I've been vaping for a little over 2 years now, having been a life long smoker. Things are going great, and I have not had one single cigarette since the day my first vape device came in the mailbox, more than 2 years ago.
I have an uncle that lives far away from me, and the last time I visited him was about 2 years ago, around the time when I had just begun on my vape journey. My uncle is also a long time smoker, and he smokes those nasty hand rolled european tobaccos, the kind without any filter.
When I last visited him 2 years ago, I suggested to him numerous times how he should perhaps consider vaping. I kept telling him how great vaping was, and I told him how great it was working for me, and I asked him numerous times if he wanted to try mine, but he declined each time.
You can't force somebody else to do something if they don't want to, so I didn't press the issue anymore.
Fast forward to a few months ago, and I heard that my uncle had been diagnosed with throat cancer, and he is currently undergoing treatment.
To me, this just drives home the point that smoking is no joke, it is a killer, and I am so glad that I have been vaping for more than 2 years already. That is countless numbers of cancer sticks that I have not fed into my lungs over the span of those 2 years.
I still see plenty of people smoking regular cigarettes when I am out and about, and to be honest, it is kind of puzzling, since vaping is so known now, but to each his own.
At least when I am walking around with my mini-mod in my pocket, I can do so with a smile on my face, knowing that I am no longer summoning the angel of death, unlike the countless people that I still see puffing away on their cigs.
I have an uncle that lives far away from me, and the last time I visited him was about 2 years ago, around the time when I had just begun on my vape journey. My uncle is also a long time smoker, and he smokes those nasty hand rolled european tobaccos, the kind without any filter.
When I last visited him 2 years ago, I suggested to him numerous times how he should perhaps consider vaping. I kept telling him how great vaping was, and I told him how great it was working for me, and I asked him numerous times if he wanted to try mine, but he declined each time.
You can't force somebody else to do something if they don't want to, so I didn't press the issue anymore.
Fast forward to a few months ago, and I heard that my uncle had been diagnosed with throat cancer, and he is currently undergoing treatment.
To me, this just drives home the point that smoking is no joke, it is a killer, and I am so glad that I have been vaping for more than 2 years already. That is countless numbers of cancer sticks that I have not fed into my lungs over the span of those 2 years.
I still see plenty of people smoking regular cigarettes when I am out and about, and to be honest, it is kind of puzzling, since vaping is so known now, but to each his own.
At least when I am walking around with my mini-mod in my pocket, I can do so with a smile on my face, knowing that I am no longer summoning the angel of death, unlike the countless people that I still see puffing away on their cigs.
