Dear Karin,
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. My surgery went great, I don't have the internet at home, so can you believe I'm sitting in the library right now typing this. All I have to say is feel selfish, get your health back through the surgery, and let God bless you through the surgery. The diabetes will be gone, and you will be able to live the life that God's wants you to. It's only been three days, but I feel great, and this is one of the first unselfish thing I have ever done. I've always been there for everyone, and now I've done something (with God's help) for me.
Thank you again for your kind words,
Ivi