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My 5 Year - Surgiversary - Re-birth
on May 28, 2009 12:33 am
I sit here in amazement ... it has been 5 years today that I climbed up on that gurney ... and rolled into a surgery that would forever save my life ! Today is my Re-birthday .. surgiversary ... The day I had my ......................RNY !! 

I have tried to spend my days after, giving back to others . Sharing , supporting , loving and caring .. as this was my promise to God , as I lay there that morning .. that if would see me through this , I would help others and do it giving Him Thanks .

When I look back at the pictures, it really makes my heart ache.. to know just how close to death I really was. My diabetes was so out of control  , my feet had cracked so bad and would not heal , I had to wear special shoes , a diabetic nurse came once a week to scrub my feet ... it was the worse I had ever let my body get to .
But here I sit a survivor ... I am fighting the battle daily . As most of us know this is not a gimme surgery , you must work at it each day .. for me anyway .. I have had to ..

I am a food addict , and so thankful that this surgery makes me accountable . I would have never been able to have done this with out the RNY ... it has truly worked for me .
So .. 200 pounds of Fat gone .. and I never say forever .. because I know that if I am not careful . I can regain it all back ... it still amazes me how this body carried all that weight .. it is not a wonder my spine did not break on it's own .

It has been a whirl wind 5 years ... I have seen so may come and go here on OH ... I know my life before surgery , I had no friends .. I had my children , my career and that was it ... one friend .. but today my life's is filled with so many people .. so many great souls .. People who have touched my life more than they will ever know .

The one person who we do not see here any more has been with me from almost day one ..
David Becker .. David who did not know me from Adam .. shows up at the hospital the day after my surgery . He came in carrying a balloon with Get Well on it .. and a Dragonfly .. David had taken time to read my profile and knew that I loved dragonflies. He also had copied all of my surgery well wishes from OH and brought them to me .
David himself had surgery just 3 months before mine .. so we both where able to see each other transform right before our eyes . David is the person who started it all in me .. He showed me that there are people out here that care .. and that there are people in this world who will stop their busy lives to stop in to help heal the hearts of others .
So today I want to thank him .. For being my " ANGEL " they call them here .. and for being with me in the good and bad of it . For the late night IMS .. asking him when I can eat Won Ton Soup .. LOL .. for the tears .. the laughs ..
David Thank you from the bottom of my heart . I know you tell me your life is busy now and you just do not have time to read on here anymore .. but if you do .. I want you to know what you mean to me .. I love you and will never forget your kindness ....

I want to thank everyone here at SBAAWLS ..who have been there for me .. for those both old and new members who inspire me each and every day . You have no idea what you all mean to me .

To my husband .. Thank you for all you do for me .. for the great life you have given me .. I have never known love like this .. and for you being my rock through all my illnesses ... I thank you !

So ... to those out there waiting on your surgery .. My prayer is that you achieve your goals .. get healthy and have the chance to regain your life . I thank the heavens each day for my RNY .. and I hope you all get the great chances that those before you have .

SO ... I am going today to celebrate with my daughter .. she and I will go to lunch .. and we will celebrate my life that was given back to me .. as with out this .. I would not be here today to enjoy all that I have .

Love to each and everyone of you .. Have a great day !

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