Finding e-cigs has been truly amazing for me, and empowering.
A little over a year ago I gave up. I failed at my final attempt to quit smoking. After 35 years of a seductive love hate affair with cigarettes, and countless attempts to end it, I accepted, for the first time in my life, that something had beaten me. For me, that was a first.
I cried.
But not for me, for the people who I loved.
More so, for those who loved me.
That's when I accepted, that I would very likely die because of smoking, and I would leave behind, people who loved me. They would hurt more then I.
A few months later, (Dec, 1st/11) quite by accident, I stumbled onto an e-cig kit in a head shop. I was a bit curious, had never heard of them before. The girl behind the counter appeared so I asked her what was up with them. She didn't know much, but the boss lets her use them inside the store instead of going out for a smoke. She said they were a lot like having a smoke, she even sold a couple of them at $87 a pop. I was intrigued, yet thought scam, scam, scam. She asked if I wanted to try one. I did. I was shocked! It was like having a drag on a smoke. After weighing out scam verses something that is a lot like a smoke, I took a chance. I walked out of there with an E-Health kit & 2 packs of high nic cartridges and $127 less in my pocket, and no Xmas shopping done. More importantly, I had a renewed hope, that maybe, just maybe, I found what I needed.
I had.
That kit had lead me to a google search, that lead me to information, that lead me to ECF, that lead me to better equipment & support.
On this day last year, I had my last cigarette.
I never thought I would get to say that. It feels kinda special, empowering too.
I didn't do it alone. Thank you to all the great members in the vaping community, your support & help has made a difference.
Also, a hats off to Canvape, Jugheads & Maple Leaf Vapes, you guys really set me up to win.
SU
A little over a year ago I gave up. I failed at my final attempt to quit smoking. After 35 years of a seductive love hate affair with cigarettes, and countless attempts to end it, I accepted, for the first time in my life, that something had beaten me. For me, that was a first.
I cried.
But not for me, for the people who I loved.
More so, for those who loved me.
That's when I accepted, that I would very likely die because of smoking, and I would leave behind, people who loved me. They would hurt more then I.
A few months later, (Dec, 1st/11) quite by accident, I stumbled onto an e-cig kit in a head shop. I was a bit curious, had never heard of them before. The girl behind the counter appeared so I asked her what was up with them. She didn't know much, but the boss lets her use them inside the store instead of going out for a smoke. She said they were a lot like having a smoke, she even sold a couple of them at $87 a pop. I was intrigued, yet thought scam, scam, scam. She asked if I wanted to try one. I did. I was shocked! It was like having a drag on a smoke. After weighing out scam verses something that is a lot like a smoke, I took a chance. I walked out of there with an E-Health kit & 2 packs of high nic cartridges and $127 less in my pocket, and no Xmas shopping done. More importantly, I had a renewed hope, that maybe, just maybe, I found what I needed.
I had.
That kit had lead me to a google search, that lead me to information, that lead me to ECF, that lead me to better equipment & support.
On this day last year, I had my last cigarette.
I never thought I would get to say that. It feels kinda special, empowering too.
I didn't do it alone. Thank you to all the great members in the vaping community, your support & help has made a difference.
Also, a hats off to Canvape, Jugheads & Maple Leaf Vapes, you guys really set me up to win.
SU
And the vaping community is great! We all know what it is like to struggle with the cigarette addiction and then find the freedom of this wonderful thing called ecigs. Keep on 
