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Obesity can kill you...........
I'm writing today because a friend of mine I recently posted about passed away yesterday at 4:30 pm. I'm sad about this. We met in 2006 due to both of us being overweight. He had tried many, many diets just like all of us. He was 50 yrs. old and turning 51 July 8, this year. He loved to travel, yet complained about how difficult it was being overweight. I understood this. He loved all kinds of food & enjoyed trying new foods, he loved all different restaurants. I understood this. He was always saying tomorrow I'll get serious about this weight and get it off so I can do more. I understood this. Tomorrow will never come for him now. I worried about this for him and myself. This is why I had wls. Not for vanity reasons.........but for my health! Yesterday a sweet & wonderful girl wrote to me asking questions and saying I was an inspiration to her and others. She is planning to have this surgery. She has 2 gorgeous daughters & a dear husband. She has a family she wants to live for. I understood her! She called me later, turns out we're practically neighbors. We had a wonderful talk!! One question I wasn't sure about was " Did your husband worry about whether or not you might stray from the marriage due to losing and becoming prettier?" That ques. stumped me really............ I haven't thought much about it. I asked my DH if he worried about the attention I get now, or if I'd leave. His answer, "It's crossed my mind, but I feel secure in our relationship, you've never given me reason to think you would leave or act on the attention." I was a little surprised. My Dr. had said everytime we saw him, "let your husband know how much he means to you, even while you are becoming more beautiful on the outside, he'll need reassurance." Mostly, my husband said he likes it that other people find me attractive and it makes him feel good! But I thought a lot about that and it's true, I can see how it might make him worry on occasion. But we are secure and I let him know every chance I get how special he is. I did this for me, us our family! Not to run off with someone else. Besides I still have a hard time with "I'm beautiful" so it's not a problem. I certainly like the way I'm looking but my head has a long way to go before I can wrap it completely around where I've been and where I'm going! I'm sad today, because I watched someone suffer with this obesity thing for so long only to die from it. He begged me not to do the surgery and I begged him to consider it. My friend you will be missed! Hope everyone else has a wonderful weekend!! ~Hugs, Steffanie 2 Comment(s)
Comment by shubbard on May 17, 2008 at 10:05pm
I'm so sorry for your loss. Reading what you wrote just makes me that more thankful for having wls. With my health like it was I know I wasn't long for here. I too did this for health and to be around for my family. The looking good, attention, etc...is just a bonus. I've told you before that we have a lot in common. My DH has been such a big support through this whole process. It has never crossed my mind to leave him. Things are so much better now that I have had the WLS. Let's just say EVERYTHING is better. No way would I stray from him...unless he strayed from me and then I would fight to make it work. I asked him if he worried that I would leave him and he too said that it crossed his mind, but felt we were happy with each other. We were looking at other blogs and I showed him a before and after pic of a friend on OH and I said, "I bet her husband things he's died and gone to heaven." My DH said, "I know I have" We are so blesed you and I. I thank God daily for this opportunity. I have to tell you today was a difficult one for me. I seemed to have a great deal of head hunger today. Grazing...that just wouldn't stop. I think it is that I am going to start my period soon, but I can't let this happen. Old habbits cannot creep back in. I did do something today I never thought I would...I joined a gym. A real life fitness gym. I am so excited about it. Love ya! Sandra
Comment by katetme on May 27, 2008 at 02:23pm
I am so sorry for your loss. It took the death of 2 of my 1/2 siblings for me to take theis step. You and I and countless others really have done this for health and to stick around for awhile longer. I have grandbabies to help raise and you have your darling children to raise up and then your grands!! God Bless you in your grief, my dear friend.
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