If there is a chain to be broken, then there must be links or ties that hold that chain together. My last two days in Texas with my daughter, I had a startling revelation. It’ll seem so simple to you, as you sit here and read it. But it was a “No DUH!” moment for me and I don’t mind showing how blind a person can be when they’re emotionally invested in helping somebody quit.

I had taken each of my daughters individually to my hotel during my visit and showed them the Barb Tarbox video in hopes to get them to see what smoking can and will do to their lives. I then showed them a pic of Barb in the last few days of her life, and encouraged them to read more by searching the internet for information on her widower and daughter.

My youngest quit immediately, and has been smoke-free for three weeks now. My middle girl, who just gave birth to another daughter, told us something exciting two nights before I flew home. She said she’s going to quit — she wants to quit — and here’s the part that opened my eyes… she ended with “…but I’m scared!”

I told you it wouldn’t sound like much. But to me, it was a real wake up call. I smoked for 30 years. 25 of those years or more, I wanted to quit… but I was scared to. Well, if I’d been scared enough to continue smoking for a quarter of a century, what makes me think anybody else would be any different? LOL!

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