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Dovie P.
Rockmart, GA, USA
Post Op - BMI: 40.3
Surgery Type: RNY
Member ID: p1043588142
Surgeon: Celio O. Burrowes M.D.

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JAN. 26...2003
I AM 51 YRS.OLD AND WEIGHT 441LBS...I AM 5'10" TALL...BEEN OVER WEIGHT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BATTLED ALL MY LIFE. I GUESS IN MY 51 YRS.. I HAVE LOST 1,000 LBS... AND GAINED BACK EVEN MORE..I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN, ALLEN HE IS 32 AND DOSE HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM, AND STARLA SHE IS 30 AND DOESN'T HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM, SHE CARES MORE ABOUT HE WEIGHT THAN FOOD... I DO WISH I WAS THAT WAY..I AM TIRED OF NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PART IN MY GRANDSONS LIFE, BALLGAMES, PARTIES, GRANDPARENTS DAY AT SCHOOL..ALL BECAUSE I AM TOO FAT... I HATE THAT WORD...I LONE FOR THE DAY I CAN BE A NORMAL PERSON.. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL.. WHAT IS A NORMAL SIZE PLATE OF FOOD.. I DON'T KNOW... BUT I DO KNOW MY MIND IS MADE UP AND I WILL DO THIS BY THE GRACE OF MY GOD...PEOPLE ALWAYS ASKING HOW MUCH DO U WEIGHT AND I WOULD TELL THEM, AND THEY WOULD REPLY, WELL U DON'T look LIKE IT, OR U SURE DO CARRY YOUR WEIGHT WELL... AND THEN THERE IS THIS ONE.. YOU SURE HAVE A BEAUTIFULL FACE, DON'T U JUST LOVE THAT ONE... ALL THESE THINGS REALLY DO HURT... BUT I AM DOING THIS FOR DOVIE, AND NOONE ELSE..I WOULD LIKE FOR U ALL TO KNOW WHY I DID MAKE THIS CHOOSE BACK LAST SUMMER, 2002, I WENT TO VISIT MY AUNT, I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR WHAT I SEEN...SHE WAS MORE OR LESS CONFINDED TO BED.. NOW I MUST SAY THIS WAS HER CHOOSE...SHE WOULD NOT EVEN TRY TO SET UP OR EXCIRSE HE LEGS.. I AM GUESSING SHE WEIGHT 300 TO 350 LBS..PLUS SHE IS SHORT... WHEN I LOOK AT HER I TOLD MYSELF, DOVIE U DONOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS, SHE HAS JUST GAVE UP ON HER SELF... WANTING TO DIE, SHE IS 69 YRS OLD... I WANT AND INTEND TO DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE WITH MY LIFE... I WILL BE HAVING THE OPEN RNY ON JULY 22'2003..I AM A DIABETIC, AND I PRAY THIS WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TOO..I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEEN A GOOD LOOKING SIZE...GOD BLESS ALL THAT READS THIS AND HELP US ALL TO HAVE THE STRENGHT TO OVER COME OBESITY... I LOVE U ALL...AMEN



MARCH 13'03 WELL THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON MY BRAND NEW WEB PAGE...THANKS TO ~VICKIE~ ...SO YESTERDAY I WENT TO SEE DR. BURROWES ..I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE A LONG WAITING LIST... I HAVE MY MIND MADE UP SO I WANT TO GO FOR IT NOW...BUT I GUESS "PATIENCES IS A VIRTUE" , SO WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME..BUT ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS I AM NOT BLESSED WITH PATIENCES...THE FIRST THING THAT NURSE DID TO ME WAS WEIGHT ME...LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL.. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT...(SHE WOULDN'T LET ME TAKE OFF MY SHOES) hehehe.. I KNOW THOSE THINGS WEIGHT 4 LBS, A PIECE ...I AM A BIG!!! 441 LBS... OH MY, NOW THAT HURTS TO TELL THE WORLD HOW LARGE I REALLY AM... I AM 5'10" TALL..AND TO THINK MY MOTHER SAID WHEN I WAS BORNED, I WAS SO SMALL THAT I COULD FIT IN A SHOE BOX... GEEEEE, LIFE CHANGES THING, AND PPL.... I WENT TODAY AND HAD MY PULMONARY TEST, AND THE YOUNG LADY SAID I DID GOOD..THANK U JESUS... SO I AM ON MY WAY NOW... AND SOON I TO WILL BE A LOSER, LOL...CAN'T WAIT... BUT I GUESS I WILL... GOD BLESS U ALL, AND THANKS TO U ALL FOR BEEN HERE FOR ME... LOVEDOVE



MARCH 18'04 03:59 PM
TO DAY WAS MOST HUMILATING DAY OF MY LIFE...WENT TO SEE MY COUNLOR THIS MORNING AND JUST AS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE SIDE WALK TO GET TO MY CAR...THE SIDEWALK CAME UP AND MEET MY FACE...THERE WAS A RAISE IN THE SIDEWALK AND I STUMBLED AND FELL MY MOUTH HITS THIS MAN'S GAS TANK, WHICH WAS PARK IN THE WRONG PART (NOT LEGAL) AND MY CHEST FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS STANDING ON IT...I AM LAYING ON THE SIDEWALK HOLLERING "HELP" AND EVERYONE COMES RUNNING TO MY RESCUE AND I CAN'T GET UP...I WAS SO IMBRASSESSED I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE...I WAS BLEEDING AND THE DR..CAME RUNNING OUT TO SEE IF I WAS OK...I SAID "NO I AIN'T" THEY CALLED THE HOSPITAL,AMBULANCE AND THE FIREMAN CAN...AND THIS IS THE TRUTH, I WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC...LORD HOW AM I GOING TO GET UP FOR THIS GROUND...I TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NEVER BE ABLE GET ME UP SO THEY PUT BLANKETS ON THE GROUND AND 4 PPL FINDLY GOT ME TO MY FEET..I AM CRYING AND PANICING ALL AT THE SAME TIME...GOD WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THEY FINIAL GOT ME UP AND TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND I WAS EXRAYED, MY CHEST AND MY LEFT SIDE, AND LUNGS... THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL ME TOMORROW AND LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING IS BROKE...NOW ISN'T THAT CONFORTING, I LIVED BUT THIS HAS MADE ME KNOW WITH OUT A DOUBT I WILL HAVE THIS SURGERY...I WAS CRYING SO MUCH THEY PUT OGYEN ON ME, SO I COULD BREATHE...MY LIP IS SO SWELLON I CAN HARDLY EAT, AND MAYBE THAT PART IS GOOD...THANK GOD FOR MERCY...LOVEDOVE -- dovie patterson





MARCH 23 '03
WILL I AM ALMOST THROUGH WITH ALL MY PREOP TESTING, THIS WEEK I WILL BE GOING TO HAVE MY UPPER G I SERIES MONDAY, AND FRIDAY I WILL HAVE MY CBC WORK UP DONE... THEN I WILL BE WAITING ON DR. BURROWES' CALL TELLING ME MY DATE, I AM SO EXCITED AND YET SCARED TOO, I DO WANT IT TO ALL BE OVER , I WANT TO HAVE MY LIFE, (WHAT IS LEFT WITH IT) BACK..I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEEN A NORMAL WOMAN.. IT HAS BEEN SO LONG, I PROBLELY WANT KNOW HOW TO ACT... I HAVE ALREADY GOT A DATE WHEN EVER I AM READY ,WITH A 21 YR OLD...JUST A DINNER DATE, AND MAYBE A MOVIE... NOTHING MORE.. I HAVE A LITTLE SENCE LEFT, ..HHEHEHEHE...BUT IF I WAS 21, I WOULD REALLY JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET.. LOL... I AM DOING MUCH BETTER FROM MY FALL, MY CHEST IS STILL SORE, AND I HAVE MORE BURSES THAT I THOUGHT.. BUT I AM THANKFUL I HAVE NO BROKE BONES...



MARCH 24' 03... THIS DAY CAN GO DOWN IN MY HISTORICAL EVENTS... I WAS TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE MY UPPER GI SERIES, I WENT HAD IT DONE, THROUGH ALL THE PAIN, MY FALLING CAUSED, MY CHEST IS STILL SO SORE, I CAN NOT MOVE GOOD, AND THIS TEST CONCESSED OF TURNING, (ROLLING) FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN A AGAIN...OK DID ALL THAT DRANK ALL THERE YUCKY JUNK AND THEY SAID I WAS THROUGH WENT HOME GET THE CALL LATER TO COME BACK THEY DIDN'T DO MY LOWER BOWEL...SO COME FRIDAY I WILL BE BACK ON MY BACK ROLLING AGAIN, AND THEY CALL THEM SELVES PROFESSIONALS...I DO THINK I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER MY SELF.. MY GRIP FOR THE DAY...THANKS FOR LISTENING, I CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON U TO LISTEN. THANKS, LOVEDOVE



MARCH 27'03.. TODAY WAS SOME MORE DAY, I WENT TO DR. BUDLONG'S OFFICE AND THEY DID MY CBC..THEY MUST LOVE MY BLOOD, O-..BECAUSE THEY DREW 14 TEST TUBS OF BLOOD...I KNOW THE DR.. ORDERED A BUNCH OF TEST FOR THEM TO DO ON ME... I RACKON I AM A RATHER HEALTHY PERSON..SO MAYBE THEY WANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG... I WANT SO MUCH TO HAVE THE SURGERY AND GET IT ALL OVER WITH...TOMORROW I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A LOWER BOWEL X-RAY-... DR. BUDLONG TOLD ME SOMETHING THIS MORNING THAT I FOUND RATHER INTERESTING, SHE SAY THE TRUCK THAT I BUSTED MY MOUTH ON WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO EVEN BE SITTING IN FRONT OF THE SIDEWALK...THEY HAD BEEN WARNED ABOUT THAT...I AM READY TO CALL THOSE FOLKS AND GIVE THEM A PIECE OF MY MINE...I KNOW I WOULD HAVE STILL FELL AND GOT HURT, BUT NOT NEAR AS MUCH AS I DID..MY MOUTH WAS BUSTED ON THE GAS TANK OF TRUCK, AND MY CHEST STILL HURTS ME BAD...SO MUCH FOR THAT... I WANT TO BE WELL AND HAPPY... GOD BLESS U ALL AND GOD BLESS AMERICA...



