Could use an Angel!!!!!!!!!

My Name is Lori Hendrickson and I'm in Pensacola!! I'm 30 years old and the mother of 5 (ages 9,6,5,3, and 18mths). My husband and I have been married for 11 years. I've been fat all my life in fact I can remember going to the doc as a very young child and the doc telling my mom I was obese, such a wonderful word for a baby to hear!!! Anyway after having my last baby I got serious about looking into WLS. After waiting a year after having the baby I was sent to have study's done turns out I have mild sleep apnea and disc issues in my back. Anyway everything has gone pretty fast and I'm due to have surgery on the 14th so I only have 12 days to wait till I'm on the losing side FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! I'm still nervous but I'm very excited!! If anyone out there could be my I'd appreciate it. God Bless, Lori Hendrickson

Hi Lori, I will be happy to be your angel...although my surgery is 1 week after yours! LOL...doesn't seem like we have a lot of "angel support" here in P'Cola...I still haven't found an angel myself and I put a posting for one a week ago! LOL...oh well, a few friends locally is a nice thing too! All the high response folks seem to be from Southern Florida (but there have been a few VERY nice and supportive people a few towns away as well.) If you'd like a new friend to go through the journey with you, I'm here. We're close in age, I'm 34 and have 2 boys ages 5 and 14. You can email me directly at [email protected] of you'd like. Good luck!!! Laurie

We sure don't do we?? Well, it seems we will just have to look after each other. I would LOVE to meet some time. We can ALWAYS use someone to help get us through. My husband is military so it is just us down here. My parents won't be down for this, so we do have a babysitter for surgery he won't be able to spend much time at the hospital with me. SO I REALLY do need ALL the support I can get. I can't promise much with you cause I don't know how I will be feeling but I can PROMISE I will call to check on you and I'll be UP to see you if I'm able. I sure do appreciate you. Hang in there we will LOOK out for each other. Thanks Again, Lori

Good luck to you Lori. I'm way down here in southwest Florida. If you have any questions or anything please feel free to email me. Wow, you certainly have your hands full with 5 kids. I wish I had chosen to have the surgery while my kids were young. It would have made me a better mother. Good luck.