Dakota Mom 18 years, 10 months ago

Best wishes on your surgery! May God be with you, your family, and your surgical team! I pray you have a quick recovery! :) Gail

Ailin M. 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette ~ Here's wishing you and your family every blessing, peace and comfort, during your surgery and beyond! As a patient of Dr. De La Cruz's, I understand how you feel and can honestly tell you that you are in extremely capable hands. Every surgery is different, but be confident that you are in very good company! (Don't mind the music in the O.R. while they do the final preps, it's a quirk. Just smile and roll with it!) My second birthday is coming up (July 28th). It's been 101 pounds and three light years later. I'm where you will be in a blink of an eye. Congratulations and welcome to a new life! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Ailin M. 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette ~ Here's wishing you and your family every blessing, peace and comfort, during your surgery and beyond! As a patient of Dr. De La Cruz's, I understand how you feel and can honestly tell you that you are in extremely capable hands. Every surgery is different, but be confident that you are in very good company! (Don't mind the music in the O.R. while they do the final preps, it's a quirk. Just smile and roll with it!) My second birthday is coming up (July 28th). It's been 101 pounds and three light years later. I'm where you will be in a blink of an eye. Congratulations and welcome to a new life! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

piperkc 18 years, 10 months ago

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"Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a safe journey to the other side and a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

Wildcat Lady 18 years, 10 months ago

Congrats on your upcoming surgery! I wish you a speedy recovery and much success.

Carebearette 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette; My thoughts and prayers will be with you as you complete this phase of your journey to a healthier and happier life. I will be joining you on the 26th.

rowaneagle 18 years, 10 months ago

I just wanted to pop in and say GOOD LUCK! We have the same surgery date too, so it's gotta be a good day, right? I hope it ends up being everything you expected and more. Your new life is about to start!!

future former fat chick 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette, Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! Mine is on 5/24, God willing. Anyway, I will be praying for you, and I know you will come through with flying colors. We'll both be dropping pounds in no time! So here’s to us… may we both have successful surgeries, improved health, energy galore, many “wow moments”, and fabulous before-and-after pics! God bless! Hugs, Tracy

Ken33026 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette... Here's wishing you a safe journey. Looks like you and I will both be seeing Dr. Del la Cruz that week! I am scheduled for 5/23 in Hialeah Hospital. See you on the losing side at the next support meeting. Regards, Ken

Ken33026 18 years, 10 months ago

Annette... Here's wishing you a safe journey. Looks like you and I will both be seeing Dr. Del la Cruz that week! I am scheduled for 5/23 in Hialeah Hospital. See you on the losing side at the next support meeting. Regards, Ken
About Me
MIAMI GARDENS, FL
Location
41.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/25/2005
Surgery Date
Apr 28, 2005
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