Johnna's Story
April 28, 2017
If I carried on smoking I was killing myself, I know I was, I could feel it in my lungs.
Doreen's Story
November 12, 2021
I guess I’d just like to say that it definitely wasn’t an easy thing to do, I made several attempts and it's all about getting the nicotine out of your body so if people can work through that, also the knowledge from the health information on what damage it does.
Dorothy's Story
November 12, 2021
What put me off the smoking... I looked after my brother, he had lung cancer and he had half his lung taken off. I cared for him for 8 years.
Tony's Story
October 19, 2022
Tony had been smoking for 35 years when he was diagnosed with a tumour in his lower jaw. The surgeon told him he needed to operate immediately to save his jaw bone.
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Tarryn's Story
February 10, 2017
When I got really, really, really sick with pneumonia I almost died, and it was a bit of a wakeup call.
Levi's Story
April 21, 2017
I’ve got two kids and I go to the park and I can’t, I can’t breathe, I can’t run after them or I’m that mum at the park having a smoke and like, trying to hide…
Steven's Story
March 10, 2017
I have one of my big commitments which is going to the gym, and obviously struggling all the time breathing...
Liz's Story
July 7, 2014
I was sick and tired of being smelly all the time and the cost was getting too much.
Liz's Story
February 4, 2015
I always knew that I shouldn’t smoke, that smoking could kill me but cigarettes were my best friend; the best friend you trust with your life and...