Re: So, THIS is why I had surgery

[Guest guest]

Hepsi, thanks for remembering us pre-ops, you're right. We do need to see

things like that. What a beautiful affirmation of live you shared with us.

My eyes filled up, and I thought, next year this could be me!! Keep living

your wonderful new life to the fullest. W

[Guest guest]

Gee Whiz Hepsi, don't you know it's not nice to make a grown man

cry????

> Hi all, I posted this to the post-op list, but thought some

pre-ops

might

> need some encouragement.

>

>

>

> I've been out sailing everyday this past week with my students on a

> Chesapeake Bay skipjack (there's still one more awesome day left!)

My

> students have been learning about estuarine ecosystems and getting

some

> teambuilding in at the same time. We've had great weather (not a

lot of

> wind though on most days - but Thursday was 15 knots and fast!) and

the kids

> have been loving it. The one who has enjoyed it the most, though,

has been

> me. I wrote the grant for this project three days after I got home

from the

> pulmonary emblolism hospitalization and thought as I was writing it

that I

> was nuts.

>

> But I wasn't...

>

> I've been great...no worries about anything...eating, drinking,

having to go

> potty...nothing has been a problem. I just brought my own cooler

and such

> good food that the rest of the crew started scamming my leftovers.

And, I

> been able to do everything on the boat...hoist sails, set the

trawls, pull

> in full nets, clean the boat up after the day and grin like an

idiot

the

> whole time. The captain finally asked me as we were covering the

sails on

> Thursday and I was still grinning like a fool, " what??!! what is

making you

> smile so much? " I could only shake my head and say, " If you only

knew what

> I'd gone through to get here... " And I laughed and JUMPED off the

main

> cabin back to the deck and bounced onto the dock. Wow...without

even

> thinking about it.

>

> And then I cried on the way home, windburnt, sun burnt, happy and

every

> muscle aching in my body just from the sheer pleasure of the day.

I

caught

> myself wondering, I'm down 65 pounds and this is how good I feel.

What will

> life be like when I've lost another 100? I can't imagine feeling

better or

> looking better than I do now, but I know I will. I anticipate

every

day

> with such eagerness that I hardly recognize myself. Many wonderful

things

> are yet to come, but this one precious thing is true...

>

> ...I've finally come home to the sea.

>

>

>

> -- Hepsi Zsoldos

>

>

> " One road leads to London, One road runs to Wales,

> My road leads me seaward, To the white dipping sails. "

> Masefield

[Guest guest]

Hepsi,

I am so glad to hear you are feeling great. When I read this post I

almost cryed for you. Here's to a new life!

Rhonda M

> Hi all, I posted this to the post-op list, but thought some

pre-ops

might

> need some encouragement.

>

>

>

> I've been out sailing everyday this past week with my students on a

> Chesapeake Bay skipjack (there's still one more awesome day left!)

My

> students have been learning about estuarine ecosystems and getting

some

> teambuilding in at the same time. We've had great weather (not a

lot of

> wind though on most days - but Thursday was 15 knots and fast!) and

the kids

> have been loving it. The one who has enjoyed it the most, though,

has been

> me. I wrote the grant for this project three days after I got home

from the

> pulmonary emblolism hospitalization and thought as I was writing it

that I

> was nuts.

>

> But I wasn't...

>

> I've been great...no worries about anything...eating, drinking,

having to go

> potty...nothing has been a problem. I just brought my own cooler

and such

> good food that the rest of the crew started scamming my leftovers.

And, I

> been able to do everything on the boat...hoist sails, set the

trawls, pull

> in full nets, clean the boat up after the day and grin like an

idiot

the

> whole time. The captain finally asked me as we were covering the

sails on

> Thursday and I was still grinning like a fool, " what??!! what is

making you

> smile so much? " I could only shake my head and say, " If you only

knew what

> I'd gone through to get here... " And I laughed and JUMPED off the

main

> cabin back to the deck and bounced onto the dock. Wow...without

even

> thinking about it.

>

> And then I cried on the way home, windburnt, sun burnt, happy and

every

> muscle aching in my body just from the sheer pleasure of the day.

I

caught

> myself wondering, I'm down 65 pounds and this is how good I feel.

What will

> life be like when I've lost another 100? I can't imagine feeling

better or

> looking better than I do now, but I know I will. I anticipate

every

day

> with such eagerness that I hardly recognize myself. Many wonderful

things

> are yet to come, but this one precious thing is true...

>

> ...I've finally come home to the sea.

>

>

>

> -- Hepsi Zsoldos

>

>

> " One road leads to London, One road runs to Wales,

> My road leads me seaward, To the white dipping sails. "

> Masefield

[Guest guest]

Hepsi, your post was heaven-sent to me! I am having DS Wednesday

morning and am starting to get nervous this afternoon. It is my

dream to go sailing out from Key West someday postop, so your post

was just what I needed to hear right now. Thanks so much for taking

the time to share this with us!

Brown, SC

Lap DS 10/11/00

Dr , Marietta, GA

> Hi all, I posted this to the post-op list, but thought some pre-

ops might

> need some encouragement.

[Guest guest]

Oh Hepsi,

I am so happy for you! You have described doing the things I miss

the most. I just want to be there with you. Congratulations and the

next time you're out think of me. Someday soon I'll be there too.

seadreamer13...my spirit rides the waves and my soul flies with gulls

> Hi all, I posted this to the post-op list, but thought some pre-

ops might

> need some encouragement.

>

>

>

> I've been out sailing everyday this past week with my students on a

> Chesapeake Bay skipjack (there's still one more awesome day left!)

My

> students have been learning about estuarine ecosystems and getting

some

> teambuilding in at the same time. We've had great weather (not a

lot of

> wind though on most days - but Thursday was 15 knots and fast!) and

the kids

> have been loving it. The one who has enjoyed it the most, though,

has been

> me. I wrote the grant for this project three days after I got home

from the

> pulmonary emblolism hospitalization and thought as I was writing it

that I

> was nuts.

>

> But I wasn't...

>

> I've been great...no worries about anything...eating, drinking,

having to go

> potty...nothing has been a problem. I just brought my own cooler

and such

> good food that the rest of the crew started scamming my leftovers.

And, I

> been able to do everything on the boat...hoist sails, set the

trawls, pull

> in full nets, clean the boat up after the day and grin like an

idiot the

> whole time. The captain finally asked me as we were covering the

sails on

> Thursday and I was still grinning like a fool, " what??!! what is

making you

> smile so much? " I could only shake my head and say, " If you only

knew what

> I'd gone through to get here... " And I laughed and JUMPED off the

main

> cabin back to the deck and bounced onto the dock. Wow...without

even

> thinking about it.

>

> And then I cried on the way home, windburnt, sun burnt, happy and

every

> muscle aching in my body just from the sheer pleasure of the day.

I caught

> myself wondering, I'm down 65 pounds and this is how good I feel.

What will

> life be like when I've lost another 100? I can't imagine feeling

better or

> looking better than I do now, but I know I will. I anticipate

every day

> with such eagerness that I hardly recognize myself. Many wonderful

things

> are yet to come, but this one precious thing is true...

>

> ...I've finally come home to the sea.

>

>

>

> -- Hepsi Zsoldos

>

>

> " One road leads to London, One road runs to Wales,

> My road leads me seaward, To the white dipping sails. "

> Masefield

[Guest guest]

That was such a neat post. Thanks for sharing that with us. I also

look forward to being more active and enjoying life to its fullest

instead of being in these CHAINS!

Blessings!

Robin F