By Thomas Cox
Telford’s Healthy Lifestyle Service is here to help people turn their life around. Here’s how they helped a lady called Karen* to quit smoking.
*Name has been changed
Karen is 49 years old and had smoked since she was 17. She came into contact with Healthy Lifestyles at an event in Dawley, where she had a mini health check and talked with a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor about stopping smoking.
Karen though that the advice, information and support she was given was inspiring:
“The advice, information and support which the Healthy Lifestyles Advisor gave to me was excellent and I went away feeling inspired and confident about becoming a non-smoker.”
Following up on the advice she registered with a Healthy Lifestyles Advisor and set a quit date. Karen has now been smoke free for over 5 months and hasn’t faltered once.
“I had regular appointments with my advisor who also gave me lots of support, guidance and encouragement about my general health and wellbeing.”
Her health and general fitness have improved considerably since and she feels so much better. She is now a member of a local gym and exercise at least 5 times a week. Karen described the Healthy Lifestyles as a “top service” and she wanted to thank them for making a huge difference to her life.
Healthy Lifestyles can help you
The Healthy Lifestyles Service is here to help you develop a plan for change built around you and your needs. If you think you, or someone you know, could benefit from speaking with a Healthy Lifestyles Advisor please get in touch by calling the team on 01952 382582, or emailing them at healthylifestyles@telford.gov.uk