Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi Cathy- sorry to read about your dad, my mom had diabetes also and heart disease and high blood pressure ended up in congestive heart failure and her kidneys shut down and died on dialysis................and she also was in my mind in regards to health issues, my mom was never obese like me always wanting to lose ten pounds but wasnt overweight,,,,,,,,and i thought one day if she had all that and wasnt overweight, what is going to happen to me.............it was scarey.................I think they do see us and look over us, but its not the same as hugging them or having a talk with them, i do talk to my mom at night before i drift off to sleep but its not the same thing............... thanks for sharing ColleenCathy wrote: ,It may not *seem* WLS-related, but since losing your brother was a driving force in your making it to your surgery, I think it's entirely related - and I understand about missing him.Like Colleen, I've been thinking a lot about a parent I lost too early -my father, in my case, who died at 63 in 1991. In his case, it may not have been directly weight-related but there are still a lot of tie-ins: he was diabetic, but not diagnosed as such till his early 50's, and his blood sugars averaged about 160 (which his doctors thought was acceptable back then). He battled a weight problem for years, although I don't think his BMI ever went much above 40. He had heart disease, with his first heart attack at age 44. And although he was never diagnosed, I *know* he had sleep apnea - he snored for years, and had lots of interruptions to his breathing.But you know, I feel as if he's still looking out for me in a way even all these years after his death, because it's largely due to him that I've tried to keep on top of my health problems. Because of his diabetes, I had myself checked regularly from the time I was 35 - and so my diabetes was caught when I was only 42, and my blood sugars average much lower than Dad's ever did. Because I know he had heart disease, I'm much more aware of the risks women face in this area, and I don't mess around if I think I might be having a problem.I know you miss your brother, , but I'm sure he would be just as proud of you for what you've accomplished as we all are. And I also think that he would be happy to know that you've made such positive changes in your life because of his examples.Cathy Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi Cathy- sorry to read about your dad, my mom had diabetes also and heart disease and high blood pressure ended up in congestive heart failure and her kidneys shut down and died on dialysis................and she also was in my mind in regards to health issues, my mom was never obese like me always wanting to lose ten pounds but wasnt overweight,,,,,,,,and i thought one day if she had all that and wasnt overweight, what is going to happen to me.............it was scarey.................I think they do see us and look over us, but its not the same as hugging them or having a talk with them, i do talk to my mom at night before i drift off to sleep but its not the same thing............... thanks for sharing ColleenCathy wrote: ,It may not *seem* WLS-related, but since losing your brother was a driving force in your making it to your surgery, I think it's entirely related - and I understand about missing him.Like Colleen, I've been thinking a lot about a parent I lost too early -my father, in my case, who died at 63 in 1991. In his case, it may not have been directly weight-related but there are still a lot of tie-ins: he was diabetic, but not diagnosed as such till his early 50's, and his blood sugars averaged about 160 (which his doctors thought was acceptable back then). He battled a weight problem for years, although I don't think his BMI ever went much above 40. He had heart disease, with his first heart attack at age 44. And although he was never diagnosed, I *know* he had sleep apnea - he snored for years, and had lots of interruptions to his breathing.But you know, I feel as if he's still looking out for me in a way even all these years after his death, because it's largely due to him that I've tried to keep on top of my health problems. Because of his diabetes, I had myself checked regularly from the time I was 35 - and so my diabetes was caught when I was only 42, and my blood sugars average much lower than Dad's ever did. Because I know he had heart disease, I'm much more aware of the risks women face in this area, and I don't mess around if I think I might be having a problem.I know you miss your brother, , but I'm sure he would be just as proud of you for what you've accomplished as we all are. And I also think that he would be happy to know that you've made such positive changes in your life because of his examples.Cathy Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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