I always miss the good topics!! I quit before I was diagnosed - smoked for close to 30 years. Most of the time they smell horrible, but every now and then I get a wiff of one and it smells good. I would never start again and I'm glad that I quit. I wish that I had quit sooner or never started. The times that I tried before were unsuccessful because i wasn't strong enough when friends smoked or my ex smoked.

There are a lot of risk factors for cancer so I try not to beat myself up for having been a smoker. My mother did that for me when I was first diagnosed - her exact words "Well you did it to yourself." Pretty supportive huh?? She has not gotten any more supportive either, but that is a whole different story.