Daughter Finds Strength to Quit Smoking After Mom Dies at 53

Dana watched her mother struggle for years as she battled throat and oral cancer after decades of smoking. "Everything she experienced,” Dana said of her mother, Terrie, “I was right there experiencing it with her." And yet, Dana found it difficult to quit smoking herself. Like her mom, Dana also started smoking as a young teen. As her health deteriorated, Terrie appeared in powerful commercials as part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. #InsideEdition

[@dotsce]

Never tried smoking, Never planning to.

[@infinity_sh4816]

ღ tall b ღ same

[@PipimiOden]

same

[@dreadlegend7365]

Just write that on one line... i mean really, do u have to make us hit the screen again so we can read the rest of it?

[@oxyman10]

*M A M B O K I N G* 🌲🔥👍👍

[@larissalopez6113]

ღ tall b ღ same

[@WhiteTheTruth]

I quit 3yrs ago.. One of the best things to ever had happened to me🙏🏾

[@lapislazuli06]

That is cool, keep on this path! ❤

[@thisiselvis]

Marcus White I also quit 3 years ago when my wife got pregnant.

[@sarapetkova3271]

It didn’t happen to you. You DID OT YOURSELF! Good job!

[@shleekdishliquid4405]

Marcus White CONGRATS

[@Valkyrie12124]

Marcus White good for yoy

[@pooper12]

Remember kids, don’t get on drugs or smoke

[@dislikemyvideochallenge5049]

MemStation64 not just kids adults too.....

[@webboi4249]

Ok we won’t

[@giannapatsy698]

MemStation64 or drink

[@agentbubbles782]

MemStation64 I from time to time smoke an occasional cigar as an enjoyable past time. However its when you consistently smoke is when there becomes a problem.

[@jaykamishiro3712]

MemStation64 I was about to Comment dat xD

[@RayMak]

It's so painful to watch. Really hope people will stop smoking or vaping.

[@olivia4684]

And it hurts your body too... 😭😭😢😢😭😭😢😢

[@thoteater1756]

Umm, rewind a little there, did you say VAPING? You know that’s not as bad as this, right? If anything it helps people get off cigarettes

[@iloven1a110]

Yh there’s kids smoking jewls

[@justash4035]

Ray Mak your everywhere

[@Misundrstanding]

I see you every where

[@addy5624]

My mom smokes I'm trying to make her stop.

[@gigi-ss7de]

Addy_ TheGamer please do. Show her this video

[@solasta.x]

Addy_ TheGamer I’ve been trying to get my mother to stop since I was 3 or 4 years old. She hasn’t stopped yet

[@unstablerabbit6893]

Same.

[@kayydior7729]

Mee too

[@BigtimeBigA]

Addy_ TheGamer Try harder because that’s what you do for the ones you love.

[@jessicalambert8307]

RIP Terrie , I remember her from the commercials

[@noelmaldonado2903]

Jessica Lambert me too

[@purissa]

Me too :(

[@Bravo.CC.]

I remember her but I never looked at it deep until now. rest in peace Terrie

[@splatfestkid2022]

I saw the ad where it shows terrie 2 days before she died and it scares me to see some one with cancer and when I see someone with cancer it makes me cry because my uncle and grate aunt died of cancer

[@Claycat4]

My brother-in-law never stopped, so he died in a lot of pain at 50. My mother-in-law quit when she was 40. She lived into her 80s before she died of lung cancer. Even though she did eventually get cancer, she still had over 30 more years than my brother-in-law. The best thing to do is never start!

[@bulmasan6331]

steve b shut the hell up

[@evannazario331]

Bulma San awwww, does that offend you?

[@simonriley1981]

@@evannazario331 what did Steve B say?

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

That is weird… I really wonder if her lung cancer in her 80s was actually connected to her smoking habit from over 40 years prior. I just quit myself 3 1/2 weeks ago, and so I’ve watched a ton of videos that explain the stages of healing as a timeline from the date someone quits habitual smoking (it’s great motivation). These videos explain that after 20 years, one’s risk of cancer is the same as a lifelong non-smoker. I also know that lifelong non-smokers can also get lung cancer… It is just not as likely.

