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Rosalie Rodriguez (pictured at left) has been a smoker for the past 14 years – pretty much all of her adult life.
Now she’s ready to change that, and she’s set a date to quit.
What made her quit? Rosalie considered quitting for the sake of her own health after her father, a smoker for 38 years, developed bladder cancer as a result of smoking.
“I had never even heard of cancer of the bladder being caused by smoking,” said Rosalie. “But then I thought, you know what? I need to stop because (smoking can lead to) lung cancer and heart disease – all that and more.”
She has another big reason for quitting – her 14-year-old son.
“I’m doing it for health reasons because I want to be there as long as I can to see my son and his kids and to have a longer life,” she said.
Read more here about how Rosalie quit. Read about more Latinos who have successfully quit smoking here.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
