Missing from Cruise

Did you all know that the lady missing off the cruise ship was one of our very own. She had WLS  several years ago and was active on OH from what i am reading. She was on the Fla board I believe.  I had seen this on GMA this morning. This is so sad and a tragedy.

I saw that on CNN yesterday.  They said that they thought she jumped.   There was also speculation of foul play.  It is very tragic.  She was a beautiful lady.

I heard briefly on the today show this morning that she and her husband both had WLS and that she had some 'issues."...sounded like she had emotional or mental issues.  It is really sad. 

They also said on the news that the FBI was called in to investigate and they were now looking at the surveillance tapes from the on board cameras.

I heard about this..so sad.

The following was posted on the OFF Board:

Post Date: 12/30/08 3:17 pm
I was watching The Today show this morning and they said that the woman (Jennifer Ellis-Seitz) *****cently went missing from a Noregian Cruiseline in Mexico may be a victim of suicide. They said she had a long history of obesity and had gastric bypass surgery and plastic surgery (in 2002) but was still depressed about how her body looked.

While these are only prelimary reports, it should make us all take a deep look at ourselves and try to love ourselves no matter where we are on our journey. Many people suffer from chronic depression and no matter what their body looks like it will never be good enough. If Jennifer's death is a result of suicide, my heart aches for this young woman of 36 and her family. She had her whole life ahead of her with a new job and she was celebrating her first anniversay.

Although my body doesn't look the way I would like it to, I love my new body even with the saggy skin on the bottom and scars on the top from my recent plastic surgery. Embrace wherever you and however your body looks. I'm actually happy that I will have some visible scars because I certainly have the internal scars from a lifetime of suffering from obesity and roller coaster dieting. Have a Happy and Safey New Years!

Kathie