Trying something new

This is my first time joining a discussion board, but I'm desperate to quit smoking. I thought maybe this will help. I've been smoking since I was 14, 12 years now. I've tried to stop many times and have been able to not smoke for months at a time. Last week my mother died of lung cancer. She smoked for years and finally gave it up 6 years ago, but it was too late. I don't want my kids to see me the way I saw her. I don't want to die like that. Then of course there are the many other reasons,quit smoking now, cost, smell,Herbal cigarettes, constantly cleaning the ashes, butts etc...I need some support, people who know what it feels like to quit, the struggles to stay an ex-smoker...Thanks