
Dorothy's Story
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.

Graham's Story
February 24, 2017
It’s a long journey but the kids are starting to notice the difference slowly. Yeah even myself, I’m feeling a lot more closer to my kids too.

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.

Dee's Story
Every night I would need my Ventolin, wake up all night wheezing and finding it hard to breathe.

Tracie's Story
I have a mental illness. I have bipolar and I’m a mum and a grandma, and I’m a reformed smoker.

Melissa's Story
My someone who was my inspiration to stop smoking is my 5 year old son.

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...

Karen's Story
March 24, 2017
I know now, like it’s taken a long time, that I can’t be that person that has one cigarette here and there because I’ll just go straight back to it and I refuse to be that person anymore.

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.

Update from Johnna
June 2, 2017
Above all, the proudest moment for me is my children’s response. I know I have inspired them to live healthier.

Update from Daniel
June 30, 2017
I truly believe it is a something I will struggle with for a while. I still find myself daydreaming and reminiscing about cigarettes.

MORE true stories from WA smokers
July 24, 2018
Don't think it will happen to you? These WA locals have shared how smoking affected their health.