[@Claycat4]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 I hope your lungs clear out, and you have a long and happy life!

[@burnttoast4821]

RIP Terrie.

[@pooper12]

Amy Bowers poor terry

[@chanceholmes9540]

Backup terry back up lol

[@mishalkhan3016]

Amy Bowers God bless u 😁

[@Kfzfkzglzyxyb]

steve b wtf😒🙄

[@Kfzfkzglzyxyb]

steve b you dumb and don’t get that no one deserves that she helped people and did a lot before she died give some respect!

[@amentetbastet6746]

I quit smoking back in 2010 I was in the process of reading a book I lit up a cigarette took a drag but I didn't inhale I broke the cigarette up and threw it out the window and I haven't touched one since

[@eljimmy7437]

Shannon Hill that's low-key crazy

[@oxyman10]

Shannon Hill My cousins husband quit back in 2013, It was becoming expensive so he decided to quit, plus being a smoker with epilepsy didn’t help his situation much. He decided to switch to e-cigarettes along with pre filled nicotine oil cartridges as a way to wean himself off Tobacco, he quickly realized that living in Arizona along with being epileptic qualified him for a patient card. He no longer smokes tobacco, but smokes a lot of cannabis😂😂

[@Keenbeancats]

Shannon Hill awesome. Happy for u!

[@amentetbastet6746]

oxyman10 🤣🤣🤣 so do I but only on weekends

[@amentetbastet6746]

Shay Nicole thanks 😊

[@sansan7256]

It’s a shame that it takes a whole death for people to wake up and realize how Terrible it is

[@Gh0stcrumbsofficial]

Neyah Nation Smokers actually know it's bad for them and they try to stop but they're too addicted

[@TheEmmaMcH]

Such an insensitive comment

[@nb3775]

emmaholo how come?

[@TheEmmaMcH]

xxTemptationx really?? You're probably not mature enough to understand if you have to ask

[@queenqueerofdepression7568]

emmaholo But he’s/she’s/they’re giving you basic factious answers . That’s not insensitive at all . If you contemplate that it’s sensitive then I can annihilate your encephalon . If anything you’re being insensitive or sentimental to your damn emotions , this is the real Earth , if you don’t like it why don’t solve it or form a” mystery gang .”

[@vickiefinney6073]

I quit the minute I found out I was pregnant. 30 years ago and NEVER once put another cigarette in my mouth. I had a child to raise and I didn't want her around a smoking mother.

[@sarahlevi492]

Great mother

[@thewewguy8t88]

thats good for you.

[@foushoo]

My mother experienced the same as you. She was an addict until she became pregnant with my older sister. She said her life changed after that. She described the agony she felt of withdrawal but a mother’s love is stronger than any addiction. Crazy

[@vickiefinney6073]

@@foushoo good for her. Children don't deserve addict's as parents

[@alixgiggles5329]

How could you even *begin* smoking when your mom goes through that?

[@hellotodaysahoribledayhaha7861]

Giggles Bloody Murder she was already smokkinf before her mother started goin through that

[@aldaschinaia]

Dumb breeds dumb!

[@heidirourke2259]

You don't know why you start truthfully you probably why and the world would you want to start when your mom is going through it

[@nathanogden3240]

alot of people use it as a coping method so when her mom started getting sick she probably got heavier on the smoking to relieve some of her stress and stuff.

[@thewewguy8t88]

well my question is how can you even start smoking.

[@diegomelchor1174]

I've seen most of her psa's!! I know her!

[@PipimiOden]

Same! I'm one of those people who watches PSA countdowns!

[@diegomelchor1174]

LPS Monsterpawz I watch helloimapizza's psa compilation!

[@PipimiOden]

Same!

[@royalpain9281]

Same... I wish I knew her

[@jessalynnmills1444]

@@PipimiOden *Same Here For Me, I Always Watched Her PSA'S*

[@HauntedInPA]

I quit 10 years ago best thing I ever did, food even tastes better things even smell better life is better!

[@brie2951]

steve b what the heck? You’re name is worst cuz it’s literally you’re first and the beginning of you’re last name...

