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I decided that I would like to improve my physical health. One area I need to improve is to quit smoking. My son was just diagnosed with asthma, and my husband just found out that he is in the beginning stages of emphysema. My aunt also passed away from lung cancer. If I did not quit now, I don’t think I ever would. I realized that smoking is not good for myself and others around me. I have been smoking for ten years. I knew it was going to be difficult, but I knew it was something that had to be done. When I was growing up my mother smoked. I always thought it was disgusting. It smelled bad. I never thought I would smoke. Then when I was fourteen years old, the boy I was dating smoked. I thought it was cool, so I tried it. It made me lightheaded and nauseous, but that did not stop me. From that moment on, I smoked. At first, it was one or two cigarettes a day. It finally turned into one pack a day. When I decided to quit, I started to do some research on the health hazards. I found out that smoking causes many illnesses. It is a big cause of cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, sexual dysfunction and gum disease. Each day cigarettes contribute to over one thousand deaths from cancer, c