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Sue,

What a beautiful post! Surely the world and this group are the better

for knowing you!

Happy 5 years!

Joanie

Lap RNY 08/13/02

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5 years ago...

> To my friends and online family,

> to the people who have made such a difference to me (you know who you

are!)

>

> Five years ago...I was dying. My poor, tired body was giving out on me.

I couldn't breath, I couldn't walk and when I did my knees crunched with

every step. I could barely stand upright without excruciating pain, I had

sleep apnea, I was prediabetic, my blood pressure was going crazy,

>

> Five years ago...I had no hope. There was nothing for me.

> Five years ago...food was my only comfort, my only friend. I ate myself

into a stupor, into an unfeeling, oblivious coma. I tried to eat away the

pain.

> Five years ago...I gave up.

>

> But then...

> Five years ago today...I was given yet another chance. Not a second

chance or a third chance. I had many of them. This was my last chance. My

last, best chance. A chance to live. A chance to maybe, just maybe...be

successful...to get control over my body, over my appetite, over this

uncontrollable urge to eat myself to death.

> Five years ago today...I was given hope.

> Five years ago today...I had my WLS

> Five years ago today...I started a new chapter of my life. A part of my

life that I've been fortunate enough to travel with many of you.

>

> In the past five years I've changed. Physically, mentally and

spiritually. Some changes have come easy. Some have been incredibly hard.

Some lessons I'm still learning, some I have yet to learn.

>

> People have come into my life, and others have moved on. So many have

made such a difference to me...I hope that in some way I have been able to

make a difference to them.

>

> With special thanks, love and gratitude to Dr Fisher, for taking me on as

a patient...warts and all!!

>

>

> Sue

> Open RNY 10/26/98

> >From 500 lbs to 155

> Dr Barry L Fisher

>

> Pease visit my site:

> http://www.lvcm.com/njtomato/

>

> I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet

> when our wings have trouble remembering how to

fly.

>

>

>

>

>

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Congratulations, Sue! Thank you for staying around the boards to

share your successes and struggles with those coming up behind you.

May you be blessed with smooth sailing for the next five years and

much more.

God bless you!

Carol G.

goal

> To my friends and online family,

> to the people who have made such a difference to me (you know who

you are!)

>

> Five years ago...I was dying. My poor, tired body was giving out

on me. I couldn't breath, I couldn't walk and when I did my knees

crunched with every step. I could barely stand upright without

excruciating pain, I had sleep apnea, I was prediabetic, my blood

pressure was going crazy,

>

> Five years ago...I had no hope. There was nothing for me.

> Five years ago...food was my only comfort, my only friend. I ate

myself into a stupor, into an unfeeling, oblivious coma. I tried to

eat away the pain.

> Five years ago...I gave up.

>

> But then...

> Five years ago today...I was given yet another chance. Not a

second chance or a third chance. I had many of them. This was my

last chance. My last, best chance. A chance to live. A chance to

maybe, just maybe...be successful...to get control over my body,

over my appetite, over this uncontrollable urge to eat myself to

death.

> Five years ago today...I was given hope.

> Five years ago today...I had my WLS

> Five years ago today...I started a new chapter of my life. A part

of my life that I've been fortunate enough to travel with many of

you.

>

> In the past five years I've changed. Physically, mentally and

spiritually. Some changes have come easy. Some have been

incredibly hard. Some lessons I'm still learning, some I have yet

to learn.

>

> People have come into my life, and others have moved on. So many

have made such a difference to me...I hope that in some way I have

been able to make a difference to them.

>

> With special thanks, love and gratitude to Dr Fisher, for taking

me on as a patient...warts and all!!

>

>

> Sue

> Open RNY 10/26/98

> From 500 lbs to 155

> Dr Barry L Fisher

>

> Pease visit my site:

> http://www.lvcm.com/njtomato/

>

> I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet

> when our wings have trouble remembering

how to fly.

