angelicrealtor
Well, I'm about to start my journey within the next few months. After much prayer, consideration and consultation with my Bariatric Surgeon I've decided to have the Gastric Bypass Surgery. Initially, I was going for the Lap Band but I realized that I was only doing it because I read it could be reversed, if necessary. Of course, that's NOT the right frame of mind to have in these type scenarios. I'm doing this for me now and that's what counts. Unfortunately, I was recently diagnosed with Type II Diebetes, Asthma and Sleep Apnea. I hated that I waited so long. However, I didn't have the insurance and definitely could never have afforded teh $30K cost to have this type of surgery. God work's in mysterious ways and I'm thankful. I just got my new CPAP machine to help with the Sleep Apnea. My Internist says we're going to try and control my Diebetes with diet so I'm not on meds at this time. Thank the Lord! I have difficulties, due to my obesity, of going up and down the stairs so recently I started using a walking cane on the stairs only. My first photo that I posted today was taken approximately 10 years ago because I hate pictures and will NOT allow any taken of me in recent years. I get tired of people saying, "Oh, you're so beautiful and you don't look like you weigh over 300 llbs" because I now the truth. I was severely depressed last month while going through several tests when I discovered I now weight 345 llbs. Wow! I guess I've eaten myself into oblivian since I never smoked, drank or did drugs.
After I got married almost 4 years ago for the first time at age 49 (never had children) I thought everything would be great. I had a small intimate wedding on the beach in Hawaii (Island of Oahu). Within a few months the real estate world crashed. I've been a licensed Realtor for 15 years now specializing as a Preforeclosure/Bankruptcy/Fraud Specialist during my entire career. Saving families from foreclosure is my passioin and predestined purpose in life. I was not expecting to lose my almost 6 digit income which was the first traumatic experience I had in early 2007. When my now estranged husband, who was a professional singer/songwriter relocated and joined me here in the Atlanta, Georgia area a few months after we got married we had our second traumatic experience. Within a few months of his arrival we discovered that he was in kidney failure (Stage 4 of Stage 5) at that time and now he is in the final stage of Kidney failure. I took care of him the first 3 years of our marriage but his illness took a toll on him and he became extremely depressed. Sadly, he came from a very disfunctional family and little did I know the surprise of a lifetime that I was in for with them. They sent for him on a "supposed" visit last April, 2010 to see them in California where he is still residing today. He never returned. With the help of the Lord I got him through 18 months of rigorous testings and finally got him approved to have Kidney Transplant surgery costing $150K (which would be paid in full) once we found a donor. Sadly, todate no one in his family has volunteered to get tested to help save his life. I didn't realize that I totally neglected myself healthwise and weightwise (I was already obese) as a result of all of this trauma.
However, now I'm on my way back so watch out!!! I plan on looking and feeling good. I'm doing it for me but I know my husband is going to regret being away once I get through this scenario because he always wanted me to be healthy and to lose weight. I promised him I would do so when we got married but never dreamed that we'd face all of this life changing scenarios which threw me off course. I know that regardless of what the final conclusion will be in my marriage and we may not make it I've done the best that I can do and now I'm going to take care of me! I have forgiven my husband, per his request, for essentially abandoning me and I've even had to turn around and help him for the past 6 months because he's barely surviving out in California. I have given it ALL to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and believe in my heart that he will work it all out for my good.....everything!!! I'll be reading the various stories on here. However, if anyone reads mine and have suggestions or words of encouragement/motiviation while I'm on this weightloss journey, please don't hesitate to email me. I'm an honest Professional Christian woman of integrity so please no games. We can always agree to disagree respectfully. I just want to be on here around people who know how I feel and have gone through weightloss surgery successfully and/or are going through it simultaneously as I am. I want to know the truth about it all...the good, bad and the ugly :-) Thank you and God bless you!
P.S. By the way I am a freelance writer and I'm currently writing my first book on how to stop foreclosures. If anyone is in distressed with their property on here and would like to receive Preforeclosure Counseling, I will be happy to give you my contact number and we can discuss that process. I've kept distressed families in their homes (MORTGAGE FREE) for up to a record high of 3 years now. My attitude is that the lender can wait on their funds and but for the fact that they put consumers in this delimna you wouldn't be in mortgage distress. Have a wonderful and prosperous day!
Your Real Estate Guardian Angel,
"Dana"
