Man Devises Anti-Smoking Helmet To Fight Tobacco Addiction
ISTANBUL : A Kütahya local who has tried and failed time and again to quit his 26-year smoking habit has made a special helmet with wires in front to restrain himself.
Kütahya resident İbrahim Yücel
(42) has been a smoker for more than two decades. He says he has never
been able to quit successfully, although he has tried a number of times.
Yücel said: “Every birthday I wished I could stop smoking, but I have,
unfortunately, never been able to bring my willpower under control. I
regret smoking terribly, but I can't quit.”
Yücel's father died of lung cancer. Yücel said: “He died this year due to lung cancer, and even so I haven't been able to quit. I was thinking of how to control myself, and it occurred to me that I could make myself cage-like headgear. God willing, I think I will succeed this time.”
The anti-smoking helmet Yücel has contrived is similar to a motorcycle helmet. It is made of copper wires and has two padlocks. “I will lock these as I leave the house and give one key to my wife and the other to my daughter. I will leave the house in this cage,” he said.
Yücel, who just started trying out his cage, said, “I am just so happy to be wearing this helmet, so I won't be able to smoke anymore. I promise in the name of God that I will absolutely quit.”
His spouse, Kevser Yücel (36), says: “We have been married for 16 years, and he has tried to quit many times. He would try every New Year, on our anniversary, birthdays and the children's birthdays. He usually quits for a couple of days, and then takes it up again. His father's passing because of lung cancer became a milestone. He said he would never smoke again on the 40th day of his father's death, but unfortunately he started again after 10 days.” Kevser Yücel said she found the helmet a bit embarrassing, but came to find it more logical after giving it some thought. “I got used to the idea, and now it seems logical,” she said.
Yücel's father died of lung cancer. Yücel said: “He died this year due to lung cancer, and even so I haven't been able to quit. I was thinking of how to control myself, and it occurred to me that I could make myself cage-like headgear. God willing, I think I will succeed this time.”
The anti-smoking helmet Yücel has contrived is similar to a motorcycle helmet. It is made of copper wires and has two padlocks. “I will lock these as I leave the house and give one key to my wife and the other to my daughter. I will leave the house in this cage,” he said.
Yücel, who just started trying out his cage, said, “I am just so happy to be wearing this helmet, so I won't be able to smoke anymore. I promise in the name of God that I will absolutely quit.”
His spouse, Kevser Yücel (36), says: “We have been married for 16 years, and he has tried to quit many times. He would try every New Year, on our anniversary, birthdays and the children's birthdays. He usually quits for a couple of days, and then takes it up again. His father's passing because of lung cancer became a milestone. He said he would never smoke again on the 40th day of his father's death, but unfortunately he started again after 10 days.” Kevser Yücel said she found the helmet a bit embarrassing, but came to find it more logical after giving it some thought. “I got used to the idea, and now it seems logical,” she said.
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