[@Alskdoenfkemfnek]

RIP Terrie. My mother used to smoke too, luckily she quit about 10 years ago. It’s hard but worth it.

[@Alskdoenfkemfnek]

steve b yet you’re the one with nothing better to do but troll online.. hmmm 🤔

[@trexmidnite]

Smoking is a habbit that you get used to.. it has no addictive substances in it..

[@ziiik4398]

Don't you know about nicotine

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@trexmidnite 😂

[@arkaider3203]

It’s ending the world for your life and others and your children’s sake. The lord is watching.

[@SSaNNEE100]

My dad was 53 years old too when he died to pancreatic cancer caused by smoking since he was 14 years old. It didn't make me quit right after but 5 days ago I quit smoking too. Hopefully I will be able to keep this going and quit for good.

[@shuk0rina444]

as a kid, I’d start gagging if I ever smelt smoke. that’s how I know I’m never gonna smoke. my gag reflex 😍❤️

[@day6atemywallet78]

I still don’t know why cigarettes,vapes and things like alcohol were created in the first place, it really still is beyond me

[@xxrandom_userxx9994]

money....

[@robertsinaie7711]

Why do you care

[@kennedyortiz6232]

Yeah

[@Frostfire613]

Well these things have been around for ages. It wasn't as if they just popped up in the 20th century.

[@felicaosa9370]

Ikr

[@kaisaan5]

Ok she experienced everything with her correct why did she quit AFTER the mother died! Seeing her in that horrible condition should have been enough motivation

[@TheEmmaMcH]

Hafsa Abdulwadood don't be so insensitive. It's an addiction. It changes the way you think on a chemical level. You got a little glimpse not the whole story.

[@foodislifr2972]

You have the same name as me😁

[@issabrat2]

I used to ask the same question to my father. He witness his father suffer from lung cancer but he still continue to smoke anyway. It actually took my dad 23 years after his father’s death to quit. I did came to realize that I have no place to judge. Smoking is an addiction and it’s not easy to let go.

[@smileybits7833]

@@TheEmmaMcH she shouldn't have started in the first place 🙄

[@TheEmmaMcH]

@@smileybits7833 but she did, probably because of her mum

[@thecocksaysmoo]

Terrie touched my life in a positive way. God rest her beautiful soul.

[@willyweed4195]

My dad would eat a jolly rancher when he wanted to smoke a cigarette

[@MeOw-cf5gi]

Willydabest not great, but way better than a cog

[@MeOw-cf5gi]

Cig

[@nb3775]

Me Ow its actually great

[@shawnmgarcia]

#dontsmoke

[@girlsexual]

Xx BigBoss xX no

[@bricksandpieces1]

@Xx BigBoss xX no

[@notseth430]

@Xx BigBoss xX no

[@Anton_B_08]

@Xx BigBoss xX no

[@rrebelatl]

@Xx BigBoss xX no

[@intoxtricity7363]

“Once beautiful” SHE WAS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL-

[@stacie1131]

Ofc she was always beautiful, but the smoking really disfigured her face for the worse.

[@carolnahigian9518]

inner beauty

[@shellyrae777]

My Mom stopped smoking at 40. She died of pulmonary fibrosis and small cell lung cancer at 67 last April. Those evil cigarettes got her anyway, and she died a horrible death. Cigarettes should be banned, period!

[@emilypetsche1]

This guy in one of my classes asked me if I think smoking causes cancer and I said “I don’t think so I know so” and he just laughs at me as if it was false information to him

[@scoobisproductions2688]

My dad was healthy, even if he smoked everyday. Until he passed away on May 27th, because of a heart attack, i really miss my father, i’d do anything to get him back, espescially when my mom’s sad and single now.

[@gabriellesteen4178]

It's amazing that she took the choices that she made in her life and she's continuing to educate people on them. RIP Terrie.

