I would smoke more to not be depressed, and then be more depressed because I was smoking. And that was just a vicious, vicious cycle.

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.

April 28, 2017

If I carried on smoking I was killing myself, I know I was, I could feel it in my lungs.

I have a mental illness. I have bipolar and I’m a mum and a grandma, and I’m a reformed smoker.

If I did get sick from smoking, it would have taken a big toll on my family.

Recently, I had the flu and I was really struggling to breathe, especially at night.

When I quit smoking, I’d been down to the doctor, got a couple of patches.

March 10, 2017

I have one of my big commitments which is going to the gym, and obviously struggling all the time breathing...

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…

April 12, 2017

I tried my first cigarette when I was about 13 and I started smoking full time when I was about 16, once I quit school and started working.

April 4, 2017

My husband and myself decided to support each other and quit at the same time.

March 31, 2017

This is probably the only time that I’ve really tried quitting, probably a year ago when I hit 40.