APRIL 4'03
AND ALL IS RIGHT IN MY WORLD....I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AT 3:00 AM THIS MORNING, MY EXHUSBAND WANTING TO TALK TO ME...HE SAID HE WAS THINKING ABOUT ME..I ASK HIM WHAT WAS HE THINKING, AND HE SAID ALL THE GOOD TIME WE SHARED...WE TALKED FOR ABOUT AND HOUR...
IT IS SO LONESOME AROUND HERE WITH OUT LARRY, I MISS HIM SO...I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE THAT THERE IS A DR. FROM ATLANTA COMING TO ROME TO START DOING THE GASTRIC BI PASS, SOON, I WOULD LOVE TO BE HIS PATIENT...IT SURE WHOULD BE SO CONVENIENT.... I LIVE LESS THAN 10 MINS.. FROM EITHER HOSPITAL...NOW IF I CAN ONLY FIND OUT WHO HE IS...AND WHERE HE IS GOING TO BE AT, AND HOW RESPECTIABLE HE IS...AND HIS QUALITIES R...GOT TO KNOW I WILL BE SAFE IN HIS CARE...SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR ME, THAT THIS WILL ALL WORK OUT... GOD BLESS AMERICA



APRIL 5'03.. I WENT TO MY FIRST MEETING IN ATLANTA, YESTERDAY...IT WAS A WELCOME MEETING, I ENJOYED IT.. I GUESS MY NEXT BATTLE WILL NOW BE THE INSURANCE CO.... I HAVE MEDICAIDE AND MEDICARE, BOTH... I FOUND MY SELF SCARE OF FALLING YESTERDAY, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.... I HAVE BEEN VERY INDEPENDENT, AND I WANT TO ALWAYS BE THIS WAY....RIGHT NOW I DON'T FEEL SO INDEPENDENT THOUGH... THIS I DON'T LIKE...MY BIRTHDAY IS MAY 19 AND I DO SO WANT MY SURGERY THAT DAY...AS A NEW BIRTHDAY...WOULDN'T THAT BE NEAT...THIS IS MY PERSONAL WISH, SO LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES... I WI SH TO HAVE THIS SURGERY OVER WITH MAY 19..... THIS IS A NEW BIRTH.. THANK GOD FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS ON ME... LOVEDOVE



APRIL 16, 03...I DO WISH I COULD GET TO FEELING GOOD ABOUT MY SELF...TODAY I TOLD LARRY, (MY SWEET HEART) I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM OBSESSIED WITH FOOD, AND MY LIFE IS SO OUT OF CONTROL...GOD IF U DON'T HELP ME THERE IS NO HELP FOR ME.... I CANNOT ALLOW MY SELF TO THINK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR GETTING DEPRESSED... I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM GETTING BIGGER, AND BIGGER.... GOD PLEASE HELP ME... THE TEARS STREAM DOWN MY FACE AS I TELL U THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS WOMAN...I HAVE NO CONTROL OF MY FOOD HABITS.. MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID NEVER THROW FOOD IN THE GARABGE ... SO I GUESS I AM THE GARABGE DESPOSLE...I WOULD EAT BEFOR I WOULD THROW FOOD AWAY... I HAVE BEEN HUNGREY MANY TIME IN MY CHILDHOOD... I HAVE SEEN DAYS THAT ALL WE HAD TO EAT WOULD BE GRAVY AND BREAD...ATE BEANS AND POTATOES TIL I THOUGHT I WOULD START SPROUTING ANY MINUTE...
GOD BLESS ALL OUR TROOPS IN BATTLE...AND GOD BLESS AMERICA...



APRIL 30'03
I AM IN SO MUCH STRESS, THAT I THINK IT IS CAUSING ME BACK PROBLEMS.. NOTHING BUT THE GOOD LORD WILL KEEP ME FROM HAVING THIS SURGERY... I THINK THIS WLS PROGRAM AND ALL THESE WONDERFULL PPL (BROS. & SIS..) HAVE BEEN AN EXCESS TO ME IN ME KEEPING MY SANITY TIL I HAVE THIS SURGERY,THEY R ALL VERY SUPPORTIVE... I WANT MY FAMILY,LARRY, ALLEN, STARLA, DORIS, IMOGENE, CHARLES, EMMER, BOBBY, AND KATHLEEN TO ALL KNOW I HAVE REALLY MADE MY MIND UP ON MY OWN...IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME ...I LOVE U ALL VERY MUCH..AND THIS IS MY DECIDATION AND I AM MAKING IT ON MY OWN FREE WILL...
MY WEIGHT IS KILLING ME SLOWLY BUT SURELY... THAT IS MY MAIN REASON FOR HAVING THIS SURGERY... DR. BRENDA BUDLONG, HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER TO ME..MY WHOLE FAMILY HAS BEEN BESIDE ME THROUGH ALL THIS AND I WISH TO SAY THANKS TO U ALL...AND THEN THERE IS MY ANGEL "JEREMY" A BIG THANK U... I LOVE U ALL AND APPERCIATE U FROM MY HEART... GOD BLESS U, EACH AN EVERY ONE...LOVEDOVE



MAY 8'03
TODAY IS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR ME... IT REALLY STARTED SAT..I WENT TO ATLANTA WITH KATHLEEN AND SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT A FRIEND OF OUR DIEING, FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE WLS SURGERY... MY HEART IS BROKE .... NOW BACK TO, TODAY I HAD A FRIEND CALL ME AND SHE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE SURGERY MON, MAY 12... AND THE DR.. TOLD HER LAST NIGHT, SHE HAS A MASS IN THE LOWER LOBE IN HER LUNG.. AND SHE HAS A SPOT ON BREAST, AND SEVERAL SPOTS ON HER LIVER.... THIS HAS REALLY BROKE MY HEART... I HAVE MADE FRIENDS AND NOW THIS HAS TO HAPPEN... I GUESS I HAVE A SOFE HEART AND FEELING TOO... GOD, MY PRAYER IS THAT U WILL HEAL TERRI AND MAKE HER WELL, BLESS HER AND LET HER BE WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME...
GOD BLESS U TERRI...I WISH U MANY, MANY MORE YRS...
THIS SURGERY IS MORE INTENSE THAN I ANTICIPATED.. I WANT TO HAVE IT SO BAD AND YET I AM SCARED TO DEATH... BUT THEN I AM A STRONG BELIEVER IN THE FACT THAT GOD WILL COME AND GET ME WHEN HE IS READY, AND NO DR. WILL KEEP ME HERE..I SAY IT WITH MY MOUTH AND I WONDER "DO I BELIEVE IT TRULY WITH MY HEART".... I HOPE SO...
GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND GOD BLESS ALL THE TROOPS IN WAR...LOVEDOVE



May 12 '03
GOODMORNING TO ALL MY WLS FAMILY... I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT FOOD IS THE ANSWER TO ALL MY NERVE PROBLEMS... IF I EVER WANT TO SOLVE ANY RPOBLEM ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GET ME SOME FOOD.. SOME PPL CAN DO IT WILL PILLS AND ACHOL, BUT ME IT IS FOOD.. WELL THIS MOTHER'S DAY WAS NOT A GOOD TIME.. MY DAUGHTER NEVER CALLED AND MY SON CALL AROUND 10:30 PM... MAYBE SOME DAY THESE KIDS WILL KNOW WHAT IT FILLS LIKE TO HAVE THEIR KIDS TO NOT KNOW THEY R ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH... I DO THINK MY SON IS GOING TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL WITH ME, SO FOR THIS I AM THANKFUL.. WHEN I GO INTO SURGERY I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE STRAIGHT WITH ME AND BOTH MY KIDS (ALLEN & STARLA) AND MOST OF ALL IS IMPORTANT "MY LORD JESUS CHRIST" IS THERE WITH ME AND EVERYTHING IS STARIGHT WITH HIM AND ME TOO ...I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEEN A SIZE 14 OR 16... BUT MY GOAL IS "16", I AM 5'10" TALL.. I HAVE A BROTHER THAT IS FOR EVER CALLING ME SKINNY... HE IS ALMOST AS BIG AS I AM.. SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HIM SEEING ME AT A SIZE 16..HEHEHE ON U BOBBY...I KNOW HE LOVES ME AND IS TEASING ME..I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM SO HAPPY KATHLEEN HAD HER SURGERY FIRST, SHE HAS THE WHOLE FAMILY PREPARED, FOR ME NOW, AND I DON'T GET THE HASSLE SHE GOT, THEY R ALL EAGER FOR ME TO HAVE IT... WE HAVE HAD 2 BROTHERS TO DIE AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANYONE ELSE.. (CANCER & HEART ATTACK).. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT GOD HAS WATCHED OVER ME AND TOOK CARE OF ME THROUGH ALL THIS, AND I KNOW HE WILL BE THERE WITH ME DURNING THE SURGERY TOO...
I JUST TALK TO KATHLEEN AND SHE TOLD ME TO CALL MARILYN AND TELL HER I WANTED ANYONE'S APPOINTMENT THAT WAS CANCELLED.. I AM, I AM SO SCARED AND EXCITED TOO... I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEW LIFE.. I JUST WISH MY MOTHER, WHO WAS MY BEST FRIEND COULD SEE WHAT KATHLEEN AND I HAVE DONE WITH OUR LIVES.. I DO WANT TO TELL U ALL THIS, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT MUCH BY ANYONE, FROM BEEN OVER WEIGHT, I BELIEVE MOST OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ALWAYS EXCEPTED ME AS I AM.. I AM A PPL PERSON, I LOVE PPL AND NEVER MEET A STRANGER... AFTER ALL BEEN IN HOME HEALTH NURSING I HAD TO BE THAT WAY...GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL OUR TROOPS..LOVEDOVE








MAY 24'03
TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY...I STAY HOME AND CLEAN HOUSE AS USUAL...I WAS ON THE PHONE TALKING TO JEREMY, AND LOW AND BEHOLE MY OTHER PHONE RANG...I LOOKED AT MY I.DI. CALLER, MY HEART GOING NINTY MILES A MINUTE, IT WAS DR. BURROWES OFFICE...HOOOOOORAYYYYY... I GO TO THE OTHER LINE EXPECTING IT TO BE DR. BURROWES' OFFICE AND IT WAS JEREMY PLAYING ONE OF HIS MANY PRACTAIL JOKES ON ME...BOY HE WAS LUCKY HE WAS IN TENN.. I WOULD HAVE THROUGHED ICE WATER ON HIM... OR FARTHER MORE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN AT STICK TO HIM... IT BROKE MY HEART... I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON MY TIME TO COME SO LONG TILL I COULD HAVE MY SURGERY... I TOLD HIM SINCE HE DID ME THIS WAY HE WOULD BE THE LAST ONE TO KNOW... IT IS FUNNY NOW THAT IT IS ALL OVER, BUT HE IS MY ANGEL AND I DIDN'T THINK ANGELS WERE SO MEAN...HEHEHE..BUT MY ANGEL HAS HORNS...LOL...
GOD BLESS ALL HAVEING SURGERY THIS WEEK AND GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS... LOVEDOVE



MAY 30'03
TODAY WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS... TODAY DR. BURROWES OFFICE LET ME DOWN, I AM SO DISAPPOINTED... THE NURSE IN HIS OFFICE TOLD ME "NOW BEFOR THIS DAY IS OVER I WILL CALL U AND GIVE U A DATE".... I WAS SO EXCITED ONCE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS MY DRS. NURSE, WHAT A BUMMER....THIS NURSE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL... AND SHOULD DO WHAT SHE STATED SHE WAS GOING TO DO.... THAT IS A THE DIFFERENCE..I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM A LADY TODAY THAT HAS LEFT DR BURROWES BECAUSE THE STAFF IS SO SLOW, AND SHE GOT TIRED OF WAITING ON A DATE...IT IS GETTING TO BE A NERVE WRECKING THING...
AND TO NOT RECIEVE ANY REPLY AT ALL HAS BEEN UNPROFESSIONAL OF THE NURSING STAFF AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY...THIS WAS A HARD DECISION FOR ME TO MAKE, AND NOW I AM ON THE ROLL COASTER AGAIN...NOT FAIR... I WAS IN NURSING FOR MANY YEARS, AND I HAD TO BE PROFESSIONAL...GOD HELP ME TO BE PATIENT... AND TO GET MY DATE MONDAY... GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL OUR TROOPS... LOVEDOVE



