Message from my daughter
mommared53
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My daughter (amylynne26) sent me a disturbing e-mail. I don't think she can sign in to MFP at her job so she told me I could post it on MFP if I wanted to. This is the e-mail:
"A woman I used to work with died in her sleep last night. Her grade school aged children found her this morning, and couldn't wake her up. She was morbidly obese and had several complications/health issues related to that... she was younger than me and I am 34."
Just another reason I'm so thankful for finding this website. I wasn't morbidly obese but I was obese and I felt like I was killing myself with my unhealthy lifestyle. Thank you again Mike for creating this site. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
"A woman I used to work with died in her sleep last night. Her grade school aged children found her this morning, and couldn't wake her up. She was morbidly obese and had several complications/health issues related to that... she was younger than me and I am 34."
Just another reason I'm so thankful for finding this website. I wasn't morbidly obese but I was obese and I felt like I was killing myself with my unhealthy lifestyle. Thank you again Mike for creating this site. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
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My daughter (amylynne26) sent me a disturbing e-mail. I don't think she can sign in to MFP at her job so she told me I could post it on MFP if I wanted to. This is the e-mail:
"A woman I used to work with died in her sleep last night. Her grade school aged children found her this morning, and couldn't wake her up. She was morbidly obese and had several complications/health issues related to that... she was younger than me and I am 34."
Just another reason I'm so thankful for finding this website. I wasn't morbidly obese but I was obese and I felt like I was killing myself with my unhealthy lifestyle. Thank you again Mike for creating this site. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
My daughter (amylynne26) sent me a disturbing e-mail. I don't think she can sign in to MFP at her job so she told me I could post it on MFP if I wanted to. This is the e-mail:
"A woman I used to work with died in her sleep last night. Her grade school aged children found her this morning, and couldn't wake her up. She was morbidly obese and had several complications/health issues related to that... she was younger than me and I am 34."
Just another reason I'm so thankful for finding this website. I wasn't morbidly obese but I was obese and I felt like I was killing myself with my unhealthy lifestyle. Thank you again Mike for creating this site. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
That makes me want to cry.
Her poor children.
I cannot imagine. :sad:0 -
There, but for the grace of God, would be the rest of us. Thanks for the wake up call!0
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Oof! That's horrible. :brokenheart:0
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That is horrible!! :brokenheart:
But thank you for posting that and showing what a wonderful thing Mike has done here by giving us all a place to gather and focus on being healthy!0 -
My husband always coaches little league baseball - 3 years ago we had a boy - great kid but also obese on the team. His mom died due to complications in breathing all related to her weight. It was so sad.
We are all in the right place to make a difference in our own lives0 -
I hate the term "morbidly obese" :frown: I could lose 80 frickin pounds and still be "morbidly obese" yet I don't have high blood pressure or high cholesterol or diabetes or anything like that.0
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There, but for the grace of God, would be the rest of us. Thanks for the wake up call!
:flowerforyou:
You said it.0 -
Wow....:brokenheart: That is so horrible...Poor kids... Our health is very important. All you can do is live for today...Tomorrow has no guarantees.:flowerforyou:0
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Thankful I am here. I always say when I go I dont want it to me MY fault!
I will give God all the tools he needs to keep me here a while longer!
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
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Oh that is just so bad. Poor kids.0
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hey I'm back! (for a minute...)
Yep this was my friend / former co-worker... I just left the company a few weeks ago. It was such a wakeup call for me. I haven't been to the doctor for much besides childbirth in as long as I can remember. I only need to lose about 30-40 pounds BUT how do I know what may or may not be happening inside??
Yes, she had a lot of issues (heart failure, diabetes) which were related to her weight, but she was on medication and in treatment for them. She STILL didn't do anything about her weight... I think that's the point I'm trying to make, guys. It is so important to get a check up, work with your doctor, take steps to health!! I know we're all on here to lose weight but this has caused me to look at weightloss in a whole new way... I was doing it for superficial reasons. Now I'm doing it because I don't want my children to ever not be able to wake me up. Life is too precious.
I gotta go... I can no longer see the screen through my tears. Please pray for these 3 kids. Dad is not around. I don't know what will happen to them.0 -
hey I'm back! (for a minute...)
Yep this was my friend / former co-worker... I just left the company a few weeks ago. It was such a wakeup call for me. I haven't been to the doctor for much besides childbirth in as long as I can remember. I only need to lose about 30-40 pounds BUT how do I know what may or may not be happening inside??
Yes, she had a lot of issues (heart failure, diabetes) which were related to her weight, but she was on medication and in treatment for them. She STILL didn't do anything about her weight... I think that's the point I'm trying to make, guys. It is so important to get a check up, work with your doctor, take steps to health!! I know we're all on here to lose weight but this has caused me to look at weightloss in a whole new way... I was doing it for superficial reasons. Now I'm doing it because I don't want my children to ever not be able to wake me up. Life is too precious.
I gotta go... I can no longer see the screen through my tears. Please pray for these 3 kids. Dad is not around. I don't know what will happen to them.0 -
I received another e-mail/phone call from my daughter. Apparently the funeral is on hold because the family doesn't have enough money to pay for it. They're requesting pledges of money and also asking for prayers. Let me make it very clear, I'm NOT writing this to solicit money from anyone on MFP. This is just an update on what's happening. I AM asking for your prayers though that the family can come up with the money to pay for the funeral. Also please pray for the three children. Without going into any detail, apparently there is a custody dispute between family members (including the dad who hasn't been a part of the kids' lives) on who's going to get custody of the kids. Thank you in advance for your prayers for this family.
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Very scary.
Two weeks ago at our high school football game a 48 year old man fell over dead in the stands. When the got him out of the bleachers on a stretcher they were still trying to revive him. He was a big man, they had pulled his shirt off to do CPR. They were pumping his chest and they moved the stretcher down the stairs. The man was blue. It was very scary. We all saw it, my kids and everyone there. I looked at my hubby, and said "it that isn't a reason to get healthy, then I don't know what is." I explained to my kids that what they put in their bodies now can wreak havoc on their hearts later. My ten year old son is now starting to pay attn to what goes in his mouth! It matters. It matters alot.0
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