Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Estela.......what AWESOME news. I agree with you that you are not " materialistic " ......having raised two kids on your own since 1983 you would have had no choice but to be simple. My kudos to you on finding love, getting $$ to ease some of life's burdens......enjoy every minute of it. And you are right.....I think that there are so many of us that never would have taken these steps if we were still trapped in our formerly obese selves.......... P. Update on me > Hello from the Rio Grande Valley! > > Thought I'd update for those interested. My 2 yr anniversary will be > on April 9th - I already went for my 2 yr follow-up last week. I am > in exceptional health, other than low in B1 ... my own fault, I feel > so good that I just forget to take my vitamins. I know, I know, I > can't play around with this, so I'm trying to regroup and get back to > basics. My lowest weight was 170 in September, I am now up to 182 :- > ( Too many bad habits creeping back, mostly the snacking, which I am > trying to get rid of. I continue with my setp aerobics and weight > training, so I try not to let the #s play a game on my head. > > Next good news...I've been divorced since 1983 and all that time I > fought the legal system and my ex-husband for pennies for child > support. Well, my efforts have paid off. My father-in-law passed > away in Oct. and during those days my ex talked to my kids and > informed them that he is now classified a 100% disabled vet. No > sooner had he told them that and I was on the phone with the Attorney > General's office and I visited our local vet center. We should start > receiving $350/month back child support on a total arrearage of, get > this, ... $84,000. !! The paperwork was sent to the VA at the > beginning of Jan, so it should be any day now that we should start > getting our just reward (hopefully, help me pray) > > Also on that note, he never listed our children as dependents so > we're waiting on approval from VA to recognize them as his (of course > they're his, we were married for Christ's sake!). As soon as all > this is final, my children will qualify for education benefits and > health insurance. We were told that will receive $670 a month > for attending school full-time and Gilbert will receive partial if he > starts part-time since he works full-time. We are so elated over > these news, now we just have to see the money start coming in. I > have NEVER been a materialistic person, I get by on very little, I'm > quite a simple woman, but at this point in our lives, the extra money > will surely come in handy. I'm just about to move into our new home, > maybe within a month or so...keeping my fingers crossed. > > On a personal note, I met a man from San and we are both very > happy with each other. We met online through match.com, he is 51 yrs > old, has never been married, works in the office of an all-boys > catholic school, is their computer person, handles attendance, > progress reports, report cards, and is extremely dedicated to his job > and the students. We have much in common since I'm the secretary at > my elementary campus. We got to " know " each other for 5 wks before > we met during Valentine's weekend. We met half-way, in Corpus > Christi (which is when I met Donna Milner), then he paid for my > flight the following weekend to San so we could attend a > dance sponsored by his school's PTA. By the way, he had asked me to > attend the dance during the 2nd week that we were talking. So far so > good, we complement each other very well in all aspects, life, > intelligence, goals. I can't begin to explain how happy I am. > > I sincerely feel that most of these changes have come about as a > result of my WLS. I am a more out-spoken, out-going person now. The > weight loss has given me the self-esteem I never knew I had. I > always yearned to be the person I am now, and I never get tired of > thanking Almighty God for giving my surgeon the knowledge to perform > this surgery, and for giving me the courage to do this. > > I love you all and keep you all in my prayers daily, for you all are > part of my extended family. > > ((HUGS)) > Estela > > P.S. Please keep my children in your prayers, that they may get what > is legally owed to them by their father. It is long overdue. > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Estela.......what AWESOME news. I agree with you that you are not " materialistic " ......having raised two kids on your own since 1983 you would have had no choice but to be simple. My kudos to you on finding love, getting $$ to ease some of life's burdens......enjoy every minute of it. And you are right.....I think that there are so many of us that never would have taken these steps if we were still trapped in our formerly obese selves.......... P. Update on me > Hello from the Rio Grande Valley! > > Thought I'd update for those interested. My 2 yr anniversary will be > on April 9th - I already went for my 2 yr follow-up last week. I am > in exceptional health, other than low in B1 ... my own fault, I feel > so good that I just forget to take my vitamins. I know, I know, I > can't