06/02/03 10:35 AM CDT
HOOOOOOOOORAYYYYYYYYYYYY, IT IS MY DAY I HAVE MY DATE, IT IS "JULY 22'03"....I HAVE THE MOST EXCITING DATE OF MY LIFE, EXCEPT WHEN I HAD MY TWO BABIES... I AM SO HAPPY, ANYONE WANT TO DO THE HAPPY DANCE WITH ME....GEEEEEEEE, I THOUGHT THIS DATE WOULD NEVER COME...PLEASE KEEP ME IN ALL UR PRAYERS, I AM SO NERVIOUS I CAN HARDLY TYPE, AND I AM EXCITED TOOOO... GOD BLESS U ALL THAT IS PLAYING THE WAITING GAME...U ALL HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFUL TO ME, SENDING ME MESSAGES AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WLS BROS..AND SISTERS...AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS BOARD, IT IS A GOD SEND...SO THAT WE CAN ALL KEEP IN TOUCH, AND KNOW HOW EACH ONE IS DOING... THANKS FOR ALL THE TIMES U HAVE LET ME INTO UR LIVES... P.S. I HAVE TERRI ON THE PHONE DOING THE HAPPY DANCE WITH ME, WOULD U LIKE TO JOIN US....BECAUSE I KNOW JEREMY IS AT WORK DOING IT TOO... GOD BLESS U ALL...LOVEDOVE -- dovie patterson



june 5'03
hello, all u wonderful ppl...i remember when kathleen, my sister, told me she was having surgery (open rny) i thought u r crazy... she was so happy and excited about a date... geeeeeees i am just like her and i guess all my freinds think that about... no one has said it to me.. they all seem to be happy for me, thank u lord... i am excited, scared, and happy...now ain't that a combo...lol this is going to save my life, i know... i have so many appointments next month that i will be to busy to think, i hope...my biggy is been put to sleep...i have been operated on many times....but the fact that dr. burrowes will put me to sleep, is like me going to the gas chamber...now isn't that something, a grown woman, been so afraid... just say a BIG PRAYER for me please....god bless all having surgery this week and this whole month.... one more thing, thanks to TERRI & JEREMY, for been my trusty angels... i cry and they r there, i get nervous and they r there...day or night...THANKS and i love u all and all of my wls bros. & sisters... a big "CYBER HUG".... XOXOXOOX -- dovie patterson



JUNE 10'03
yeaaaaaaaaa, whooooooooooooo, rayyyyyyyyyyyyy...WOW, OH WOW... guess what????? i have loss 18 lbs...and i have not had my surgery yet....i will have it july 22.. i am so happy... PLEASE ALL U KNOW HOW THANKFULL I AM TO HAVE U AS MY BROS. & SISTERS... I LOVE U AND GOD BLESS ALL HAVING SURGERY...lovedove -- dovie patterson



JUNE 22'03
OH MY,OH ME....ONE MONTH FROM TODAY, AND WAKE UP.... THAT IS A SCAREY THOUGHT...I AM SO EXCITED, ALLEN MY SON WILL BE GOING TO ATLANTA WITH ME AND STAYING TILL I COME HOME... I THANK GOD FOR THAT...HE SAID MAMA, "I AM GOING TO TAKE U DOWN THERE, AND I WANT BE COMING HOME TILL U DO".... I LOVE U STARLA, MY DREAM WOULD BE COMPLETE IF SHE WOULD COME, OR CALL ME...
I WANT TO TELL U ALL I HAD A WONDERFULL DAY YESTERDAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ONE OF MY ANGELS JEREMY, HE LIVES IN CLEVELAND TN... WE HAD A NICE TIME TOOO... HE TOOK ME All AROUND HIS TOWN SHOWING ME EVERYTHING HE HAD BEEN SHARING WITH ME ON THE TELEPHONE AND HIS COMPUTER... HIS CHURCH, IT IS HUGH AND BEAUTIFULL, AND WHERE HE WORKS, AND THE RADIO STATION WHERE HE WORKS OCCASIONALLY, AND OF COURSE HE TOOK ME OUT TO EAT, AND THEN WALKING...I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE... I DON'T WALK TO GOOD... BUT I MADE IT AND WE ENJOYED THE WHOLE DAY... SO MUCH FOR MY ADVENTUROUS DAY... IT WAS FUN...THANKS JEREMY U R AN ANGEL, AND U R MY ANGEL...HEHEHHE, NOW I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING TERRI, MY OTHER ANGEL...GOD BLESS ALL HAVING SURGERY...THIS WEEK AND MONTH....LOVEDOVE



JULY 5'03
TO DAY IS A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET... I HAVE STARTED HAVING THESE DIZZY SPELLS AGAIN... I HAD THEM THIS SAME TIME LAST YEAR...I KNOW IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY SINUS, I CAN GET UP AND START WALKING AND FEEL AS THOUGH I AM GOING TO PASS OUT...BUT I DON'T... TODAY I WAS SICK AT MY STOMACH.. I AM BETTER TONITE... IT IS 16 DAYS TILL MY SURGERY DAY...U ALL PLEASE LET ME KNOW I AM NOT GOING TO DIE... KATHLEEN (MY SISTER) HAS HAD THIS DONE, BUT I DON'T THINK I AM AS STRONG AS SHE IS... I WENT UP IN THE MOUNTIANS YESTERDAY AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, WITH A SPECIAL FRIEND AND MY ANGEL JEREMY... IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY SO I TOOK HIM OUT TO LUNCH...THEN WE RODE UP IN THE MOUNTAINS TO WHERE THEY DO WHITE WATER RAFFING, IN OCOEE RIVER,IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO VISIT... I WANT TO GO BACK UP THERE AND HAVE A PICINIC...AND GET IN THE WATER, I LOVE WATER....SO LONG AS I DON'T GET RUSH DOWN THE RIVER, WITH ALL THAT RUFF,AND SWIFT WATER... IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL... EVERY DAY BRINGS ME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE WLS AND I AM GETTING MORE AFRAID... I JUST WANT TO CLICK MY HEELS AND IT ALL BE OVER, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HEAR THAT THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE DON'T COME EASY....SO I KNOW THIS IS MY DREAM COME TRUE...GOD BLESS ALL HAVING SURGERY AND ALL OUR SOILDERS... LOVEDOVE



JULY 19'03
TODAY IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND HOT AND HUMID DAY.... I WENT TO MEET DR. BURROWES WED. JULY 16'03 HE IS A VERY NICE AND CAREING DR... HE MADE SURE I KNEW ALL THAT WAS GOING ON WITH ME AND THE OPEN RNY.. I SAID YES I KNOW... I WAS WEIGHT AND I HAVE LOSS 38 LBS ALL TOGETHER, SO THAT MEANS, I NOW WEIGHT 403 ...WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, I AM SO HAPPY AND WHEN I HAVE MY SURGERY I WANT TO BE UNDER 400LBS.... OK, NEXT I WENT TO NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY POKED AND PAWED ME FOR THE LONGEST.. GETTING MY BLOOD GASES, IF U HAVEN'T HAD THAT ONE, U WILL LOVE IT...HEHEHE, KIDDING , IT HURTS LIKE U WOULDN'T BELIEVE, THE MAN HAD TO POKE ME TWICE, IT WAS SAD... I WANTED TO CRY...BUT I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH BARBARA, AND THE MAN GIVING ME THE BLOOD GAS TEST, SAID KEEP TALKING TO UR FRIEND AND IT WILL KEEP UR MINE OFF WHAT I AM DOING, NO IT DIDN'T, IT STILL HURT....BUT ANYWAY I LIVED THROUGH IT ALL, THANKS TO GOD...WHILE I WAS TALKING TO THE NURSE PRACTIONER I DID LEARN ONE THING, THAT IS, THAT WHEN I HAD PREVIOUS KNEE SURGERY AND I HAD TO BE PUT TO SLEEP ALL THESE SOUNDS "BELLS" WAS GOING OFF... WELL IT WAS ME AND MY SLEEP APENA NOT WANTING ME TO WAKE UP... SO THEY KEPT TELLING ME DOVIE WAKE UP, AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS FINDLY AWAKE ...BUT ANY WAY BECAUSE OF THIS EPISODE I WILL BE IN ICU FOR THE FIRST NIGHT... I AM SO NERVOUS AND SCARED, WANT U ALL TO REMEMBER ME IN UR PRAYERS, AND ALL UR WELL WISHES....
HEY, HEY, HEY, I JUST GOT A CALL FROM TERRY AND SHE IS COMING TO GEORGIA SUNDAY AND BE WITH ME THOUGHT OUT MY SURGERY, I AM THRILLED...SHE IS ONE OF MY ANGELS, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN LONG SINCE SHE HAD HER LUNG SURGERY..GOD BLESS TERRI...GOD BLESS ME AND WATCH OVER ME AND KEEP ME SAFE FROM ALL HARM AND DANGER..AMEN, THANK U JESUS



JULY 20 '03 SUNDAY
TODAY IS A DAY THAT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY,MINE..... YESTERDAY MY SON ALLEN AND HIS WIFE AND JEREMY ALL WENT UP IN THE MOUNTIANS, AND I HAD A WONDERFUL DAY, WENT OUT TO EAT, WENT TO THE SMOKEY MOUNTIANS... I LOVE TO GO THERE, WE ALSO WENT TO THE HARRIOTT, CASINO I GAMBLED 50 CENTS.... WE ALSO WENT TO MAGGIE VALLEY, BUT BY THEN IT WAS DARK AND I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING, SO I GET LOST, THAT IS NO FUN AND LOW ON GAS, OH ME... MADE IT TO THE GAS PUMPS...HAD A WATERMELON, THAT WAS GOOD IN THE CENTER, I DIDN'T LIKE THE REST, I GUESS I AM HAVING MY LAST FEAST.. I DO BELIEVE I AM GOING TO DO GREAT, I HAVE THREE WONDERFUL FRIENDS THAT WILL BE KEEPING ALL U IN FORMED ABOUT MY PROGRESS, ON THE WLS SURGERY...~TERRIE CLARK,~ BARBARA PORTER, AND ~JEREMY GAULT... I AM SO THANKFUL FOR U ALL, THEY R AWESOME PPL... AND I LOVE THEM..
TO ALL MY AMOS FAMILY, I AM EXCTREMELY HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT I WILL BE ON THE LOSING SIDE IN ONE DAY, I WANT U ALL TO KNOW HOW VERY MUCH U ALL MEAN TO ME, UR WELL WISHES, PRAYERS,& ENCOURAGING WORDS... I AM FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE SURGERY AND I AM GOING TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CHARGE...AND THEREFORE I KNOW I WILL BE A WINNER IN THE END...I HAVE MY LUGGAGE ALL PACK AND I AM "READY FREDDY",I WILL BE IN I.C.U. FOR THE FIRST NIGHT, AND THEN MY ANGELS WILL KEEP U ALL INFORMED, ON MY PROGRESS...BUT TOMORROW IS THE FUN DAY, ENEMA, CITRATE MAGASIUM, 2 ANTIBIOTICS EVERY 15 MINS...AND 8 GLASSES OF WATER FROM 4:00 TIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT AND THEN NOTHING ELSE, NO FOOD AFTER 4:00 PM ON MONDAY, GOD BLESS U ALL HAVING SURGERY AND ALL OF THE REST WLS PPL..
I WANT ALL U THAT READS THIS WEB PAGE TO KNOW HOW VERY MUCH I LOVE U AND APPERICATE UR SUPPORT... THIS MEANS SO VERY MUCH IN A TIME LIKE THIS, I KNOW I DON'T BELIEVE THIS MY SELF, BUT I AM CALM AND AT PEACE WITH THIS SURGERY, I DO THANKS GOD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR ME, AND WHAT IS GOING TO DO FOR ME IN THE BRIGHTER FUTURE, THANKS U JESUS, AMEN




