Same-same here from the Army. A year or so after I got back I caught the worst flu of my life. All I wanted to do was die. When feeling better 4-6 days later, it struck me. “Wait a second. I haven’t had a cigarette in a week or so.”
‘Never smoked again.
Semper Fi and “Welcome Home” to your husband.
I don’t smoke and I’ll be the first to tell you cigs are pretty tough on you, but I’ll also tell you 3 of my 4 paternal grandparents smoked into their 90’s. The 4th died of sepsis after a sccessful surgery.
I quit in the same way, but for me it was pneumonia. It’s been 17 years since I quit. BUT, I still love cigarettes and want to smoke almost every day. I live overseas now and smokes here are $1 per pack. I think about it a lot, but to break a 17 year streak is a bridge too far snd that’s what keeps me going.