Michelle Cope
I do not want this surgery so that I can be skinny. I want it so I can be healthy. I know that I have to do my part with diet and exercise. I know that the weight isn't going to magically disappear. I have to fight for it. I want to be healthy again, so I know that I will be around for my husband and my sons. 7 years ago, I had to give up firefighting because I was too out of shape. I didn't want to risk the lives of my fellow firefighters should something happen to me and they needed to get me out of somewhere. I miss it. I want to be a firefighter again. I want to be the type of mother that can do things with her kids at school, and not be embarassed for my kids. They tell me all the time that I am not fat. But I have heard their friends' comments. And I want to be around for a long time, to spend time with my husband. It's not fair to him that I got like this, and I need to change.
