I spoke to my mom on the phone this morning and she says that my dad has really been trying his best to cut down on the smoking. I was relieved to hear this and am proud of him. It has got to be a very difficult thing to stop something that you have been so used to doing...especially when it is so addicting. He is even trying it without the patch or any of those pills. So, I say, "NICE JOB DAD!!" Keep up the good work!