one year on 8/12/04

This has been the best year of my life. I am down to a size 6 and I would have never been able to do that on my own. This last weekend I took my boys to the park and climbed a huge tree with them. Never would I have done that before, but now I can and I can encourage my boys to try everything, even if it scares them. I have hit some speed bumps along the way this year but it has been such an amazing journey. I encourage everyone who considers this surgery but I also remind them that this is not an easy out. You have to work it and continue to work it. Eating has been a problem for me since day one. I am learning and will continue to love and enjoy the new life that gastric gave me. This is a blessing that I did not deserve but that by the grace of God I was given. Thank you