Hello and good morning all! I missed all the good jokes I see... oh well... IM am sorry everyone is feeling lousy and having hard days...
My favorite flower is Stella D'Oro Daylillies... or Heather...
For StartOver: I liked to read this when I first quit to see how I was benefitting myself...
When smokers quit, within twenty minutes of smoking that last cigarette the body begins a series of changes.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
Blood pressure decreases
Pulse rate drops
Body temperature of hands and feet increases
At 8 hours:
Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
At 24 hours:
Chance of a heart attack decreases
At 48 hours:
Nerve endings start regrowing
Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
The first year after quitting:
At 2 weeks to 3 months:
Circulation improves
Walking becomes easier
Lung function increases
1 to 9 months:
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
1 year:
Excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker
Long-term Benefits of Quitting
At 5 years:
From 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked.
At 10 years:
Risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
Risk of ulcer decreases
At 15 years:
Risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
Risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
