"A smoker for 50 years, I tried to stop in the past with just willpower, then tried getting help but felt it gave me no added incentive to stop. It was try this and see how you get on, no encouragement, or come back and see me. It will be 3 years this coming May since I had my last cigarette and without the help of Nurse Amanda Lloyd, I do not feel I would have achieved this. The encouragement and ongoing support she gave me was excellent. It seemed to me that she really wanted me to stop."] [sentence title="It made me feel that if I did not make a real effort to stop then I would be letting myself down, also my family, but mainly Amanda who I felt on all my visits gave me genuine support and praise, for my efforts to stop. I believe that if someone genuinely helps you to stop smoking and shows it through the way they deal with you, then you have a real chance of stopping for good. I still get a buzz from telling Amanda, that I still don't smoke."