JULY 26'03
3AM Tuesday morning (July 22, 2003) Wake up call.. by 3:20 I am walking out the door. By 3:45 I am at my son's house to go to Atlanta to have my gastric bypass surgery. One thing about the trip to Atlanta is that I got to know my son better, and I enjoyed the trip. I was thankful to have him there. I didn't think I was going to have anybody but he came to my rescue. I was to be at the hospital at 5:30, and at 5:30 I was there. At 5:40 they took me back to pre-op. There were no problems getting the needle in my arm. Kathleen was there for me also (which I appreciate.) The only thing that I am concerned with is the fact that I have sleep apnea and they might have to keep me in ICU for the night, but as it turned out they did not, so it must not have been a problem. At 7:30 I was going to surgery. Surgery was complete by 10:30. I stayed recovery for about an hour and everything went fine. All the nurses were wonderful, and Dr. Burrowes was fantastic.God only knows what I would have done without my angels: Jeremy and Terri, Barbara acted as a secondary angel. I really appreciate thesm, they were so prompt in getting the word to you all. Thank you for your prayer and cards. Jeremy sent a lot of E-mails from you all by fax to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday at 12:15PM I left to come home. I slept most of the way home and had a safe trip. I just wanted everyone to know that I am doing very well and have not got sick at all. I am eating alot of ice, popsicles, cream of chicken, and today I am intending to eat some tuna. The best thing I have ate is the egg whites and a spoonfool of cream potatoes, and you'd be surprised how delicious they were to me.I am thankful it is all over. Thank you for your cards and E-Mails, love and prayers. See ya later, shower time! God bless all having their surgery. --lovedove / Dovie -- dovie patterson



JULY 30'03
IF I COULD I WOULD LOVE TO *HUG* U EACH AND EVERYONE, BUT SINCE I CAN'T, I REALLY WANT U TO ALL KNOW HOW VERY MUCH I APPERIACTE ALL THE FLOWERS, FAXES, CARDS, MESSAGES AND LETTERS I RECIEVE FROM U ALL... THIS IS THE ADVENTURE OF MY LIFE, AND I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I LOOKED IN THE MIRROW THIS MORNING AND MY EYES LOOK SO MUCH YOUNGER, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE FAT EVAPERATE FROM MY FACE, I AM NOW DOWN 48 LBS. AS OF MARCH 12'03, I LOSS 6 LBS IN ONE WEEK... I AM SO THANKSFUL... I HAVE TO GO BACK TO SEE DR. BURROWES IN TWO WEEKS, HE SAID I AM DOING GOOD, I CAN DRIVE NEXT WEEK, I AM EATING PUREE PEACHES AND SHRIMP... THIS IS A HIGH PROTEIN FOOD, "SHRIMP", I AM NOW TAKING MY VITS. TOO. MY BACK IS NOT HURTING, I CAN WALK MCH BETTER, I WENT TO WALMART TODAY AND I WAS NOT IN PAIN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AGES.. "THANK U LORD"..THE WAITING ON THIS SURGERY IS TRULY THE DOWN SIDE TO THIS SURGERY, OR WAS FOR ME...I WILL KEEP U ALL POSTED ON MY SURGERY, AND JUST KEEP ME IN UR PRAYERS, LOVEDOVE (DOVIE) ********HUGGS************OXOXOOXOXOOX -- dovie patterson

07/30 05:13 PM PDT



AUG 4'03
08/02 09:37 AM
GOOODMOOORNING ALL U WONDERFUL PPL... IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS "SHOULDER PAIN" IN THE LEFT SHOULDER???? PLEASE LET ME KNOW... I AM NOW 11 DAYS OUT... AND I AM HAPPY I DID THIS, IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO GO THROUGH, BUT I WOULD DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW IF NEED BEE... I FEEL LIKE I AM EATING RIGHT, I DO LOVE WATER SO I HAVE THIS TO MY ADVANCAGE... DRINK WATER AND NOT EAT MUCH, THAT IS MY THING... I AM GOING TO GET TO TESTING MY SUGAR.. I HAVN'T DONE THAT IN A WHILE... I DO WANT THIS SLEEPING STUFF OUT OF MY HEAD,I THINK I WOULD FEEL BETTER TOO.. I WANT TO GO TO THE "Y" AND WALKING AND I NEED TO GO TO THE MALL TO DO ALL THIS... GOD BLESS U ALL AND ALL HAVING SURGERY TOO... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE) -- dovie patterson



AUGUST 7 '03
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY, I AM FEELING FIT AND FITTLE...LOL, ON TOP OF THE WORLD IN OTHER WORDS, I DROVE YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND I AM STILL HERE TO TELL U ALL ABOUT IT... I CAN FEEL ALL THE FAT MELTING OFF ME.. HEHEHE, ISN'T THIS FUNNY, I LOVE IT, AND I LOVE HAVING ALL U HERE FOR ME TOO, I DON'T HOW I WOULD HAVE MADE IT WITH OUT GOD AND ALL MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS TOO...I DO SO WHAT TO BE HERE FOR ALL THE NEW PPL, WHO R COMING IN TO HAVE WLS... I MADE IT AND I KNOW BY THE GRACE OF GOD U CAN TOOO... MY SECERT IS NOT TO CONCERTRATE SO MUCH ON THIS, IT WILL PUT ALL KINDS OF IDEAS IN UR MIND , AND SCARE U TO DEATH.. FOR NO REASON... I JUST TALK ABOUT MY SURGERY, (OPEN RYN) AND NOT LET PPL TELL ME ALL THE NEGITATIVE STUFF, IN EVERYTHING WE DO IN LIFE THERE IS A SWEET TO THE BITTER... BELIEVE U ME.. BUT I KNOW IN WHOM I TRUST AND IT IS NO MAN, BUT MY LORD JESUS CHRIST.. THANKS U LORD FOR ALL U HAVE DONE FOR ME AND ALL U MEAN TO ME TOOO... DON'T LET THIS SURGERY SCARE U SO, AND "DON'T WAIT TIL UR HEALTH IS SO BAD U R READY FOR THE NURSING HOME" THAT IS A NO, NO IN MY BOOK...IF U FEEL U NEED THIS WLS, TALK TO UR DOCTOR, AND GO FROM THERE, U MUST DO IT FOR U AND UR HELTH... SEE U LATER GOD BLESSS U ALL.... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE) P.S...8/07 07:03 AM PDT
HOWDEY ALL U HERE PPL... I AM FEELING GREAT TODAY, I PRAY U R TOOOOO... MY HEAD IS MORE CLEAR TODAY, TO, I CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THIS SURGERY IS DOING FOR ME,IN JUST TWO WEEKS, I CAN BEND OVER GOOD, AND I GO UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS GOOD, NOW I AM LOSING ALL THE BRA SIZE FIRST, I DO HOPE I DON'T LOSE MY BREAST, I WILL HAVE TO GET ME SOME SOCKS, LOL... I CAN'T AFORD A BOOB JOB.. HEHHE... I AM HAPPY WITH ME NOW AND THE MORE I LOSE THE HAPPIER I WILL BE.. I DON'T HAVE ANY SCALES SO I CAN'T WEIGHT ON NORMAL SCALES YET... BUT ONE DAY "MY DAY IS COMING" AND IT WONT BE LONG, THANK U JESUS... MY SCARE IS 4" LONG AND THE ONLY WAY I HURT IS ON THE INSIDE, AND THAT IS NOT VERY OFTEN.. I WENT DRIVING BY MY SELF YESTERDAY, I AM STILL HERE TO TELL U ABOUT IT SO I GUESS THAT MEANS I DID OK..HUH..WELL, I HAVE TO CLEAN HOUSE SO I WILL CHAT LATER, AND YES I AM CLEANING LITELY... NO MOPEING YET..IF I WAS NOT AFRAID TO I WOULD... I DO NEED MY OVER CLEANED...HUH, !!!! GOD BLESS U ALL AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND THANKS FOR ALL UR PRAYER AND CARDS, EMAILS, AND LOVE, GOD AND U HAVE BROUGHT ME THROUGHT THIS ALL...I LOVE U, LOVEDOVE, (dovie) -- dovie patterson




AUGUST 8'03

OH MY, LAST NIGHT

WAS TERRIABLE, I THROUGH UP 2 TIMES YESTERDAY... BOY WAS I SICK.. I WAS EATING TO MUCH AND TOO FAST TOO.. I WAS ON THE ROAD THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN, AND THEN LAST NIGHT IT HAPPEN TO ME HERE IN MY BED ROM... I THINK I AM GOING TO JUST QUIT EATING ALL TOGETHER... WILL I EVER LEARN, I DON'T KNOW... LARRY WAS RIGHT HERE FOR ME, AND WOULD NOT LEAVE FOR NOTHING, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK... THANKS LARRY, HE IS A WONDERFUL MAN... I MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE THIS A BITE... I HAD FOOD IN MY STOMACH FRO LAST NIGHT, THAT DIDN'T DISGUST SO THAT IS WHY I WAS SICK THE FIRST TIME.. I WANT TO TRY TO GET THIS DIARY UP DATED AND CORRECT TO ON MY JOURNEY... AFTER I THOUGH UP I WAS OK... I WENT TO SLEEP, AND SLEPT TILL 2:45 AM.. I CAN FEEL THAT THE WEIGHT IS COMING OFF THOUGH... I LOVE IT AND CAN'T WAIT TILL IT ALL COMES OFF.

KATHLEEN IS HAVING THE FOBE POUCH AND HER HERNIA FIXED TODAY AND GOD BLESS HER AND GIVE HER A SAFE AND HEALTHY JOURNEY, I LOVE U KATHLEEN AND GOD BLESS U AND KEEP U SAFE... I LOVE U LADY



AUG. 15'03
THE PAST 2 DAYS HAS NOT BEEN THE BEST DAYS IN MY LIFE AND TODAY IS STILL NO GOOD, I AM WORRIED SICK OVER KATHLEEN, I GOT UP THIS MORNING WITH A BAD HEAD ACHE, AND I WENT YESTERDAY TO SEE KATHLEEN AND SHE LOOKS LIKE A GHOST, SHE HAS A PORT IN HER NECK AND TUBES GOING EVERYWHERE, HER URINE IS LIKE BLOOD, SHE IS IN ALTANTA IN INTENSTIVE CARE, AND WILL BE FOR A FEW DAYS..GOD PLEASE DON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO KATHLEEN, IF U DO I WANT TO DIE TOO, I AM SORRY, BUT U ALL WILL SEE THE HURT SIDE OF MY LIFE TODAY, I WENT TO THE "Y" AND EXERCISE FOR ABOUT 35 MINS... I WAS GETTING DEPRESSED, SO I GOT OUT, AND CAME HOME... I JUST FEEL AS THOUGH I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, THIS WLS IS THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVERY BEEN THROUGH, AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL MAKE IT, I AM EATING TO MUCH "I THINK", AND WORRYING ABOUT KATHLEEN DOESN'T HELP MATTERS, I JUST WANT TO EAT MORE AND MORE, FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY ANTIDEPRESSANT, I KNOW MY SISTERS WOULD NOT LIKE ME TOO MUCH IF THEY HEARD ME SAY THIS, BUT KATHLEEN AND I WAS THE LAST TWO KIDS OUT OF NINE, AND WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THICK AND THIN TOGETHER.. "I LOVE U KATHLEEN".... I LOVE ALL MY SIBBLINS, BUT WE GREW TOGETHER, BUT I AM DOING OK... I HAVE LOSS 58 LBS SINCE MARCH 12, AND I DO THANK GOD..I DO WANT GOD TO KNOW I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS ON ME.. WELL, I GUESS I WILL GO LIE DOWN AND REST, I AM TIRE, GOD BLESS ALL THAT READS THIS AND PRAY FOR KATHLEEN AND ME TOO, AMEN!!!



