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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/17/09 9:24 am

I hope this finds everyone doing well and in a good place.

The morning is beautiful and I am so ready to store away my winter coat.
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I have had only a few short moments to scan through some post. I am anxious to get caught up on what is going on with everyone. It is wonderful how each of you share the big and little things we all care about. It has been a very busy time at work. Leaves very little time to do the things I really want to do but I guess that does keep me out of trouble….



On a sadder note we lost my beloved cousin last week. He was only 43 years old. “Mike, I love you very much and this world will never be the same without you in it. You created a legacy of embracing the moments with laughter that will live through all of us.



 

Mike was a survivor of a CHD (Congenital Heart defect) what’s called Transposition of the Great Vessels, basically his heart was in reverse. For years Dr’s told his mom (my aunt June, (I am her mini me) and Mike that he would not live or make it through the surgeries he had, but he proved them wrong and went well passed their expected life expectancy for him. Mike loved anything to do with the Renaissance & Medieval Time period… attending Renaissance Festivals was a serious passion for Mike.  Mike loved people, he liked hearing their stories and making new friends. He had stated to Stuck in Texas just a last week that things were coming together for him to have his Weight Loss Surgery...  This is me with my Aunt June

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stuckintexas
Lap Band (06/26/08)
Member Since: 05/03/08
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Post Date: 4/17/09 1:10 pm
Ok Trina your trying to make me start crying again.  He would like the fact that the picture you put up was him in his RenFaire Garb.....Yes he would be planning his LapBand surgery this week if he was still with us.  I love you my sweet cousin. Take care and I hope to see you next week when we come thru Nashville.

StuckinTexas 

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Bob L.
Clarksville, TN
RNY (04/01/08)
Member Since: 01/11/08
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Post Date: 4/17/09 6:52 pm
Trina & Stuckintexas, I'm very sorry for your loss. Your in our thoughts and prayers. C'ya Bob

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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 8:55 am

Hi Bob,

Thank you very much.

I miss you my friend… I hope this finds you doing well and staying out of trouble….

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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 8:44 am

Hi Stuck,

You know that I would never try to make you cry on purpose, well okay, one time I did but you deserved it…

It was great seeing you for one micro mini second… You give the term “drive by” a whole new meaning….

Ms. Barb is gonna be upset that she missed it.. I will have to tell her that if you snooze you looze…….

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Three4Me
TN
RNY (03/17/09)
Member Since: 08/31/08
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Post Date: 4/17/09 6:51 pm
Aw. I am so sorry for your loss---what a sweet tribute you paid to Mike.  My best to your & your family...xo, Micheala.

 

Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 169.5/GW 155 

 

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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 8:47 am

Hi Micheala,

Thank you for your kind words. They mean more than you will ever know….

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SCOTT O.
Nashville, TN
RNY (12/18/07)
Member Since: 04/17/07
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Post Date: 4/18/09 3:32 am
Trina, my heart goes out to you and Stuck in Texas! 

To lose someone near and dear is truly a devastating thing.  And to know that he was 1 week away from a life changing event shows how short our lives really are!

Someone sent me this poem a couple of months ago, and it has forever held a place in my heart.  It is the inspiration that pushed me into slowing down...even if it's just a little!

Time is short!

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?" do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, and let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away...
Life is not a race,do take it slower
Hear the music, before the song is over.

Once again, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

 
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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 9:01 am

Hi Scott,

Thank you very much. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. You are right, losing someone so near and dear is absolute devastation.

I have missed you my friend… I love the poem.. Thank you for sharing.

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Nsg4Him
Sevierville, TN
RNY (12/21/07)
Member Since: 06/16/02
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Post Date: 4/18/09 3:48 am
Trina,
My dear, dear sweet friend.  I am so sorry for your loss. Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal but for some of us that is just not the case.  I am so sorry.  You and your family are in my prayers, sweet girl.

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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 9:11 am

Hi Marilyn,

There is my sunshine girl… I am so happy to see you out and about and back at work… However, I do wanna say that I am not real fond of you taking ambulance rides around town…

I have missed you my friend… Thank you for the kind words.

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Barbara D.
Mt. Juliet, TN
RNY (07/15/08)
Member Since: 04/10/08
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Post Date: 4/18/09 5:21 am
Trina,

I'm so sorry that you and StuckinTexas have losted someone so dear to you. 

I've missed your post, but know you are busy with your new job.  Hope all is well.  Give me a call!

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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 9:25 am

Hi Barbara,

Thank you so very much for your kind words… I have missed you like crazy… Things are going great with the job… I got lots and lots to tell you… Don’t know how successful we will be with getting Kevin again but that is okay…. Edging into the onset of our early retirement stages of life I didn’t realize we would be seeing less of each other but getting one child recently out of college and putting the second one through year two, yay us.. LOL kind of keeps our social calendars to a bit of a minimum…

I have missed you my friend… We will talk soon…

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ErikaAnn
MT. JULIET, TN
RNY (02/02/09)
Member Since: 06/16/08
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Post Date: 4/18/09 6:37 am
I am so sorry for your loss--erika


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Truly Trina
Nashville, TN
RNY (10/24/06)
Member Since: 10/21/06
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Post Date: 4/23/09 9:33 am

Hi Erika,

Thank you so very much for your kind words… I have missed you..

OMG…. Look at your new avatar…. I was looking at it and I said to myself “self” what have they done with Erika? And who is that woman in the photo? You look absolutely fantastic…. Way to go my Vanderbilt Valuable…..

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stuckintexas
Lap Band (06/26/08)
Member Since: 05/03/08
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Post Date: 4/18/09 10:45 am
Thanks  everyone

StuckinTexas 

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Denise M.
Member Since: 04/14/07
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Post Date: 4/20/09 2:41 pm
 Oh Trina, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Mike.  That's so tragic.  I am glad, though, that you got to spend as many years with him as you did, and that it seems like he had a great life doing things he enjoyed.

I am 2 weeks out from my lapband surgery and doing well.  My brain's still a tad foggy at times, but I feel about 85% back to normal.  Just some of the bending and stuff is keeping me from being at 100%.  That'll come with time.

I miss ya!!!!!  And hey, I didn't get stalked in the hospital!!!  What gives?? 

With much adoration,
Denise

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Lap Band, 4/6/09, 8 fills but no "Green Zone" yet;  Complete unfill due to gastritis, 5/15/11
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Former Elizabeth
Duodenal Switch (02/09/09)
Member Since: 11/18/06
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Post Date: 4/21/09 1:38 pm
I'm so sorry for your loss.   He definitely went too young.   It looks like he really LIVED his life in the time he had.   I have to admire that.

Dennie

 "It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it. ~Julia Child"

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