Participant Testimonials
  • Robert Meyers
    Read Testimonial    		 "Having encouragement from Free & Clear was a big help. I didn't want to disappoint a counselor who was trying to help me."
  • Gwen Rigney
    Read Testimonial    		 "I just wanted to let you know it is now 8 months, and I am still smoke free! It's amazing that after 45 years of smoking, I am 56 years old and smoke free. Thank you for your help!"
  • Melissa Rowell
    Read Testimonial    		 "I have talked to every fellow employee that smokes and told them how great this program is and how much better I feel every morning when I wake up - no coughing, no cravings, no nothing...So, thanks, Free & Clear. "
  • Brian Phillips
    Read Testimonial    		 "I feel like I have a new lease on life. I feel so much better. I used to wonder about seeing my daughter get married. Now I can't wait to see my grandchildren."
  • Alberta Faye Powell
    Read Testimonial    		 "Yes I am still absolutely smoke free and absolutely loving it...I changed to a healthy diet and lost those few extra pounds I gained from not smoking. More importantly, during the last 30 days my doctor decreased my thyroid medication and as of two weeks ago she took me off of my blood pressure medicine...I can't say thanks enough for your program. "
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "I tried to quit cold turkey before and it was brutal. This quit has been much easier than the last time because of this program. It hasn't cost me a penny and the therapy is great! I am very confident that I will stay quit. Thank you!"
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "I didn't know I could quit until this program came along...I have never been so proud and happy with myself and with my life."
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "I owe you so much. Thank you for everything. This is my Christmas present to myself...and from you."
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "This is only my second day, but I am already beginning to feel a huge difference... not just in my body, but my mind as well. Thank you for literally saving my life!"
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "The last Quit Coach was wonderful …all of them have been. I've never had so much help from people I don't know. "
  • Sue Kahler
    Read Testimonial    		 "What a great feeling to be able to breathe again (and breathe quietly)! The little hints from my Quit Coaches were very helpful. "
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "Today I opened my email and received my one month quit congratulatory certificate...[it] made me really proud of my accomplishment so far, and made me feel less alone in the process."
  • Anonymous Participant
    Read Testimonial    		 "As I sit here reflecting on this accomplishment, I can't help but be proud of myself...Thank you for giving me my life back."
  • Ingrid Strange
    Read Testimonial    		 "Free & Clear's Quit For Life Program made me take responsibility for myself and I could sign in at any point during the day...I have been "free and clear" for 7 months now, which is the longest I have been smoke free."
  • Sunny Segler
    Read Testimonial    		 "I tell everyone who asks and some who don't about your program and how much it helped. Thank you! "
  • Steve Conner
    Read Testimonial    		 "My wife and I both quit on June 30, 2006. We are both tobacco free for over 2 years, thanks to the Quit For Life Program through the Oklahoma Helpline."
  • Melissa Gallant
    Read Testimonial    		 "I joined the Quit For Life program so that I would have that support. I realized that my chances of quitting and staying quit were greatly increased by having someone to reach out to. Free & Clear gave me someone to talk to when I needed them, day or night."
  • Lori McCormack
    Read Testimonial    		 "What really changed my mind and made me see the reality of what I was doing was when my 4-year-old daughter looked up at me and said "Mommy, I don't want you to die. Please don't breathe more smoke." It was like hitting a brick wall, she was right and I needed to not be as selfish as I was. I want to be around to see her grow up."
  • Danielle Bortz
    Read Testimonial    		 "When I wanted a cigarette I had friends there to tell me how long I'd already been quit and ask why I would want to give all that up now. Quitting smoking was the best thing I ever did."
  • Lori Wulf
    Read Testimonial    		 "I highly recommend your program. I now smell good, my teeth are clean, and when I talk to a smoker, the smell of their breath really is offensive. I never noticed all those things when I smoked. So I thank you for being there and I just wanted to tell you what you teach works. "
  • Randy Church
    Read Testimonial    		 "For my 50th birthday I made the visit to the doctor's office and we made plans for Chantix and Free & Clear for support. I made preparations to care for my physical, emotional and spiritual needs. The next 3 months flew by and I was on my way. "
  • Charlie Tufts
    Read Testimonial    		 "What I needed was a plan of action and some reminders. This program gave me exactly what I needed and the rest was a minor test of willpower."
  • Jeanne Jorquez
    Read Testimonial    		 "I would just like to thank everyone for making my quitting cigarettes so easy. I have not had a cigarette since Feb 14, 2007. It has been well over a year."
  • Paul Ventrice
    Read Testimonial    		 "When I called they were very nice and seemed devoted to helping me quit! They sent me a quit kit and helped me get patches at no cost to me and I was on my way to living smoke free. Here it is September 2008 and 2009 around the corner and it will be 2 yrs."