[@jaedan14]

I remember watching this in Wellness class

[@missyannea8260]

You just saved my life thank you💖💖💖

[@lucywickens9081]

God I remember being terrified by this ad. May she Rest In Peace

[@kecola]

Just realized that it's been 10 years since my last cigarette. It was hard asf to quit but once the cravings finally stopped, I was actually repulsed by the smell of cigarettes and never wanted one again. Weird. If you're trying to quit right now just keep going. The cravings will go away I swear and you'll wonder how you were even able to smoke cigarettes in the first place.

[@saleemshahbaz8942]

I swear i needed this thankyou

[@rumblefish9]

I quit in 2010 after my 3rd ER visit. I had developed adult-onset asthma. I quit cold turkey and surprisingly it was easy for me to do. I also quit drinking and quit hanging out with the people I used to drink and smoke with. Haven't looked back.

[@nevaeharaujo]

Rip ❤️ this were the videos my school would make me watch and my heart dropped🥺

[@esmeraldamora4201]

Aww god bless them two

[@user-dy6zg5mp6z]

I hope my Dad will stop this bad habit very soon 😔

[@sophiamay4048]

You liked my comment on Instagram for the Barbra bush post I commented a 😭 and you liked it and I freaked out it made my year!!!

[@MrSuperi100]

Sophia May if that makes your year you need some serious help

[@sophiamay4048]

Randomness well it did and I’m happy about it

[@nb3775]

Sophia May get help

[@sophiamay4048]

xxTemptationx no

[@berryhij1]

Randomness Why do you care if someone is happy? I think it's awesome to be able to find the joy in the little things in life.

[@yeahimsonya]

And Terrie was so young this is a really sad story rip Terrie 😔

[@morganbuckler2501]

My uncle who has been smoking for 10 years quit just for me and I know I’m going to probably get hate like”oh,he didn’t quit for u he quit for himself”NO! I said”can u quit smoking for me”and he said”I will try sweetheart”and he did

[@hiwhatsup4407]

R.I.P. Terrie ❤️❤️❤️

[@jason2live190]

My grandpa has been smoking since he was 16 years old, and he is currently 91 years old. Idk how that’s possible....

[@mgam4963]

Swaggy Jay he smoked for 75 years wow!

[@HR-uq3ko]

My Dad always mentions how beautiful your Mom was & what smoking did to her. I want to quit. It's hard. God Bless you & your beautiful mother❤🙏💯

[@lucylovessunsets]

my daddy smokes and I don’t want this to ever happen to him.

[@iygrande5785]

My mom and dad smoke, and I lost hope of them quiting.

[@vogii_1076]

My grandad was smoking for 43 years

[@diegomelchor1174]

Smocking?

[@brostyle1036]

ZOMBIE 07409 damn thats alot of smocking

[@jessiejones7141]

Smocking lmfao oh lord 😂😂😂😂

[@andymartinez4332]

ZOMBIE 07409 Tell your grandad smocking is bad mkay

[@thoteater1756]

My grandpa smoked crack for 69 years. Never been healthier

[@Snow_Skitter]

I'm trying to get my parents to quit smoking, and I think Terrie's videos will help a lot. Rest in peace, gorgeous.

[@rcracer8872]

Katie Grande it might help but its not a guarantee it didn't make me want to quit

[@monicaevie4152]

I smoked a pack a day from the ages of 16 to 25. I used vaping to successfully quit smoking and have been smoke free now for one year :) you can do it, it gets easier, just stick with it!! :) 💕

[@mariahfanene6645]

Around this time last year my father who was the age of 53 passes due to lung cancer because he had smoked since he was about 12 he stopped smoking when he found out he had cancer it was really hard for him but prolonged his life R.I.P John Mears

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

Self discipline!! No excuses for you not to stop!!!!

[@noelmaldonado2903]

Growing up I saw one of these commercials and it made me decide that I will never smoke

[@riskytony]

Remember kids smoke joints with weed instead of tobacco. Run along now

[@racheldianeames3729]

Rip her mom 😭

[@henrikkoukku2896]

RIP Terrie. Don't smoke, if you dont want to die...!. 🤔

[@Lala1028W]

Pretty sure if you can control your habit it’s gonna be alright

[@twillacatron7596]

I never smoked My gramps died of smoking last year in January Rest In Peace both of you 🙏🏻

[@wtfstudioinc.1827]

I don’t know why people hook with cig? Like how it started? We were born without cig in our mouth right?

