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Ron E. 23 years, 3 months ago

Good luck on your coming surgery. My prayers are with you, and hoping for an uneventful surgery, and a speedy, painfree recovery. Keep your focus on healing. Make sure you walk, and keep up your breathing exercise. YOU CAN DO THIS! See you on the other side. PS. If you check out my web page, be sure to sign the guest book there. Thanks.

Tracy T. 23 years, 3 months ago

Thank you so much for your positive thoughts and well wishes for my upcoming surgery. I want to give you the same support. I am keeping my fingers crossed for good news about your surgery and the results. Keep us posted, and take care of you!

Melissa S. 23 years, 3 months ago

My prayers will be with you as you go through the surgery and recovery. May your strength be restored; your recovery be swift and your tender heart be renewed.

piperkc 23 years, 3 months ago

Hi Barbie Hope you have a safe journey to the other side. Keep us posted "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending. "The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit." ~ Jim Rohn "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life." ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R. "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'" "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself. ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Canada 383lbs BMI 60.0 -96lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

Karen N. 23 years, 3 months ago

Best wishes and extra prayers for smooth surgery and recovery. A positive mental attitude is your best preparation! You'll do great with this life-saving tool!

Marcia M. 23 years, 3 months ago

I loved your post, Barbie! Soon you will be buying all kinds of "Barbie" clothes!! I hope and pray you have a speedy and uneventful recovery!! Hugs,

MegK 23 years, 3 months ago

AMEN SISTER!! Hang in there. I understand the scariness but you have just listed all the reasons the surgery is the right choice for you. I am praying for you. See you on the "loosing side"

Barbie B. 23 years, 3 months ago

Well, my surgery is in 6 days and I am getting kind of nervous. Ok, a lot nervous. It seems as though I get diarrhea everytime I eat. My husbands son "Paul" called me this morning to ask how I was doing. It made me feel so good. He told me that he was taking me to Magic Mountain as soon as I was able to fit on the rides. That made me think of all the things I can't really do at my size........ Can't Do's: ride a bike, fit in one seat at church, fit in a booth at a restaurant, fit in one seat on a plane, sit in a plastic outside chair, sit in the chair at my own doctor's office, I can't camp comfortably because people always want to hike or walk or climb somewhere that I can't keep up with, sleep on my stomach, sleep without going to the bathroom 5 times a night, shop as much as I'd like, fit in all cars, wear seatbelt in most cars, go from car to building without being winded, get in husbands car without the automatic seat belt scratching my back while I try to fit in car, dance without sweating like a pig, walk without breaking blood vessels in my legs and ankles, put on socks and shoes without positioning myself just right, take a shower in my brothers tiny shower, fit in a camper comfortably, see a picture of myself without being discusted, feel good about myself when being introduced to people, wipe my rear end without feeling like i've just stretched the ultimate stretch, make love to my husband in more than one or two positions.

asumamma1 23 years, 3 months ago

YEAH BARBIE!! You're getting close to your date now! Keep yourself busy and that will help to keep your emotions under control. Also, read all of the before and after stories and look at the pictures. I spent HOURS doing this the week before my surgery. We're all praying for you!

Sharon Neva 23 years, 3 months ago

BARBIE~~BEST WISHES ON YOUR WLS JOURNEY~~ May the world hug you today with its warmth, and love.....Pray it whispers a joyful tune in your heart.....And may the wind carry a voice that tells you there is a friend sitting in another corner of the world wishing you well!~~