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MY HEALTH IS AFFECTED BY MY WEIGHT. I WENT TO DR. CARLOS FERRARI YESTERDAY AND AM STARTING THE PROCESS TO GET INS. APPROVAL (E.I. ALL THE APPROPRIATE TESTS). I went to the doctor on 8/18/04, and am very excited to say that by Friday 8/26/04 all my tests will be done. It's been stressful, seeing a doctor or being in a hospital every day this week but it's worth it. I am SO ready to have this done. Dr. Ferrari told me to loose 10 lbs. by surgery and as of this morning, I have lost 6 lbs. Something in my head has changed, it could be all the bad lab reports re: my health status or the determination to get healthy again, I don't know which but something has changed. I am excited to get this done. There is anxiety but I look at it this way....either I die slowly, or I take the chance to get healthy and I live. Not only do I live, I get to have a brand new life!!! How great is that? I will update as all the info goes to the insurance company. Once they receive it all, they will take 15 days to approve/decline the surgery. So far, the insurance company has been really great (Benefit Planners, PPO) and hopefully they won't fight this.

THIS LIFE MATTERED

Ready or not someday, it comes to an end.
There are no more sunrises, no more minutes, hours or days.
All the things collected, treasured or forgotten, pass to someone else.
Wealth, fame and temporal power shrivel to irrelevance.
It matters not what was owned or owed.
Grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies finally disappear.
Hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists expire.
Wins and losses that once seemed so important, fade away.
It no longer matters where you came from or on what side of the tracks you lived on.
No matter whether you were beautiful, slim or brilliant.
Gender and skin color are irrelevant.

So what matters?
How is the value of our days measured?

What matters is not what we bought, but what we built; not what we got but what we gave.
What matters is not our success but our significance.
What matters is not what we learned but what we taught.
What matters is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate our example.
What matters is not our competence but our character.
What matters is not how many people we knew but how many people will feel a lasting loss when we are gone.
What matters is not our memories but the memories that live on in those who loved us.
What matters is how long we will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstances but a matter of choice.

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Something else that I wanted to share with anyone reading this...

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.