Giving Thanks For My Quit and KTC

Last week the KillTheCan.org forums celebrated it’s 9 year anniversary of helping people quit chewing tobacco. As we’ve done in the past, we had a one-day, site-wide roll call where folks put their name on a line and promised to be quit from nicotine for that day. The results were… outstanding.

I wanted to share these numbers for a couple of reasons.  First, if you’re a member of KillTheCan.org I want you to understand just how much good you’re doing helping others quit dipping. This addiction may be the most difficult thing we will ever tackle in our lifetime.  Just knowing that you’ve got friends and fellow quitters with you on that journey is incredibly comforting.

Second, if you’re NOT a current member of our support forums, I want to share these numbers to let you know that you are not alone in your quest for freedom from nicotine.  There are quite literally thousands folks just like who know what you’re going through.

The 9 Year Anniversary roll represented:

•  89,791 days of quit
• 246 YEARS of quit!

As I sit here a few days removed from Thanksgiving I realize just how much I have to be thankful for. Naturally I’m thankful for my family, friends and my health health. When I consider the concept of my “friends” I’m thinking of the people from KillTheCan.org. I’m thinking of people that have helped me quit this terrible addiction. These are not my “internet friends” – these are men and women who I talk to, interact with and have met face to face.  This is the kind of interaction that you can expect when you become a member of our community.

If you don’t have a quit to be thankful for I’d like to invite you to join us.  We can help.  And this time next year you can sit back and reflect on what you’re thankful for… and you can include your quit.

Just because Thanksgiving is behind us, we’ve got lots to be thankful for.