AUG. 30'03
GOODMORNING WONDERFULL FRIENDS, AND FOLKS, I AM DOING MUCH BETTER THANKS TO THE GOOD LORD, KATHLEEN CAME HOME THURSDAY NITE AND I AM GOING TO HER HOUSE TO WASH HER HAIR TODAY, I DO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF U FOR ALL UR LOVE, PRAYER AND SUPPORT FOR KATHLEEN AND MY SELF TO, IF WAS NOT FOR THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT, BUT GOD IS SO GOOD, I WILL BE GETTING WEIGHT THIS WEEK, AS OF NOW I AM -60 LBS, I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE HAD THIS SURGERY, I THINK I AM DOING WELL, I BLEND SOME OF MY FOOD AND I CAN ALMOST EAT ANYTHING SO LONG AS I DON'T EAT TO FAST, OR CHEW IT WELL... I AM GOING TO THE "Y" MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAYS.. I ALSO AM WORKING OUT MY ARMS EVERY DAY.. TRYING TO GET RID OF ALL THE FAT UNDER MY ARMS, THAT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLEGE, I WANT TO SAY I AM SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED I HAVE A HAD A DEEP DEPRESSION, BECAUSE OF KATHLEEN, BUT I KNOW SHE IS GOING TO BE FINE SO I KNOW I WILL TOOO... I CAN'T WAIT TIL I GET TO WEIGHT, I DON'T WANT TO WEIGHT TO OFTEN, I AM SCARED I MAY GET DISCOURAGED, I KNOW I AM WEARING CLOTHES I HAVE NOT WORE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I LOVE IT.. EVERYONE SAYS THEY CAN SEE THAT I AM LOSING IN MY FACE, I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS. ..GOTTA RUN, HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY LABOR DAY, GOD BLESS ALL HAVING SURGERY,... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)



SEPT. 7'03
GOODMORNING AND PRAISE THE LORD, I AM DOING GREAT, I HAVE NOW LOSS 70 LBS AS OF MARCH 12, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, AND I AM BEEN FAITHFUL GOING TO THE "Y" EVERY OTHER DAY, THAT IS A MUST TO HELP ME TONE UP MY MUSCLES, MY FACE IS ALSO LOSING TOO.. THAT IS ONE THING THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME, I ALSO "SET" DOWN IN THE BATH TUB AND TOOK A BATH AND THEN GOT OUT WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS, THANKS U LORD, I AM SO MUCH MORE ACTIVE, I LOVE MY NEW LEASE ON LIFE, THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE FOR ME, I AM EATING MOSTLY PRUEED FOOD OR I CHOP IT UP GOOD WITH MY CHOPPER, I AM TAKING VIT. AND CALICUM EVERY MORNING, MY DEAR FRIEND TERRI IS SENDING ME HER CLOTHES AS SHE LOSES HER WEIGHT TOO, SO I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT, LORD KNOWS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANY CLOTHES, I SEW, SO I WILL BE TAKING THEM UP AS I GO, "THANKS TERRI"..I CAN ONLY TAKE 2 TO 3 BITS AT A TIME, AND SOMETIMES THAT IS TOO MUCH, I DO THROUGH UP SOME, NOT MUCH..I DO WANT TO SAY I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE LARRY IN MY LIFE, GOD SENT THIS MAN TO ME 5 YRS AGO AND HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR ME THROUGHT IT ALL TO WASH MY FACE AND TAKE CARE OF LIKE I AM A BABY, THANKS LARRY I LOVE U...."U ALL HAVE BEEN SO LOVING AND ENCOURAGING AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERYONE OF U ALL, GWEN E. U R AN ANGEL IN DESIGES, AND BARBARA THANKS FOR HOLDING MY HAND", I CAN'T NAME U ALL, BUT I AM HAPPY GOD SENT U ALL MY WAY... GOD BLESS U ALL AND HAVE A BLESS DAY... LOVEDOVE... (DOVIE)



SEPT. 17'03
TODAY MY MOTHER HAS BEEN DIED 23 YRS. AND MY BROTHER DIED 1 YR AGO THIS VERY SAME DAY, LAST YR., I KNOW IF I HAD NOT HAD THIS SURGERY I WOULD HAVE BEEN NEXT, SO THIS MORNING I AM HERE TO SAY I HAVE LOSS 84 LBS. SINCE MARCH 12'03 AND 46 LBS OF IT WAS FROM SINCE I HAVE HAD MY SURGERY, JULY 22'03... MY NEW BMI IS NOW 51.5 DOWN FROM 63..THANK U LORD, I AM SO THANKFULL FOR ALL GODS BLESSINGS HE IS SO GOOD TO ME, I WANT EVERYONE THAT READS THIS TO PRAY FOR KATHLEEN, I AM SO AFRAID SHE IS GIVING UP ON LIVING, "PLEASE", "PLEASE" PRAY FOR HER... SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT, BUT THIS IS NO TIME TO GIVE UP, GOD HAS HELPED HER THIS FAR, AND NOW SHE MUST GO ON.... PLEASE PRAY FOR KATHLEEN... I LOVE U KATHLEEN, MY LIFE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT U...
DOVIE



OCT. 2'03
WELL TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE, I AM DOING WONDERFUL AND I THANKS GOD AND GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY... I AM NOW DOWN 100 LBS, I AM SO HAPPY, I MOPPED MY WHOLE HOUSE AND DIDN'T GET TIRED, I DO GET AMAZED AT ALL THE STRENGHT I HAVE AND I CAN DO THINGS I HAVE NOT DONE IN AGES, I CAN SET IN A BOOTH AT THE RESTURANT AND I WASH DISHES WITHOUT GETTING TIRED, I AM UP DOING THINGS AND GOING PLACES ALL THE TIME, I AM BACK IN MY ROUTINE WITH "Y" NOW AND I LOVE IT..I WANT TO LOSS 140 MORE LBS, AND THAT IS ALL... I DO HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH U, GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)



OCT. 8'03
A BIG HUGH HELLO AND PRAISE THE LORD, I AM DOWN 100 LBS AND 31", I AM SO HAPPY, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THIS MORNING FROM THE "Y" AND I LOOKED DOWN AND MY STOMACH WAS ABOUT 2" FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THAT MADE MY DAY, AND WHEN I WEIGHTED ON THE SCALES THEY SAID I WAS GAINING WEIGHT, BOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOO, BUT THE MAN AT THE "Y" SAID DOVIE U R MAKING MUSCEL, AND MUSCEL WEIGHTS MORE, WELL I WILL BYE THAT, IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME, I KNOW I AM WORKING OUT GOOD 3X A WEEK, SO I KNOW I AM DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, MY CLOTHES R GETTING TO BIG FOR ME, I AM SO VERY HAPPY, AND VERY THANKFULL TOO.... I AM SO ACTIVE NOW AND IT DOESN'T HURT TO CLEAN HOUSE AND MOP MY FLOORS, IT IS SO MUCH FUN, I LOVE A CLEAN HOUSE, I AM STILL GETTING SICK SOME, I GUESS IT IS EATING TO FAST, I AM NOT EATING TO MUCH, I AM VERY CAREFUL WHAT I AM EATING, NO BREAD, NO SWEETS, AND MY DIABETES IS DOING GREAT,I NO LONGER TAKE ANY MEDS FOR MY SUGAR, I AM SO HAPPY I HAD THIS SURGERY, AND I THANK ALL U FOR BOOSTING ME ON TO THE WINNING SIDE... THANK U ALL AND I LOVE U ALL......GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE.....(DOVIE)



OCT. 20'03
HAPPY MONDAY MORNING TO ALL U WONDERFUL PPL...IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND, I AM SO AMAZED AT MY WEIGHT, I KNOW MY CLOTHES R GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER ON ME AND I AM SO VERY EXCITED, THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING I HAVE EVER DID FOR MYSELF, I WENT RIDING UP IN THE MOUNTIANS WITH A FRIEND YESTERDAY AND HAD A GREAT TIME, I WAS TOLD I NEED TO START EATING MORE I AM GETTING TOO SMALL, I DON'T THINK SO I HAVE A 140 LBS TO GO, I AM DOWN 100 LBS, AND AM PROUD OF IT, I LOVE THE FACT THAT MY RECLINER IS GETTING LARGER AND I WILL BE ABLE ONE DAY TO SET WITH LARRY IN IT, IT IS A HUGH RECLIANER,
MAY I SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS WITH U, I GOT AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT SUNDAY, I RECIEVED A D.V.D. AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, MY ANGEL GAVE IT TO ME.....
WELL IT IS 6:30 AM AND TIME TO GO TO THE "y", SO ALL U WLS PPL HAVE A BLESS DAY GO OUT AND MAKE SOMEONES DAY, HUGGS AND KISSES TO U ALL..... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE




OCT. 22'03
WHOOOOOOOOOOOO RAYYYYYYYYYY, TODAY IS 3 MOS. AND I AM NOW DOWN 104 LBS.... I NOW WEIGHT IN AT 339, I AM ON CLOUD HEAVEN, I WENT TO THE "Y" THIS MORNING AND NOW I FEEL GREAT, I WANT ALL WHO R HAVING SURGERY THIS WEEK OR THINKING ABOUT HAVING IT TO KNOW PLEASE DON'T WAIT TILL UR HEALTH IS ALMOST GONE, DO IT NOW, IF U NEED IT DO IT NOW, BECAUSE I THINK IF I HAD WAITED LONGER, I WOULD HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF COMPLITATIONS, THANK GOD I DID IT BEFORE...I AM A DIABETIC AND I HAVE NOT HAD TO TAKE THE FIRST AMARLY (DIABETIC PILL) SINCE I HAD MY SURGERY, AND NO MORE CELEBRAX (FOR MY KNEES), THESE MEDS R GOOD WHEN U NEED THEM BUT NOW I DON'T.. I AM SO VERY HAPPY I HAD THIS SURGERY AND I NOW HAVE A LAP TO SEaT MY NEICE ON, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME, 30 YRS I GUESS, SINCE I HAVE WEIGHT UNDER 300 AND NOW I AM ON MY WAY AND ALMOST THERE... MY GOAL IS 50 LBS AT A TIME, THEN 50 MORE, TILL I GET TO 200 LBS... I KNOW I WILL MAKE IT BECAUSE MY MIND IS MADE UP AND I AM DOING MY PART, HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND GOD BLESS ALL U IN THIS BATTLE (OR GOING INTO IT)U CAN DO IT, TRUST IN GOD HE WILL NEVER LEAVE U... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)


