To think it is too late to stop smoking

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Just that really....am 50. Smoking since I was 13. I guess the damage is done. Is it too late?

My dad stopped at 56 when he found out he was going to be a Grandad. He'd smoked since 13. He is so much healthier. Doesn't get the coughs and colds that used to linger for weeks. Has more energy and says that he can taste and smell in ways the he never did before.
He got a lot of support through the gp. The first step for him was to ditch the cig that he had first thing in the morning. Then he ditched the one immediately after his evening meal.
It's never too late.

Would also emphasise the benefits - improved teeth and gum health, saving SO much money, not stinking of cigarette smoke all the time, not feeling beholden to the bloody things. I did it cold turkey this time - I'd read the Allen Carr book and was intending to stop, then got flu and was too ill to smoke. I just took the decision that, having not smoked for a fortnight now was a good time to stop for good.

i gave up at 56 Had smoked since I was 13 I save £300.00 every month and use things to buy things that are wants not needs. The first purchase after just 6 months was buying and fitting a woodburner but I've also used it for clothes, expensive bikes and trips to Europe. The damage may be done but I'm enjoying having guilt free spending money for the first time ever

I'm on a respiratory ward just now. The number of people with copd is awful.

The target to get me better for home is high oxygen sats on air and able to walk without being breathless.

For them their normal is low 90s on air and able to talk and eat. That's the good goal for them...most are no where near.

It's not too late. My grandad had a heart attack, a stroke and finally died of lung cancer in his late 50's after smoking from a very young age.

People think "it won't happen to me" but it does. Put your health first and stop.

memyselandaye why don't you have an apple break in the garden instead of a cigarette one?
I think I remember some company introducing apple breaks for non-smokers.

http://whyquit.com

Try looking at this website.

I quit for 3 years using this website. Started again but going to stop again in the next few days.

It's easier than you think. Hard part is staying off them.

Good luck

My grandad gave up at 80

Vape instead, worked for me and most people I know

My mother stopped smoking in her fifties. If I'm honest, none of us ever thought that she'd do it. She'd smoked since early teens, and was fairly heavy, even after my dad stopped. She went to the gps stop smoking clinic for support, and just went cold turkey, I think with the help of patches. She'd had a scare with 'cold patches' in her legs which kickstarted her into action. I have never been more proud of her, as I know it's a massive thing to achieve. If she can do it I don't think there can be anyone out there who can't, if they really want to anyway.