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Grace loves cats 18 years, 6 months ago

Cindy, Happy Halloween! I wish you the best with your surgery & recovery. I hope everything goes very well for you. Remember to walk as it really helps in the first weeks post-op with your recovery. Take care, get well soon, and God Bless! :-)

Kalyicokit 18 years, 6 months ago

Speedy recovery! May your life now be filled with love, happiness and health... All my best!

kacydaniel 18 years, 6 months ago

Congrats on your upcoming surgery, you will soon be on the loosing side. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Remember take small sips at a time and dont eat too fast. {{{HUGS}}} Kacy D. 338/306/132

Dakota Mom 18 years, 6 months ago

Best wishes on your surgery! May God be with you, your family, and your surgical team! I pray you have a quick recovery! :) GAIL

blondegoddess 18 years, 6 months ago

It's getting close to the time of my new beginning. I am grateful that my hubby and I had already planned over a year and a half ago to be in Mexico this next week, starting on Sunday. We will be in a rented house 50 feet from the Gulf of California, on the furthest beach out from Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico. This is our third trip there and I can't think of any better way to "Zen" out, meditate, go within and gather strength and courage for the battle to come. I fear not for the pain, for I have that now in my back and knees. I fear not for the hard work afterwards and the changes in my diet. I DO have some trepidation for the issue of my needing a CPAP and pressurized oxygen whenever I sleep. I will not only make sure it's written in my record, but my mother (a retired registered pharmacist) will raise hell and high water to make sure my care is the best, but I also intend to write "CPAP" and 2 L of O2 on my forehead with lip liner pencil! I also have the cutest Hallowwn cat earrings that I want my mom to hand me to put on as soon as I'm anywhere near conscious. I want to make a statement from the very beginning. I have faith that I'm where I'm supposed to be. I am content that my hubby and I will have one whole week away from others before the surgery to ourselves. I have found a real home here with ya'll. I'm someone in an alternative lifestyle but you probably wouldn't know it to look at me. In my house, I am the boss and a darned stern one at that. My husband is in charge all day as a Charge Nurse and loves to submit to little ol' me when he comes home. The vast majority of you probably don't think you know one of those "whips-n-chains" kinda women, but you DO! I'm mentioning this to show you that all kinds of individuals across the great "lake of humanity" find themselves in a situation where, for the briefest of hours, they will lose control and have to have faith - faith that this is the right thing to do, faith that the medical personnel are ready and trained correctly, faith that all will go as it should and faith that I can face that anesthesia mask with no tears. I have found a group of wonderful people here that truly love each other, even if we will never meet. I thought that was only possible when individuals share a lifestyle.......but then.........any of you who are reading this, DO share a certain lifestyle with me. You may not have whips on your door, you may not have an antique Mexican hanging cage in your garage, you may not have a man that worships you and treats you like the Goddess you are, but you do share this: we have been persecuted because we are perceived to be lazy slobs, we have been looked over like we were "invisible people" by those uncaring to see the real us, we have suffered horrible name calling and teasing, and we have even suffered discrimination in work, in love, and in life. No MORE!! I have my home, my beloved husband, and now I will have amazing better health!! Blessings to you all and I appreciate your loving, warm fuzzy thoughts in this upcoming time of "war". Cindy

piperkc 18 years, 6 months ago

"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

bttyboop60 18 years, 8 months ago

Hello Cindy, I just wanted to say congratulations on your upcoming surgery! I'm wishing you well and I pray that you have an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. May God bless you.

PreciousGemz33 18 years, 8 months ago

Cindy, congrats on your upcoming surgery. I pray that you have a safe and successful surgery. May God guide the hands of your surgeon and may you have a speedy recovery. I am so excited for you and soon your life will have a whole new meaning. Look forward to seeing you on the losing side. God bless you!

inspector-girl 18 years, 8 months ago

Congratulations on your surgery date! I have some Zen Wisdom for you - Nothing exists but momentarily...One thing flows into another...observe things as they are, let everything go as it goes. This is to put everything under control in its widest sense. --- May God keep you close to his side as you travel your new journey. You will have ups and downs. You can always turn to us, your AMOS family, we will give support, comfort and encouragement. You will find this will be the best thing you could ever have done for yourself as well as your family. I know that was true for me. Keep us posted when you reach the "other" side. I pray for a speedy and easy recovery for you. Don’t forget to update your profile at least monthly. We all like to see how we are doing!!! Make sure you take pictures. It’s great to see the new you emerge!!! Not to mention the look on YOUR face when you look at those pictures and compare them in a few months! It’ll be a BIG WOW!!! Please remember too, that this is a *tool* to use. Make sure you use it wisely. Choose the right foods and measurements wisely! Good luck and God Bless!!! RNY 10/31/03 257/130 I’M AT GOAL!!! Posted in Loving Memory of Paula – Momma Angel who passed away 6/10/04 (Note Momma did not pass away from anything related to WLS – she had not had it)- ps it looks like we'll be re-birthday buddies just two years apart!!!

~Tooter - the Droopy Witch 18 years, 8 months ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Hope you have a grand day! Hugs, Toots