[@aisha4102]

This is so painful to watch. I really wish for happiness for her daughter and everyone in her family.

[@RenegadeWhiz]

Daughter is stupid enough to start smoking.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

Dead Bolt And then she stop smoking before it was too late. Her mother's death woke her up to rethink what she's doing. That's what matters.

[@kierarasheed]

I know how she feels because my uncle has lung cancer and is in the hospital and everyday he tells me, all he wants is to leave, but if he tries something else goes wrong.

[@coolguy10098]

If she just smoked weed instead, none of this would've happened.

[@gorecreature5570]

GreenKid200000 I'm pretty sure anything going in your lungs that's not supposed to be there isn't going to help

[@coolguy10098]

Gore Creature true but it’s not going to cause lung cancer

[@Midna_Music]

I remember watching a video of her mother, this actually make me shed a tear 😢😭

[@Midna_Music]

R.I.P Terrie

[@vanessarossi1586]

F I r S t Also great video.. Even though it's kind of sad

[@sophiamay4048]

Ashley I was first... jk we both were💞

[@Nayops23]

I always saw her ads and it was a very powerful message

[@eazymartin6005]

Lol

[@BornLiveandDieby]

_ZoNe _ how is it funny

[@maytefrausto2776]

This is o sad 😔 R.I.P. terrie the pain people go through every day with cause of lung cancer

[@not_sarah7122]

My grandfather died of lung cancer from smoking and me and him were like best friends and I still tear up when people mention him.

[@carrielo7648]

My uncle smokes and my father and brother used to smoke, I’m scared it’ll happen to me too...

[@gabyiana777]

Im soon turning twelve and my dad is 39 and im scared for him cause he smokes snd everytime i see something related to thing that happened after smoking i think of my dad. And i dont want to loose him

[@luvvpriyaa]

Please try to get him to quit. Maybe show him Terrie’s ads or any smoking PSAs

[@djdomawesome9493]

This is so sad. Never smoke or do drugs. Stay safe everyone. I hope this girl is okay. God bless her and her mom.

[@robertromig90]

I was born in March of 90. I started smoking at the age of 16 and smoked 2 packs a day for the next 10 years. I quit August 06, 2016 at the age of 26. It was very hard since I was in a life changing injury at the age of 22 and am now paralyzed. I shouldn't have started smoking again after my paralysis, but I did for 4 years before I couldn't handle it anymore and quit. The taste was horrible.

[@melissa-id1fk]

It took me years to make my ,mom stop smoking, she stopped but my grandma has not and she used to smoke 4 times each hour but now smokes 2 or 3 times a day, it’s getting better me and my family we keep trying

[@samcleary5719]

this really scares me because I started smoking at 13 and I’m now 18 and I haven’t stopped but this defnitly will

[@georgeray649]

We have to quit. Even I smoke.

[@ayeeople2674]

Believe it or not, my father has been a smoker since he was a teenager until now that he is 88 years of age. He is incredibly strong at his age, he can walk without any assistive device. The doctor says that it's senseless for him to stop smoking as he may suffer depression or anxiety.

[@bugsbunny1933]

Dana im so sorry for the loss of your mom it’s been three years since my mom passed away

[@omarsharifi2587]

Thank you for posting this Inside Edition! A lot of people have friends, family, or loved ones that struggle with smoking.

[@trevap3136]

Lost my precious mother 25 years ago to lung cancer she started smoking at age 8 &smoked until she got sick at age of 45. Then 9 years ago lost my father from throat cancer &heart disease both from smoking. He was in denial it was from the smoking.

[@firemiracle]

I remember watching those commercials years ago. It's sad in what terri went thru because of that addiction to smoking. Those commercials really showed the consequences and it's what made me not interested in smoking. Sometimes i don't understand why people even smoke when they know that smoking can cause serious damage.

[@thomasjamestylerjr9529]

Rip her mom.

