamonCandies to help herself, too. So, she was #TryingVeryHard to quit; using psychological

@CDCgov 4) ideas to help herself! The #MostIncredibleThing is B4 3/17/1990; Mom had #ZeroInterest in #QuittingSmoking ! With the help of her #NonSmokingColleagues & our #LordJesus , she was #CompletelyCigaretteFree by the End of #WeekTwo of using the #NicotinePatches ! And, she was a

@CDCgov 5) #VeryStrongWilledLady ; so, once she realized the #NicotinePatches were actually #WorkingForHer , she didn't want to #GiveUp the #Fight ! It was #VeryExciting for my sisters & I to watch! BUT, Mom Knew that she could #NeverPickUpAnotherCigaretteAgain , too. It was a One Day at

@CDCgov 6) A Time" situation for her to do so! By the time she passed away, she had been #SmokeFree for #TwentyThreeYears , at the End of March 2013 ! Having done so, literally #SavedHerLife ! She & Dad replaced the carpeting in the Entire House, too; bc, she realized how badly it

@CDCgov 7) made the carpeting smell! The #SaddestThing was that her Mom, who had tried to get her to #QuitSMOKING for years, was Too Deep into the #AlzheimersDisease she had, for Mom to be able to tell her about it... 😭 Mom worked as a #RegisteredNurse at the #NursingHome where Grandma

@CDCgov 8) had been living at, for the past 6 months. BUT, our Mom was Forced to realize that #CigaretteSmoking was & is an Extremely #StrongAddiction , as well! And, if she picked up just #OneMoreCigarette , she would be #Hooked to #Smoking , all Over Again! Thank #God For #Nicotine

@CDCgov 9) #Patches & our Mom's dedication to #QuittingSmoking ! Several years later, Mom used the $$ that she used to use to #BuyCigarettes w/ to buy fabric, in order to create some beautifully pieced & machine made #Quilts , which she learned how to do in a group her sister was in! 😃

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