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My father said quitting cold turkey was easy... he was in ICU on a respirator for 10 days at the time, and unconscious for the first week of it, after complete respiratory failure. He was 53, and had smoked for over 40 years.

He never had any urge for another smoke after that. Cigarettes still killed him, although slowly. After that episode in 1984, he finally lost the battle in 1999.

I've had the occasional campfire cigar, but I've never smoked a cigarette in my life. Dad was the strongest-willed person I've ever known. My whole childhood, he tried to quit, and never could.

I salute all of you who have quit, and those who are trying.

Kevin