NOV.7&8'03
TODAY WAS THE MOST EXCITING DAY OF MY LIFE, I AM NOW DOWN TO 331 AND THAT MEANS I HAVE LOSS 110 LBS, THIS IS SO WONDERFUL, I AM NOW A REAL LOSER, I CAN GO PLACES AND NOT WORRY ABOUT SETTING IN THE BOOTH, MY STEERING WHEEL IS LIKE 3 INCHES FROM MY STOMACHE, GEEEEE THIS IS MORE THAT I EVER DREAMED OF, BUT I DO THANK GOD AND GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY, I WENT TO A WLS MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT AND TALK TO DR. SCOTT, HE IS THE BARIATRIC SURGERION IN ROME, WHERE I LIVE, I AM GOING TO GET DR. BURROWES'OFFICE AND GET HIS APPROVEAL AND START SEEING DR. SCOTT, HE IS A GOOD DR.. I WANT HAVE TO BE GOING BACK AND FORTH TO ATLANTA, I WENT TO SEE DR BELL LAST WEEK, HE IS MY ORTHOPAEDIC DR, AND HE SAID MY KNEE IS GONE, I NEED A KNEE REPLACEMENT, I CAN'T GET ONE TILL I HAVE LOSS ALL MY WEIGHT I NEED TOOOO, THAT MEANS DOWN TO 200 LBS... THAT IS MY GOAL...I NEVER WANT TO BE ABOVE 200 AGAIN, DR. BELL HAD ME GO GET ME A BRACE FOR MY KNEE, TO SURPORT IT, NOW I AM SCARED OF GETTING A BLOOD CLOT, MY MOTHER AND DADDY BOTH DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM BLOOD CLOTS... SO THIS IS A SCARY THOUGHT FOR ME....GWEN HAS PUT ME A NEW PIC ON MY WLS WEB PAGE, IT WILL LET U SEE THE DIFFERANCE IN MY FACE AND CHEST..I CAN TELL I AM LOSING NOW IN THIS PART OF MY BODY, SEE U LATER, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)


NOV. 20'03
HI ALL, I AM SO EXCITED I WAS WEIGHT YESTERDAY AND I NOW HAVE LOSS 117 LBS...WHOOOOOOOORAYYYYYYYYYYYY...I AM 324 LBS.. I AM WEARING CLOTHES THAT I HAVE NOT WORE IN YRS.."SIZE 22-24"...I AM HAPPY TO BE GIVING ALL MY CLOTHES AWAY, I AM NOT GOING TO EVER NEED THEM, SO I HAVE FRIENDS THAT NEED THEM.. LORD HELP ME TO "NEVER" NEED THEM EVER AGAIN..I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM GETTING A WATCH TO FIT ME AND A NECKLACE TOO, BUT NOW THEY R GETTING BIG ON ME... I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE BIGGEST IN MY FAMILY AND NOW I AM LOSSING AND I HAVE A SISTER THAT IS ALMOST AS BIG AS ME, (NOT KATHLEEN), MY BROTHER IS BIGGER THAN ME NOW... HEHEHHE..MY SON IS A LARGE PERSON TOOO, I LOVE HIM AND WISH HE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIS WEIGHT, HIS DAD AND I R BOTH DIABETICS, SO HE NEEDS TO.. I AM STILL GOING TO THE "Y", 2 X A WEEK, IT IS SO AMAZING HOW THIS WEIGHT IS MELTING OFF ME, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO TOLD ME I NEED TO START BACK EATING BECAUSE ALL MY CLOTHES R ALL GETTING TO BIG FOR ME AND I TOLD HIM "NO WAY".. TERRI MY BEST FRIEND AND LITTLE BLOOD SISTER IS KEEPING ME IN CLOTHES...THANKS TERRI, U ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING, LOVEDOVE


DEC. 11'03
HELLO ALL TODAY IS A GREAT DAY, I WENT TO SEE DR. BURROWES YESTERDAY AND I AM NOW DOWN 123 LBS,I NOW WEIGHT 318, "THANK U JESUS", I AM BENDING OVER TO GET THINGS THAT FALL IN THE FLOOR BETWEEN MY LEGS AND I HAVE STARTED GETTING DOWN IN THE BATH TUB, I HAVE ALWAYS TOOK THESE THINGS FOR GRANIT, I WOULD LOVE TO TELL MY LIFE STORY TO ANYONE THAT WOULD CARE TO HEAR IT, I WENT ON MY FIRST DIET AT THE AGE OF 8 YRS OLD, I WAS AT THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T WALK HARDLY AT ALL, AND IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD FALLEN ARCHES, AND FLAT FEET AS A DUCK, SO THIS MADE ME NOT BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND RUN AND PLAY LIKE OTHER KIDS, THIS IS A NEW LIFE FOR ME, MY SISTER (DORIS) TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT I HAD A NEW START ON LIFE AND U KNOW I DO, I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT TO DO, AND I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT IT, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TOOK ME TO THE DR YESTERDAY AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME JUST BEEN TOGETHER, SHE IS A NICE LADY, I LOVE U NIKI, THE SKIN IS BEGANINNING TO GET IN MY WAY, BUT I WILL NOT HAVE IT REMOVED TILL I AM 200 LBS, AND BOY I CAN'T WAIT TILL THAT DAY, BUT U JUST WAIT TILL I AM 300 LBS I AM GOING TO CELEBRATE, THIS IS SO EXCITING I AM TRUELY SO HAPPY WATCHING THIS HAPPEN TO ME, BUT I DO GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY FOR IT ALL..
I HOPE U ALL HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS,
LOVEDOVE


JAN. 15'04
GOODMORNING ALL, I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM LIVING IN A NEW WORLD, MY (ONCE FAT STOMACH) IS NOW LITER AND LITER, I AM SO HAPPY WITH MY SURGERY, AND I THANK GOD FOR IT, I WOULD LOVE TO TELL MY STORY TO SOMEONE, TO SHARE WITH OTHER, I HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL JOUNRY AND AM STILL ON MY WAY DOWN, I NOW WEIGHT IN AT 309 AND WANT TO LOSS TO 180 AND NEVER OVER 200 AGAIN, I CAN BEND OVER IN THE CAR AND TIE MY SHOES IF I NEED TO, I CAN SET IN THE BATH TUB, WITH NO PROBLEM, MY ANGEL JEREMY TOOK ME TO TBN, (TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK) IN JAN. IT WAS WONDERFUL AND I WALKED AND WALKED, IT WAS GREAT ... THE SITE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE LIGHTS WERE WONDERFUL I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE, I COULD HAVE NEVER WALK SO MUCH LAST YR. LIKE THIS, I AM DOING ALL THIS FOR "DOVIE" AND NO ONE ELSE, OH, U WILL NEVER KNOW UNLESS U HAVE BEEN IN MY SHOES WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GO INTO A PLACE TO EAT AND HAVE TO MAKE SURE U FIT IN THE BOOTH, I NOW DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE, MY LIFE HAS CHANGED SO, I AM SO VERY HAPPY, I LOVE DOING THINGS TO HELP OTHERS AND AND I TRY TO STAY BUSY ALL THE TIME...I AM GOING TO TWO MEETING A MONTH NOW FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, THEY R BOTH HERE IN ROME, I CLEAN MY HOUSE LIKE I USE TO, MOPPING THE WHOLE HOUSE AND NOT GETTING TIRED AND OUT OF BREATH, YES, I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN IF I HAD TO, THANK U LORD FOR ALL UR BLESSINGS ON ME, I THANK U... HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GOD BLESS U ALL HAVING THIS SURGERY ... LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)


JAN. 27'04
TODAY IS NOT A GOOD DAY, I HAVE BEEN LEFT ALL ALONE, MY COMPAINION FOR THE LAST 5 1/2 YRS HAS MOVED OUT AND MY HEART TO BROKE, I LOVE LARRY, BUT HE NOW NEEDS HIS SPACE, SO BE IT, I HATE BEEN ALONE, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WILL MAKE IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE MESS AS I AM NOW, BUT I CAN SAY ONE THING I HAVE LEARN MY LESSON, SO MUCH FOR THAT;
I AM NOW DOWN 138 LBS AND 52 1/4 INCHES, FOR THAT I AM SO THANKFUL; I KNOW GOD WILL BE HERE FOR ME TIL THE END... MY SISTERS R EITHER TELLING ME LARRY NEEDS TO BE GONE, OR I AM GOING TO HELL OR THEY R SAYING I DESIRVE HIM LEAVING ME... IT IS SO LOVELY TO HEAR THEM PLAY GOD WITH MY LIFE, (I HATE IT)... I AM 52 YRS OLD AND I JUST WANT TO LIVE MY OWN LIFE.. I AM HURT AND ANGRY THIS MORNING, LEFT WITH BILLS TO PAY THAT IS MINE AND LARRY'S BOTH, GOD WILL GET HIM FOR THE WRONG HE DOES, I WILL BE QUITE, IT DOES NO GOOD TO TALK, HAVE A GOOD DAY AND ALL U SAY A BIG PRAYER FOR ME... LOVEDOVE


FEB. 25'04
HELLO, AND A GOODMORNING TO U ALL, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I AM NOW DOWN TO 2222222222222999999999777777777 "297", ISN'T THAT GREAT,I CAN'T TELL U THE LAST TIME I WEIGTHED IN THE 200'S,GEEEE, THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE, AND TERRY HAS KEPT ME IN CLOTHES AND I LOVE U AND APPERICATE U TERRY CLARK, GOD BLESS U MY FRIEND, I AM SO SO SO HAPPY, I PRAISE THE LORD, FOR WITHOUT HIM I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, I HAVE MORE GOOOOOD NEWS, I AM NOW OFF THE STEPS, I HAVE BEEN ON 19 STEPS FOR 9 YRS, AND GOD SEEN FIT TO GET ME DOWN STAIRS, I HAVE ONLY 5 STEPS TO CLIMB NOW, I AM SO HAPPY, LARRY IS UP STAIRS AND I AN DOWN, WE R DOING GOOD, HE STILL LOVES ME AND I STILL LOVE HIM, WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR EACH OTHER, I LOVE MY 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, IT IS ALL MINE, AND I CAN GO AND COME AS I PLEASE, AND DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYONE, JEREMY MY ANGEL CAME AND HELP ME MOVE, AND PUT MY COMPUTER TOGETHER FOR ME, THANKS JEREMY, I AM HONORED TO HAVE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, I CAN'T STAY STILL NOW, I AM BUSY ALL THE TIME DOING SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE, AND I LOVE IT, THIS IS WHY I WAS PUT HERE ON THIS EARTH, TO HELP PEOPLE, I CAN GET IN THE TUB WHEN I WANT TO, AND DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY HELP,
I REMEMBER THE TIME I HAD TO GET LARRY TO HELP ME OUT OF THE TUB I WAS SO FAT, YES I WAS FAT, AND NOW I AM JUST LARGE OF BIG, I WILL ALWAYS BE BIG, I AM 5'10" AND BIG BONED, SO I LOOK TO GET TO 200 AND THAT BE IT, I DON'T WANT TO LOOK SICK, I WANT TO KEEP MYSELF HEALTHY, I AM NOW DOWN TO A SIZE 22-24 CLOTHES, AND I PUT MY FIRST PAIR OF COTTON JEANS ON THE OTHER DAY, THEY WERE 26'S BUT THEY FIT, I WAS SO HAPPY, GOD BLESS ALL HAVING SURGERY AND ALL THAT R THINKING ABOUT HAVING IT, I WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR IT... HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE (DOVIE)


