Hello everyone! My name is Erin and I'm new to ECF. I'd like to share my story. I had my first cigarette at the age of 13. I didn't really start smoking until I was 18 but once I really started I smoked a pack a day on and off for 15 years almost. I tried to quit multiple times, with an array of items touted as the best way to quit and never really succeeded. It wasn't until the military moved my then husband, the kids and I to Panama City, Florida and I started working at a local doctor's office that I learned of vaping. The owner of a locally owned vape shop was a patient and she always came in with a mod. I expressed interest and she sat and explained everything to me. The following week I went in to her and her husband's shop and they set me up with and Evod pen style starter kit. I did great for 5 months! Not a single cigarette! Then the bottom fell out. We were getting ready to move to Michigan, life got stressful and I got weak. I started smoking again. I smoked for over a year up until 6 weeks ago. I'm currently working as an EMT but I'm also in Paramedic school. During my clinical shifts at the hospital lately I've been seeing a lot of patients coming in with difficulty breathing, COPD etc etc etc. They all had a history of smoking and almost all of them ended up having to be intubated and on a breathing machine. This was the catalyst behind me quitting! How scary for them! How scary for their families! I don't want to go through that and I certainly don't want to put my family through that. So, here I am, 6 weeks later and I haven't touched a cigarette. I went out and upgraded to a mod and I'm researching and learning as much as I possibly can! I'm currently using an MVP iTaste with a KangerTech Aerotank Mega and I'm pretty happy. I'm looking to upgrade to a rebuildable but I'm still researching. Maybe a kayfun? I'm hooked and determined to not fall off the wagon this time! I'm 33 years old, divorced and I have three kids! Time to get healthy!