  • Elizabeth McCammon
    Read Testimonial    		 "This quit program was the key for me. First thing the coach made me realize was that I was a "slave" to my smoking. I never looked at it quite like that. "
  • Angela Pride
    Read Testimonial    		 "My coach gave me a lot of helpful tips. It wasn't easy but I did it. I have been smoke free for over a year now thanks for Free & Clear! The best thing about the whole program was being able to speak to someone one on one. Thanks "
  • Connie Neece
    Read Testimonial    		 "I'm not sure how to thank you for what you've done for me. December 4th will be my 2yr anniversary smoke free. I had smoked for almost 40yrs (2 to 3 packs a day)."
  • Steven Drier
    Read Testimonial    		 "If you're thinking about quitting it's not impossible to do it, but you MUST do it for yourself and be ready to make some serious changes to get there. If you don't give it your full effort to quit then you won't. It doesn't matter how many patches you put on, or how many pieces of gum you use it won't work if you don't want it too."
  • Marlene Brummond
    Read Testimonial    		 "I joined Free & Clear and became very involved in the forums on the website. The forums are a great tool - you not only talk with others who are going through the same thing, but it keeps your hands busy at the same time."
  • Deborah Avery
    Read Testimonial    		 "I thought I would never be able to quit smoking and had just about given up. Thanks to the Free & Clear Program, what I thought was impossible happened - I learned how to live a healthy, smoke-free life, even in the face of life's daily challenges."
  • Troy Cribb
    Read Testimonial    		 "I know that my quality of life has improved thanks to the Free & Clear program."
  • Shana Welch
    Read Testimonial    		 "I am exercising, eating better, and loving life. I did gain a few pounds, but have since lost them and I am in better shape now than when I started smoking 18 years ago."
  • Carolyn Cheshire
    Read Testimonial    		 "After smoking all but 2 1/2 years of my adult life, I am very grateful to be "Free & Clear". I smoked 40 some years!"
  • Darlene Strunk
    Read Testimonial    		 "Thank you Free & Clear for employing such caring staff with wonderful phone skills. I couldn't have done it without them."
  • Debbie Bickett
    Read Testimonial    		 "I love not smoking, not smelling bad, and the flavor of food is far more incredible than I ever thought possible. I am a better cook now too."
  • Jennifer Philpott
    Read Testimonial    		 "I am just letting you all know I QUIT. I am six days free and clear. I joined the program through my employer and I will let them know that IT WORKED. I think it worked because I did not pressure myself with a quit date. I was under no pressure at all. "
  • Monica Scott
    Read Testimonial    		 "After the course of 3 months having my coach and my family and all the support I was over the hump. I quit taking the meds. I think the best thing out of all this besides my health was when my son told me how proud he was of me and he gave me a hug--I got tears in my eyes. So I have been smoke free for over a year and I feel great."
  • David Durkee
    Read Testimonial    		 "We both quit last August 2007 and to this day have remained smoke free. We could not have done it without the help of these people and this program. My many thanks to everyone. "
  • Charlie Shook
    Read Testimonial    		 "I was a smoker for over 40 years. I am 61 years old and can not believe how fast the years have passed! I quit smoking on June 21, 2007, just over a year now. I will never smoke again."
  • Carrie Edwards
    Read Testimonial    		 "After being a regular smoker for more than 25 years, I'm happy to report that I have not had one puff, drag, whatever, nada, zilch in almost 9 months, the longest I have ever gone without smoking since I was 16 years old!"
  • Jennifer Strong
    Read Testimonial    		 "I have been smoke-free for 219 days which is 7 months and 2 days. I used to count each day but now I count by months. I have tried to quit smoking so many times in the past and never succeeded until I used Free & Clear."
  • Donna Beck
    Read Testimonial    		 "My husband and I both quit the same day. We both used the program and were very happy with the results."
  • Christopher Leary
    Read Testimonial    		 "I was a smoker for 20 years, from age 16 until I was 34. I quit for 2 years and then started up again...for no good reason. But what I realize is that when I "quit" for two years, I hadn't really quit.."
  • Teresa Glidden
    Read Testimonial    		 "Thanks to the support of Free & Clear and Chantix, I have now gone over 233 days without smoking. I'm coming up on 7 months of being nicotine-free! My BIG celebration will be at one year...but even then...I'll never forget that I will always be a nicotine addict."
  • Celeste Peterson
    Read Testimonial    		 "Free & Clear has always been supportive with constant communication and support."
  • Malcolm Montgomery
    Read Testimonial    		 "Use the support Free & Clear offers. These people care, I am convinced. They will bug you in encouraging ways but not nag you. If you need them, they are there, and they will listen. It helps a lot."
  • Lon Powley
    Read Testimonial    		 "I called the number and expected to be berated because I'm one of those smokers... how wrong I was."
  • Gale Weber
    Read Testimonial    		 "I started smoking when I was 15. I didn't quit till I was 61 and really, I didn't QUIT - I think I was just DONE with it. I've tried before, even made it a year, but started again after life threw a curve ball."
  • Eric Sparks
    Read Testimonial    		 "My grandpa passed away due to cigarette-related illness. My parents smoked while I was a child. I'm 27 and have smoked 1.5-2 packs of full-flavor cigarettes for 12 years. I feared that cigarette addiction was in my genetics and that I would never be able to stop."
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