Guest guest Posted July 17, 2000 Report Share Posted July 17, 2000 --- > Thanks for responding. I really appreciate it. My moms name is > Marge Pastoria. Can you ease her mind at all? It will not affect my decision, > I just wish I could help her, I know how I would feel if I thought my son > was doing something dangerous. Thanksssssssss :0) Margie Sc JULY 2 Dear Margie, when I read about your Mother Marge it reminded me of mine whose name is Marge also. She is a complete worry- wart and because of how upset she gets I almost decided not to tell her about my surgery. Dr. Rutledge expects us to be upfront with our family members, so I did tell her. She is 80 years old and she realizes that she is in better health than I am at 53 because of my weight. She knows I need to do something and although she will worry very much, she supports me in this and trusts me to make an informed decision. Margie, as you said if your son did something dangerous you would worry. That made me reflect on what I went through a couple of weeks ago. One of my sons climbed Mt Denali in Alaska over 20,000 feet high in sub zero weather and he was gone for 18 days, I worried! I also know that he was very prepared and is extremely careful. I thought that he was so courageous when he told me of helping others on the mountain who were in trouble and how he met an astronaut at 17,000 ft. with an expedition from Nova filming for a PBS Special. The astronaut did not make it to the summit but my son did. He only made it because it was something that he had wanted to do for years and he was determined to reach his goal. He said that besides the day he got married it was the happiest day of his life. I will use his determination to reach his goal as my role model. I will not give up I am determined to loose this weight and get my health back. It will be a struggle I know but it will be worth it. Marge Pastoria have faith in your daughter's decision, I know that mothers can't help but worry but be as supportive you can because Margie really needs it right now. Marjory Insurance approved waiting for a date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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