#caelea

In the midst of a smoking cessation ('quitting' sounds so defeatist) and have been receiving motivational texts from my sister throughout. At the doctor for a checkup, there was an anti-smoking poster on the wall which she thought fitting to pass along to me in a text:

"Within 8 hours of quitting, carbon monoxide levels drop and oxygen levels return to normal.

Within 48 hours, the chances of having a heart attack start decreasing and the taste and smell senses start improving.

Within 3 days, lung capacity increases, bronchial tubes relax and breathing gets easier.

Within 2 weeks to 3 months, blood circulation increases, lung function improves by up to 30 percent.

Within 6 months, coughing, fatigue, congestion and shortness of breath improve. Within a year, the risk of heart attack falls to half that of a smoker.

Within 10 years, the risk of dying from lung cancer drops by half.

Within 15 years, the risk of dying from a heart attack becomes the same as someone who has never smoked.