[@khayratheturtle4104]

I always cried when Terrie's smoking commercials came in the TV

[@standingfortruth4043]

Used to smoke on weekends when i was out with the crowd, didn't want to stand out. Thank God i never developed addiction but i remember even those few i smoked had effect on my lungs. I remember i had shortness of breath and my immune system was weakened. Ever since i stopped i breathed with full capacity and felt much more energized. I really hope everyone wins over this addiction

[@Yassss-rj9zf]

I got 4 days off cigs today!

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

Even though she did something that can harm the body. Terrie did exemplify what harm smoking can do, she’s a example and a hero.

[@edwinflores4527]

Sorry for your loss😭😭😥

[@tramplelouie1255]

Im sorry Terry, thank you for helping me quit.

[@AngelPerez-ul3ni]

My dad suffer through the same, died within a year of diagnoses age 39

[@gretacarter3498]

Good for her !!! Smoking is so dangerous - my grandma has been smoking all her life - finally after having heart and abdominal surgery ( and having two strokes during it ! ) she is no longer smoking ! I believe this surgery was caused mostly due to smoking !! DON’T SMOKE !!!

[@briansanchez6147]

This is sad 😞 nobody should go through this 😔

[@Getcha-Pull]

After this video, I told my mom I love her.... because I will never know when she'll leave the earthly door.... my mom is a smoker.... recently, she had all of her top teeth removed, and now has false teeth Tell your parents you love them because you'll never know when their time comes

[@edisonchingo7177]

R.I.P terrie to all moms out there YOU Women THE BEST!!!

[@shaunesseyfruean]

This is such a powerful message. No one should smoke and if you do, try to stop, for your own good☺

[@janeblue1929]

My mother has been smoking for 10 years... I need to show her this video.

[@Humbled-m9m]

She was so ;beautiful

[@uzma820]

I remember seeing your mums ads on TV and was shocked at what smoking could do to you rip Terrie

[@Michelle-yo1ik]

I tried once with my inhaler. It failed. Im happy it did.

[@jackiecochran1505]

That was a very powerful message. I wish my family would stop smoking iam sorry for the familys loss

[@kmurdock3540]

Anyone who can help is appreciated. My two sophomore friends (I Graduated high school) smoke and do drugs and they recently started talking about doing heroin and acid what can I do to get them to stop even when they tell me that they won't. Thanks!

[@tiggerthetiger6852]

My dad used to smoke when he was 16 and his lungs got damaged and had to be rushed to hospital and now he is 52 and has a big scar on his back.

[@whirrluvr]

This is why I tell my grandma that I love very much to stop but she has been smoking for 10+ years and if I'm honest I'm scared if this will happen to her

[@Lala1028W]

It depends on how much she smokes

[@Elvie118]

I’m surprised my dad hasn’t died yet because he’s in his 50’s and he’s been smoking all his life ._.

[@kennedyortiz6232]

Wow he should stop!

[@Elvie118]

Kennedy ortiz he should, but he won’t.

[@kennedyortiz6232]

@@Elvie118 oh.....Have you told him that he should stop?

[@HalJordan0]

I feel the daughter’s pain. I’m 36, I’ve been a 2 pack a day smoker for over 20 years at this point. My uncle was a 3 pack a day smoker for most of his life, and he died of mouth cancer recently. He was only 60. I’d give anything to be able to quit smoking, I’ve tried the nicotine spray, the nicotine gum, I’ve tried everything but every time I think about my uncle’s death I get stressed out and end up smoking a cigarette. I also don’t handle stress very well, and whenever I get stressed out, the first thing I usually end up doing is smoking a cigarette. I’m also a construction worker, and almost everyone in that industry is a heavy smoker, at least in Toronto where I live, so even if I can’t afford cigarettes I can easily bum one of one of my co-workers due to the industry I work in. Moral of the story kids, don’t ever start smoking as it’s the hardest thing in the world to quit. Anyone who can’t handle stress very well should never start, as anytime I’m stressed out I immediately start jonesing for a cigarette like crazy and usually smoke one after a while to avoid the nicotine agitation that comes with not smoking

[@lindapeterson7322]

Rip Terri my condolences Dana