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• Family & Friends - My family and friends are everything to me. Especially my nieces and nephews
• Dogs - I have 2 awesome 4 legged baby boys and I love them dearly.
• Bicycling - I have an adult sized trike that I pedal with my hands. I love riding it.
• Crossword & Word Games - I love word games. I have always been really good at spelling.

RandeeSue's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was born with Mylomeningocele(the most severe form of Spina Bifida). But despite my SB as a child I was ALWAYS thin and very active. I loved to ride my handcycle and go on walks(particularly the March Of Dimes March For Babies). I never was a big eater. So I know my weight issue isn't food related. But by the time I was 25 I was nearly 200 LBS. Being as short as I am and with the inability to move very well to begin with being that heavy was absolutely horrible. My doctors all tried to tell me "it is just the nature of the beast". But being as young as I was I said "Why does it have to be? Why can't we do something about the problem?" "Why are you all condemning me to a life in a wheelchair when I am so young and have so much more living to...