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Our Tobacco Free Tuesday Winner – Natalie Thornhill Pirro
I was a smoker for 20 years; I tried quitting many, many times. Recently I was sick with a stomach bug and didn’t smoke for two days. I thought to myself, “well, I haven’t smoked for two days, I may as...
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Hazy days of summer – Forest fire smoke in Metro Vancouver
Bedford Channel, Fort Langley. The smoke from the wildfires spreading across the province casts a golden haze over the region. The Ministry of Environment has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Metro...
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Need to breathe? Trees please!
With over 200 BC forests up in flames at the moment, and a recent air quality advisory in some regions, it might leave some wondering just how important are trees to our lung health? Most people are...
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Disney stamps out smoking in youth-rated movies
Does watching smoking in movies cause our kids to want to light up? Apparently so! Walt Disney Pictures According to the Partnership for Drug Free Kids, “children between the ages of 10 to 14 who view...
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Our Tobacco Free Tuesday Winner – Ravi Olekh
Ravi is our July winner for QuitNow’s Tobacco Free Tuesday. This is her story: I am a 23 years old and a mother to a sweet 2 year old boy. I started smoking around the age of 15 because my best friend...
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Rosalind’s story: I knew I could quit for weeks at a time… however I always...
Guest blog by Rosalind Neis. As a social smoker for over 35 years, I always assumed quitting was something I could do any time I wanted. I knew I could quit for weeks at a time while traveling, and...
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Colleen’s Story: On January 1, 1992 I made the decision to quit
I started smoking when I was 15 due to the stress I felt I was under. As I look back, I realize I had little support or education to help me cope with family changes, deaths in the family, plus the...
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Tracey’s healthy workplace month tips
October is the one month that is “stuffed” with reasons to fall off the healthy wagon. From Thanksgiving feasts to Halloween treats (who hasn’t stolen a few goodies from their kids’ trick or treat...
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COPD support team gives as good as they get
“I feel pretty lucky. I get to meet the most amazing people,” said respiratory nurse Beth Hutchins. Beth is one member of the St. Paul’s Hospital COPD Outreach Team, a pilot program aimed at helping...
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Red hair, red scooter, a real attitude, and COPD. Meet Trish Verrier.
Left to right: Nurse Beth Hutchins, Trish Verrier and the Lung Association’s Tracey Jirak Yesterday I met a remarkable person while visiting the COPD clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Meet...
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