My name is Chris Baker, I am 39 years old. I have a wonderful, 32 year old wife and 5 year old daughter. Recently, my wife had to have a Double Preventative Mastectomy, and Reconstructive Surgery. I am not sure if this is what made me decide to ditch the can, but while sitting in the hospital waiting room while my poor wife is literally being cut apart, I am already on my second can of snuff after about 5 hours. I was force to ask myself, Who the hell do I think I am? Here my wife is being proactive on cancer prevention, and I am here acting like an ass, with a mouth full of snuff. My wife had her surgery on 7-3-12, she was in surgery for 13.5 hours, and she is doing very well in her recovery, thank you Jesus! As for me, I continued to dip, until 7-18-12, quitting had been on my mind for a while, but never once had I even thought about quitting something that I loved as much as the can. I was only about 1/4 finished with my can of RedSeal Natural fine cut, when I pulled up this website. THAT DAY I flushed what was left of my can, and to be honest, have struggled through the last few days. I have not caved, and I do not plan to. This started as me wanted to prove something to my wife, but as I learned here on KTC, I have to do this for me. I will not take a dip today, and I am looking forward to making 1 week, and to keep on keeping on from there.
thanks you all,
Chris Baker