baileyboo
Gosh, if it's one thing I hate doing... it's writing about myself. But I'm going to tell ya'll just like I've told the ones closest to me.
The last time I can remember being "socially accepted" in regards to my weight was in Middle School. And wouldn't you know it, right around the time I started to become interested in boys. But I had watched it my entire life. My Mother struggled with her weight for as far back as I can remember. When I was little, I remember going to the store with her walking beside/behind her and watching people stare and laugh. It used to make me SO angry!! She ended up being my best friend.... at the age of 17 she was the one that was the closest to me. Everyone loved her. She was one of the most amazing, selfless and understanding person I knew.
I got pregnant with my first child in 1998 and during my 8th month ultra sound, we found out that there were problems with her. The doctor named every condition which could be possible, none of which was good. It wasn't until she was born that she was diagnosed with a condition called Agenesis of the Corpus Collosum. Along with this, we found out within the first year that she also had Epilepsy and several other issues. My husband was not able to "handle" Faith's issues and withdrew from everything. It was my Mother who was my rock. I couldn't have made it without her. And Faith was her WORLD... she loved that little girl with everything she had.
My husband and I divorced and my Mom stood behind me the entire time. Without judgement, she always gave me the best advice.
She passed in her sleep on January 13, 2002 at the young at of 54. I lost my best friend. And all as a result of her weight and health issues as a result of it.
It was then that I vowed that I could not and would not leave my daughter. So I've chosen Bariatric Surgery to help me with this.