MARCH 15'04
HI ALL, I AM SADDEN WITH THE DEATH OF MY DEAR FRIEND BARBARA PORTER, SHE HAD HER SURGERY ON OCT. 30'03, BUT HER DEATH WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, GOOD BYE BARBARA, TILL WE MEET AGAIN, I LOVE U MY FRIEND...
MY DAYS R SO BUSY THAT DON'T KNOW WISH WAY TO TURN, I LOVE MY NEW LIFE, I STAY BUSY, I NOW HAVE A NEW APARTMENT AND I LIVE ALONE NOW AND LOVE IT, I WAX MY HARDWOOD FLOORS EVERY SATURDAY AND A YEAR AGO I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT, MY HOUSE S SPOTLESS NOW AND I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED A CLEAN HOUSE AND YESTERDAY I WAS IN MY EXPLORER CLEANING IT, SO NOW I GUESS I WOULD CLEAN THE CARPET IN IT, I AM NOW DOWN TO 293 AND BMI IS NOW 42, WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY IT WAS 63, SO HOW I LOVE JESUS, FOR I KNW WITHOUT HIS HELP I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY, MARCH 12'203 WAS WHEN I WENT TO SEE DR. BURROWES I WEIGHT 441 AND MY BMI WAS 63, AND ONE YEAR NOW IT IS 293 AND 42, I GET OUT AND GO EVERYWHERE I WANT TO AND NEVER WORRY ABOUT SETTING IN THE BOOTHS IN RESTURANTS ANY MORE... GOTTA RUN HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND REMEMBER BARBARA'S FAMILY WHEN U PRAY AND ME TOO, THIS HAS BEEN VERY HARD FOR ME TO TAKE, GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE... (DOVIE)


APRIL 7'04
I AM NOW DOWN TO 289 LBS, WHOOOOOOOO RAYYYYYYYYYY, I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT & I AM SCARED TO THAT I MAY QUIT LOSSING WEIGH, NOW THAT IS A SCAREY THOUGHT, ALL THOUGH I STILL HAVE A GOOD 65 LBS TO LOSS, THEN I WILL HAVE MY TUMMY TUCK, MY FEAR IS THE INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR MY ARMS BEEN DONE, MY DAUGHTER CAME OVER SAT. AND WE HAD A NICE VISIT, SHE IS EVEN INTO THE FACT OF ME HAVING MY ARMS DONE TOOOO, MY ANGEL "JEREMY" SAID I WOULD GO OUT IN THE WIND AND THE WIND WOULD LIFT ME UP AND BLOW ME AWAY IF I DON'T HAVE MY ARMS DONE, SO I GUESS I MUST HAVE THIS DONE, LOL IT IS SO WINDY IN GEORGIA IN THE SPRING TIME I HAVE BEEN ASK TO WRITE A STORY ABOUT MY WEIGHT LOSS AND WHY I GAIN THIS WEIGHT TO BEGIN WITH, IT WAS A MENTAL THING WITH ME, I GUESS I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE NO TOMORROW WHERE FOOD WAS CONCERN, THERE WAS NINE KIDS IN MY FAMILY PLUS MY MOTHER AND DAD, AND HE "MY DADDY" ONLY HAD ONE ARM, SO MONEY AND FOOD WAS SCARCE AND TIMES WAS HARD, BUT GOD ALWAYS PROVIDED, MY DAD GREW COTTON FOR A LIVING IN THOSE DAYS, I DON'T REMEMBER TO MUCH ABOUT IT THOUGH, I WAS NEXT TO THE YOUNGEST, SO THINGS WAS BETTER FOR ME AND KATHLEEN, AS WE WERE THE YOUNGEST, MY OLDER SIBLEINGS HAD IT REALLY THOUGH, I AM SO SORRY THEY HAD IT SO HARD, I WISH I WAS RICH SO I COULD MAKE THEIR LIVES EASY FOR THEM TODAY, THEY WERE ALL SO GOOD TO ME, I LOVE THEM ALL, SO U SEE, WHEN U HAVE LITTLE FOOD TO EAT U SOMETHIMES TAKE TI AS THE "LAST SUPPER" I DID AND THAT VERY THING AND BECAME TOOOOOOO OBESIT, BUT I THANK GOD FOR HELPING ME HELP MYSELF, I AM SO VERY HAPPY AND WANT TO WISH ALL A HAPPY AND HEALTHY JOURNEY, WITH "WLS" GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE... DOVIE


MAY 13'04
WHOOOOOOOOO RAYYYYYYYYYYYY, I AM NOW DOWN 161 LBS AND WEIGHT IN AT 280, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD C THIS DAY, THANK U JESUS, I FEEL WONDERFUL, THE ONLY PROBLEM I AM NOW HAVING IS THAT MY DREPRESSION MEDS R NO LONGER WORKING SO THIS MEANS A CHANGE, AND I DON'T LIKE TO CHANGE MY MEDS, BUT I KNOW I NEED THEM, I WENT TO THE "ATLANTA ZOO" TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAD A GREAT TIME WALKED AND WALKED, IT IS SO MUCH FUN KNOWING I CAN GO AND COME AS I PLEASE AND NOT GET OUT OF BREATH AND ENJOY THE FRESH AIR, MY GOOD FRIEND "TERRI" KEEPS ME IN CLOTHES, THANK U TERRI, I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME IN MY LIFE, GOING TO MY GRANDSONS' ACTIVITIES AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT...
I WAS A BITE DISAPPOINTED SATURDAY EVENING, SOME FRIENDS CAME DOWN FROM CLEVELAND TO GO TO THE ROMES' BRAVES GAME TO OUR DISMAY THEY WOULD NOT LET US GO IN TO THE GAME WITH OUR LAWN CHAIRS SO WE HAD TO LEAVE, THAT WAS A BOMBER SO WE WENT AND PLAYED PUTT PUTT TIL ALMOST MIDNIGHT AND HAD WONDERFUL TIME, I WAS A LITTLE TIRED, BUT IT WAS FUN, MY DAUGHTER WENT WITH ME AND THEN SUNDAY "MOTHER'S DAY" MY SON COOKED DINNER FOR ME, IT WAS THE BEST MOTHER'S DAY EVER... THANKS ALLEN, STARLA & NIKI...THAT IS IT FOR NOW, HOPE U ENJOY READING MY LIFE AS IT IS NOW, I AM HAVING A BALL, LOVEDOVE....(DOVIE)


JUNE 17'04
GOODMORNING ALL U WONDERFUL PPL... I HAVE SLOWED DOWN ON MY WEIGHT LOSS, I GUESS I HAVE BEEN EATING TOO MUCH, I AM NOW DOWN TO 277 LBS MY "BMI 39.7" IS THIS NOT THE GREATEST, I THINK I WAS BORN WEIGHT THIS MUCH, LOL.. WHICH MEANS I HAVE NOW LOSS 164 LBS ALL TOGETHER,
I HAVE HAD A BAD WEEK MY BELOVED BROTHER-IN-LAW WENT TO BE WITH GOD JUNE 11'04 @ 3:00 PM, HIS NAME WAS REV. ROBERT HEADRICK HE WAS MORE LIKE A BROTHER THAN A BRO-IN-LAW, I WAS 4 YRS OLD WHEN HE AND MY SISTER GOT MARRIED, I WILL GREATLY MISS U ROBERT,
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD MADE A DIFFERANCE BEEN BORN AND PUT ON THIS EARTH, WELL I RECIEVED A LETTER THE OTHER DAY TELLING ME EVERYTHING I HAD QUESTION MYSELF ABOUT, I GUESS IT WAS THE MOVIE "WHAT A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL LIFE" WITH JIMMY STEWART & DONNA REED IN IT, WHAT WOULD LIFE ON EARTH BE LIKE IF I HAD NEVER BEEN BORN, AND WHY GOD EVEN PUT ME HERE, I AM NOW 53 YRS OLD AND I QUESTION MYSELF DAILY TO THIS FACT, I LOVE PPL AND HELPING PPL, SO WHEN I STAND BEFOR GOD I WANT TO KNOW I HAVE DONE SOMETHING GOOD FOR THOSE I COME IN CONTACT WITH HERE ON EARTH, I WANT TO WEAR MY BODY OUT HELPING PPL, I WILL DIE HAPPY KNOWING I HAVE DONE THIS
I AM SO HAPPY AND EXCITED ABOUT LOSSING ALL THIS WEIGHT, I WOULD NOT CHANGE THE SURGERY FOR ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, THANK U JESUS,
I WISH THE VERY BEST TO ALL OF U HAVING THIS SURGERY AND THOSE WHO R JUST THINKING ABOUT HAVING IT, I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE


JULY 22'04
PRAISE GOD FOR THIS YEAR, I AM SO THANKFUL, TODAY IS ONE YEAR SINCE MY SURGERY, I WANT TO THANK U ALL THAT HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGEING TO ME... I HAVE LOSS 164 LBS AND I NOW WEIGHT 274 AND MY BMI IS 39,IT WAS 63, THIS IS NOTHING BUT A MIRACLE, AND I DO GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY, I DO THANK DR. BURROWES, THIS HAS BEEN THE FASTEST YEAR OF MY LIFE AND HAS BEEN THE BEST, I WILL BE GOING FRIDAY JULY 30 TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY LEFT SHOULDER ROTATOR CULF, IT IS TORN BAD, IT WILL HAVE TO BE OPEN UP, I DO DREAD IT, MORE THAN I DID THE GASTRIC BI PASS, I THINK THIS HAPPEN WHEN I FELL MARCH 18'03 BECAUSE I LANDED ON MY HANDS AND MY ARM HURT FOR THE LONGEST OF TIME, I WANT U ALL TO BE IN MUCH PRAYER FOR ME, U ALL TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS ALL U HAVING THE SURGERY AND ALL THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD IT.... HAVE FAITH IN GOD HE WILL NEVER LET U DOWN... LOVEDOVE... DOVIE


AUGUST 20'04
HELLO ALL, TODAY HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY, I WENT TO SEE DR. BUDLONG AND I HAVE LOSS A GRAND TOTAL OF 171 LBS, WHICH MEANS I NOW WEIGHT IN AT 270 LBS, AND I HAVE LOSS 69.4 INCHES, AND MY BMI IS NOW 38.7, I GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY FOR IT ALL, ON JULY 30, I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY LEFT SHOULD AND THE DR. SAID I HAD TWO BONE SPEERS IN MY SHOULDER AND A TORN ROTATOR CULF TO BUTT... I AM NOW DOING PRETTY GOOD IT STILL HURTS, I WENT BACK TO THE "Y" YESTERDAY BUT I TOOK IT EASY, HE "DR. BELL" SAID DOVIE DON'T FORGET U JUST HAD SURGERY GIRL... I WAS WALKING IN THE DR.'S OFFICE THIS MORNING AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL THE TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN THERE AND NEVER WANTED TO GET WEIGHT, BUT TODAY I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE WEIGHTING, I NOW HAVE MORE CLOTHES THAN I EVER HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE, AND I LOVE MY OLD FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME LOOK AT ME AND NOT KNOW WHO I AM, LOL IT IS SO FUNNY, I LOVE MYSELF MORE NOW AND LOOK BETTER THEN EVER, TERRI MY ANGEL SENT ME MORE CLOTHES LAST WEEK AND I CAN WEAR THEM ALL, THANK U TERRI, I WAS A LITTLE SCARED OF WHAT I WOULD DO LOSSING ALL THIS WEIGHT AND NOT HAVING ANY MONEY TO BUY CLOTHES AND GOD HAS MADE A WAY, I HAVE A CLOSET FULL OF CLOTHES... I LOVE CLOTHES.. I AM IN A SIZE 22 NOW, AND WILL BE GOING DOWN TO A SIZE 18, 180 TO 200 IS MY GOAL, NEVER OVER 200 AGAIN... WHEN I GET TO 220 I WANT TO HAVE MY TUMMY TUCK.... GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE DOVIE


