Since joining the Saskatchewan Quits Facebook support group a year ago, I've cut my smoking in half. Wherever you are on your quit journey, Saskatchewan Quits can help!
Hi everyone! I'm Lesley and I'm 42. I've been smoking since I was 14; I found some cigarettes in my sister's jacket and decided to try it. Unlike most stories, mine didn't have any peer pressure. I smoked in secret. Many years later, I found out those cigarettes were about four years old! For the first few years, I smoked very infrequently. I began smoking regularly the night my mom died in a car accident and I've been smoking regularly since.
When my grandparents found out I smoked my grandpa got quiet. He asked me if I liked being able to walk upstairs. He said that because he smoked for 40 years, he was unable to do that anymore and he didn't want that life for me. I promised him I would quit. He died in 2003 of Emphysema and a massive heart attack. I was still smoking.
I have been trying to quit off and on for 20 years but I have never lasted more than a day. I've tried pills, NRTs, acupuncture, and hypnosis. I was always quitting because of money or because of other people. What has helped me is choosing to quit for ME. I want to be healthy and free. I've always said that smoking is like having a best friend who is constantly trying to kill me, and it's true. I've changed the way I look at cigarettes and, in turn, it's changed the way I smoke. Since joining the Saskatchewan Quits Facebook support group a year ago, I've cut my smoking in half.
Wherever you are on your quit journey, Saskatchewan Quits can help!
Watch Lesley share her quit smoking journey
Saskatchewan Quits is a peer support group for people looking to quit smoking or cut back on smoking. This Facebook Group is run by Lung Saskatchewan. Wherever you may be on your quit journey, this group provides a community of support for people who want to learn more, are thinking about, or are ready to start their journey to quit or cut back on smoking.
Group members can come together in a safe environment to ask questions, share experiences and offer support to each other. The group is here to help everyone navigate their journey in a supported way knowing they are not alone.