play around with this, so I'm trying to regroup and get back to > basics. My lowest weight was 170 in September, I am now up to 182 :- > ( Too many bad habits creeping back, mostly the snacking, which I am > trying to get rid of. I continue with my setp aerobics and weight > training, so I try not to let the #s play a game on my head. > > Next good news...I've been divorced since 1983 and all that time I > fought the legal system and my ex-husband for pennies for child > support. Well, my efforts have paid off. My father-in-law passed > away in Oct. and during those days my ex talked to my kids and > informed them that he is now classified a 100% disabled vet. No > sooner had he told them that and I was on the phone with the Attorney > General's office and I visited our local vet center. We should start > receiving $350/month back child support on a total arrearage of, get > this, ... $84,000. !! The paperwork was sent to the VA at the > beginning of Jan, so it should be any day now that we should start > getting our just reward (hopefully, help me pray) > > Also on that note, he never listed our children as dependents so > we're waiting on approval from VA to recognize them as his (of course > they're his, we were married for Christ's sake!). As soon as all > this is final, my children will qualify for education benefits and > health insurance. We were told that will receive $670 a month > for attending school full-time and Gilbert will receive partial if he > starts part-time since he works full-time. We are so elated over > these news, now we just have to see the money start coming in. I > have NEVER been a materialistic person, I get by on very little, I'm > quite a simple woman, but at this point in our lives, the extra money > will surely come in handy. I'm just about to move into our new home, > maybe within a month or so...keeping my fingers crossed. > > On a personal note, I met a man from San and we are both very > happy with each other. We met online through match.com, he is 51 yrs > old, has never been married, works in the office of an all-boys > catholic school, is their computer person, handles attendance, > progress reports, report cards, and is extremely dedicated to his job > and the students. We have much in common since I'm the secretary at > my elementary campus. We got to " know " each other for 5 wks before > we met during Valentine's weekend. We met half-way, in Corpus > Christi (which is when I met Donna Milner), then he paid for my > flight the following weekend to San so we could attend a > dance sponsored by his school's PTA. By the way, he had asked me to > attend the dance during the 2nd week that we were talking. So far so > good, we complement each other very well in all aspects, life, > intelligence, goals. I can't begin to explain how happy I am. > > I sincerely feel that most of these changes have come about as a > result of my WLS. I am a more out-spoken, out-going person now. The > weight loss has given me the self-esteem I never knew I had. I > always yearned to be the person I am now, and I never get tired of > thanking Almighty God for giving my surgeon the knowledge to perform > this surgery, and for giving me the courage to do this. > > I love you all and keep you all in my prayers daily, for you all are > part of my extended family. > > ((HUGS)) > Estela > > P.S. Please keep my children in your prayers, that they may get what > is legally owed to them by their father. It is long overdue. > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Well, POLLEN POLLEN GO AWAY ....DON'T COME BACK ANOTHER DAY ! ! ! I was up all night.I just could not breath.I hate when that happens b/c I get all panicy and that makes it worse. I had my 02 turned all the way up but no enchalada.... HMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... I go to the doc tomarrow.....talk about getting IV's AND GOING INHOUSE FOR A COUPLE DAYS and about TX. What should I tell him to get his butt in gear? What will UAB need from him to start the Eval process? My FEV1 is 27%.... I also started taking a sleeping pill at night...very mild..Sonata. I am exhausted at night but when I hurt or can't breathe lordie its hard to sleep. Also, I have been working like crazy on the newsletter stuff, the support group, and the retreat this summer....Thankfully, someone is helping me with the newsletter now. Thanks Shaun, and am trying to get some of the RT's to help with the support group and recruiting for it. They all want to help. We have a speaker on Tuesday the 22nd on exercise for lung disease patients. Also we'll do pizza and whatnot....basketball will be our activity. I hate being so tired all the time....I wish I didn't HAVE to take a 4-5 hour Nap a day. Anyways...just wanted to update yall...=) If I go in tomarrow, I will let someone know. Becki YOUR FAVORITE LilGooberGirl YOUNGLUNG EMAIL SUPPORT LIST www.topica.com/lists/younglung Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease Society http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InterstitialLung_Kids/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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