SEPT. 27'04
THANK U JESUS, I AM NOW IN MY 60'S I NOW WEIGHT 267 LBS...I HAVE BEEN SO MUCH MORE ACTIVE AND FULL OF ENERGY, I AM NOW DOING THE FLEA MARKET THING, GOING ON TUESDAYS AND SATURDAY'S... THIS GIVES ME A LITTLE MONEY AND SOMETING TO KEEP ME MOVING, I LOVE MY NEW LIFE AND I LOVE STAYING ON THE GO, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY THING, HELPING PLL AND DOING GOD'S WILL.. JEREMY AND I WILL BE GOING TO THE "GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS" IN NOV. SO I CAN HARDLY WAIT..THIS MAN KEEPS ME ACTIVE AND MOTIVATED, SO HERE I GO AGAIN, I AM NOW IN MY OWN APARTMENT AND ALL ALONE AND I LOVE IT, JEREMY COMES DOWN AND STAYS THE WEEKEND WITH MY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH WE HAVE A A GREAT TIME TOGETHER, GOING TO MOVIES, BOWLING, GOING TO CHURCH AND MOST OF ALL "NOT SINNING"... I AM GOING TO HEAVEN AND THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE, DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE JEREMY AND HE LOVES ME AND KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS AND HE IS OK WITH IT, SO THAT IS THAT... CAN'T WAIT TILL I GET THIS SKIN TAKEN OFF, MY CLOTHES WILL ALL FIT ME BETTER... I HAD SHOULDER SURGERY JULY 30'04 AND THE DR. FOUND TWO BONE SPURS IN MY SHOULDER AND TOOK THEM OUT, BOY U TALK ABOUT PAIN, "WHEN I WAKE UP I WAS IN SURVIVER PAIN", BUT GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH IT ALL... NOW I CAN WEAR A 1X AND A 2X IN CLOTHES. IS THIS NOT AWESOME, THANK U LORD... WELL GOTTA GO HAVE A GREAT DAY AND AND GOD BLESS U ALL, LOVEDOVE.... DOVIE




FEB. 24'05
I AM SO SORRY IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE WROTE, I WILL TRY TO DO BETTER, SINCE I HAD MY SHOULDER SURGERY I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PAIN, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY LEFT ARM GOOD AT ALL, I AM NOW GOING TO THERAPY 2 X A WEEK AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN GO BACK TO SWIMMING....I AM NOW AT A STAND STILL AND WILL HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO GET THEM REST OF MY WEIGHT OFF, I AM AT 262 AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY, MY SHOULDER IS MUCH BETTER AS FOR NOW, AND GOING TO THE "Y" IS A MUST IN MY LIFE, I GOT A SEASON PASS FOR DOLLYWOOD FOR CHRISTMAS AND I AM SURE JEREMY AND I WILL GO EVERY CHANCE WE GET, I LOVED IT UP THERE, I AM A MOUNTAIN PERSON, WHEN I DIE I WANT TO BE CREAMATED AND MY ASHES SPRAY OVER THE "BLUERIDGE MONUTAINS"... I FEEL GREAT AND I THINK I LOOK PRETTY GOOD, I DO GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE FOR IT THOUGH... I DO WANT ALL OF U TO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT JEREMY AND I SEEING EACH OTHER IS NOT APPROBIATE, BY HIS MOTHER, SHE DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE WITH ME, I AM AS OLD AS SHE IS AND I CAN TELL HER A FEW THINGS MY SELF, JEREMY IS HAPPY WITH ME AND I AM HAPPY WITH HIM, I CAN'T LET HIM DO FOR ME AS HE WANT, (SUCH AS BUYING ME THING) BECAUSE I KNOW HE IS YOUNGER AND I WANT LET HIM AND MOST OF WHAT HE BUYS ME I PAY HIM BACK FOR, SO THAT IS THAT... WE DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE THINKS, ONLY WHAT GOD THINKS,
IF THIS PERSON DOESN'T KEEP HER MOUTH SHOUT WE WILL MOVE IN TOGETHER AND GET MARRIED, HE WOULD LOVE THAT, AND I WOULD DO IT IN A HEART BEAT... I LOVE JEREMY AND HE LOVES ME... I BELIEVE A MAN HIS AGE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE HIS LIFE AS HE WANTS TO... SHE HAS LIVED HIS LIFE FOR HIM LONG ENOUGH, SO MUCH FOR THAT, THIS PERSON KNOWS WHO SHE IS AND READS MY WEB PAGE SO NOW LADY U KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT UR SON, HE IS A GOOD MAN, I WILL STOP HERE AND MAKE SURE JEREMY READS THIS, FOR SHE DOESN'T APROVE OF ME, BUT NOONE ELSE EVER HAS MET HER APPROVAL... FRANKLY I DON'T HAVE TO, SO LONG AS JEREMY IS HAPPY AND I AM HAPPY AND GOD IS PLEASED THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME... HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND GOD BLESS ALL OUR TROOPS... LOVEDOVE.... DOVIE



OCT 31'05
HI ALL,
IT IS DOVIE I HAVE COME BACK ALIVE.. WELL I NEVER DID DIE, I HAVE BEEN IN A DEEP DEPRESSION, THAT STARTED IN JULY AND THEN THEN THE LAST OF AUG. I FEEL DOWN THE STEPS AND BROKE MY LEFT KNEE, THAT WAS BAD, I AM FINE NOW... I AM DOWN TO 255, I HAVE WENT TO A PLASTIC SURGEREON 12 WEEKS AGO, I STIL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MY INSURANCE, IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME GET THERE ADDRESS PLEASE WRTE ME .... MY NEW ADDRESS IS DOVIE1951@HOTMAIL.COM, I HAVE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE... PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM ANYONE, THAT MIGHT HELP ME...I AM SO HAPPY OVER LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT, BUT THE SURGEON I WENT TO SAID I WOULD ONLY LOSS ABOUT 15 TO 20 LBS, THAT DID BUST MY BUBBLE, I WAS HOPING FOR AT LESS 25 LBS... I GUESS I WILL GO FOR NOW, LOVE U ALL, GOD BLESS U AND KEEP U ALL SAFE IN HIS CARE... LOVEDOVE, DOVIE


MARCH 17'06
A BIG, HUGH HELLO TO ALL,
THIS IS DOVIE, I HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER SINCE I LAST TALK TO U ALL, GOD HAS BEEN REAL GOOD TO ME... I JUST GOT BACK FROM A VERY NICE ONCE IN A LIFE TIME VACATION, MY SWEET DAUGHTER IN LAW JUST TOOK ME TO CANADA, SHE IS FROM MICHIGAN AND WE WENT TO VISIT HER FAMILY, SHE HAS A WONDERFUL FAMILY, THEN WE WE WENT TO CANADA, I GOT ON AN AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME MARCH 2'06 IN ALTANTA GA... AND WENT TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN.... THIS WAS THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, HAVE U EVER THOUGHT "OH NO, I MUST BE FIXING TO DIE, TOOOOOO MANY GOOD THINGS R HAPPENING" WELL THAT WAS ME, NIKI BOUGHT ME A NEW RAZER PHONE, AND MY COMPUTER DIE ON ME AND SHE HAD ME A "NEW" ONE CONNECTED UP AND WAITING ON ME WHEN I GOT HOME, I PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THESE BLESSINGS, THANK U NIKI, U WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT ALL THIS HAS MENT TO ME....I GUESS IF I HAD WENT UP IN A JET WHEN I WAS 441 LBS, I DON'T THINK THE PLANE WOULD HAVE GOTTON OFF THE GROUND BUT THANK GOD I GOT RID OF ALL THE WEIGHT, I AM SO HAPPY... I DID HAVE TO HAVE A TOTAL KNEE REPLACMENT DEC. 15'05 AND HAVE DONE GREAT,THAT WAS BECAUSE OF ARTHRITIS
THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A LONG TIME, PASS.. I AM STILL BATTLEING WITH THE TUMMY TUCK, I GOT A LETTE FROM DR. BURROWES TELING I NEED TO COME IN FOR A VISIT, SO I AM, JUST SAY A PRAYER THAT HE WILL DO MY TUMMY TUCK, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, THEN I WOULD BE READY TO FINISH MY REAL LIFE... GOD BLESS U ALL FOR BEEN HERE FOR ME, I LOVE U ALL, AND THANKS TO GWEN FOR HELPING ME SO MUCH AND BEEN HERE TO HELP ME GET ON MY WEB PAGE... GOD SPEED...
DOVIE.... LOVEDOVE


APRIL 11'08
OH HOW EXCITING IT IS MY LIFE HAS CHANGED, I AM MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL MAN AND I NOW LIVE IN ROCKMART, GA.. I CALL DR. BURROWES OFFICE TODAY AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO GO SEE HIM TO HAVE A PROCESSTURE CALL PANNICULECTOMY (TUMMY TUCK)
I CAN'T SEEM TO GO BACK DOWN,I AM AT 281 AND STAYING THERE... I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SKIN, I HAVE HAD A YEAST INFECTION, MY REGULAR DR..SAID WILL DOVIE IT IS TIME TO HAVE IT DONE, SO I GUESS I WILL DO IT MAY 1.. IS THE DAY TO GO TAKE TO DR. BURROWES...TO SEE WHAT HE WILL SAY, NOW THAT I KNOW HOW TO GET ON HERE I WILL BE TELLING U MORE ABOUT MY LIFE..PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PICS.. I HAVE COME A LONG WAY BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND WITH ALL MY WONDERFUL FREINDS.. CATCH U LATER
GOD BLESS U ALL...
LOVEDOVE... DOVIE


APRIL 26'08
I AM SO HAPPY I WEIGHT YESTERDAY AND I AM NOW BACK IN THE 70'S, I WEIGHT 278... THANK U JESUS, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT U HAVE TO REMEMBER I STARTED AT 441, I AM EATING PLAN CHERRI-O WHEN I GET THE MUCHIES, THEY R GOOD FOR UR HEART TOO,
I WANT U ALL TO RECALL WHEN I FIRST STARTED WRITING I SAID I HAD AN AUNT THAT WAS SO OVER WEIGHT THAT SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO HAVE THIS SURGERY, I COULDN'T STAND TO WATCH HER STRUGGLE TO GET OFF THE BED TO TEE TEE... IT BROKE MY HEART, WELL SHE HAS DIED AND STILL WEIGHTING WELL IN THE 400 MARK.. I AM SO SORRY, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE TO DO FOR OUR SELF.. THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ALL OF US IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF OUR SELF.. I BELIEVE SO MANY GO TILL THEY R NEARLY DEAD AND THEN SOMETIMES IT IS TO LATE, AND THEY STILL DIE.. THANK GOD I DIDN'T... SO I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL MY WLS FRIENDS TO KEEP ME IN UR PRAYERS, AS I ABOUT TO HAVE MY TUMMY TUCK (PANNICULECTOMY).. IT IS MORE SERIOUS THAN ANY THING I HAVE EVER HAD DONE...MY WONDER"NEW" HUSBAND SAID HE WILL TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF ME, AND I KNOW HE WILL, HE IS A C.N.A....
LOVE U ALL
LOVEDOVE DOVIE










DATEWEIGHTBMILOSS
3/12/0344163-
6/10-034236018
7/16/034035820
7/30/03397576
8/12/0338355 14
8/18/03381552
9/3/03371 5310
9/10/03368523
9/16/03 3575111
9/22/033434914
10/21/03339484
11/10/0333147.58
11/19/0332445.57
01/08/0430944.316
03/15/042934216
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total pounds lost148


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    Surgeon Info:
    Surgeon: Celio O. Burrowes M.D.
    I HAVE NOT YET BEEN TO SEE DR.. BURROWES.. MY APPOINTMENT IS MARCH 12, I AM NERVIOUS..
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