>

>

>

>

>

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Sue, you are an inspiration for those of us following in your

footsteps. Happy 5th, and very, very well said.

Cindy in Va

lap RNY 2/8/02-

-- In Graduate-OSSG , " Sue Barr " <suebarr@c...> wrote:

> To my friends and online family,

> to the people who have made such a difference to me (you know who

you are!)

>

> Five years ago...I was dying. My poor, tired body was giving out

on me. I couldn't breath, I couldn't walk and when I did my knees

crunched with every step. I could barely stand upright without

excruciating pain, I had sleep apnea, I was prediabetic, my blood

pressure was going crazy,

>

> Five years ago...I had no hope. There was nothing for me.

> Five years ago...food was my only comfort, my only friend. I ate

myself into a stupor, into an unfeeling, oblivious coma. I tried to

eat away the pain.

> Five years ago...I gave up.

>

> But then...

> Five years ago today...I was given yet another chance. Not a

second chance or a third chance. I had many of them. This was my

last chance. My last, best chance. A chance to live. A chance to

maybe, just maybe...be successful...to get control over my body, over

my appetite, over this uncontrollable urge to eat myself to death.

> Five years ago today...I was given hope.

> Five years ago today...I had my WLS

> Five years ago today...I started a new chapter of my life. A part

of my life that I've been fortunate enough to travel with many of

you.

>

> In the past five years I've changed. Physically, mentally and

spiritually. Some changes have come easy. Some have been incredibly

hard. Some lessons I'm still learning, some I have yet to learn.

>

> People have come into my life, and others have moved on. So many

have made such a difference to me...I hope that in some way I have

been able to make a difference to them.

>

> With special thanks, love and gratitude to Dr Fisher, for taking me

on as a patient...warts and all!!

>

>

> Sue

> Open RNY 10/26/98

> From 500 lbs to 155

> Dr Barry L Fisher

>

> Pease visit my site:

> http://www.lvcm.com/njtomato/

>

> I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet

> when our wings have trouble remembering how

to fly.

>

>

>

>

>

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You are such an inspiration, you have no idea how grateful we all are for your

example.

The point of this whole journey is to learn from those who went before and be

there

for those who come after. You've done that and so much more!!

M

Amarillo, TX

> To my friends and online family,

> to the people who have made such a difference to me (you know who you are!)

>

> Five years ago...I was dying. My poor, tired body was giving out on me. I

couldn't

breath, I couldn't walk and when I did my knees crunched with every step. I

could

barely stand upright without excruciating pain, I had sleep apnea, I was

prediabetic,

my blood pressure was going crazy,

>

> Five years ago...I had no hope. There was nothing for me.

> Five years ago...food was my only comfort, my only friend. I ate myself into

a

stupor, into an unfeeling, oblivious coma. I tried to eat away the pain.

> Five years ago...I gave up.

>

> But then...

> Five years ago today...I was given yet another chance. Not a second chance or

a

third chance. I had many of them. This was my last chance. My last, best

chance. A

chance to live. A chance to maybe, just maybe...be successful...to get control

over

my body, over my appetite, over this uncontrollable urge to eat myself to death.

> Five years ago today...I was given hope.

> Five years ago today...I had my WLS

> Five years ago today...I started a new chapter of my life. A part of my life

that I've

been fortunate enough to travel with many of you.

>

> In the past five years I've changed. Physically, mentally and spiritually.

Some

changes have come easy. Some have been incredibly hard. Some lessons I'm still

learning, some I have yet to learn.

>

> People have come into my life, and others have moved on. So many have made

such a difference to me...I hope that in some way I have been able to make a

difference to them.

>

> With special thanks, love and gratitude to Dr Fisher, for taking me on as a

patient...warts and all!!

>

>

> Sue

> Open RNY 10/26/98

> From 500 lbs to 155

> Dr Barry L Fisher

>

> Pease visit my site:

> http://www.lvcm.com/njtomato/

>

> I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet

> when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.

>

>

>

>

>

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