I have chewed on and off for at least 15 years. even as I write it, it is hard to accept that it has been that long. I understand that all this time I have been operating under the delusion that I can quit anytime, and that I am too young to worry about it now. But, now I'm 44, and I am fully resolved to quit, forever.
I read the story of Randy, and also of Tom, and I started crying uncontrollably, for them, their families and the thought that one day, that could be me. I have a wonderful girlfriend, 3 brothers, two sisters, nieces, nephews, a mother, stepmother, aunts and uncles. I love them all. For them, for me and for my new brothers and sisters in this community, I quit, now, forever.
