UPDATE ON DEATH OF EMILY REYES

Hi Everyone, A few weeks agp there was a post on one Emily Reyes of RI who's sister posted that she had pasted away after being denied WLS. Well, I read this msg board all the time and had seen that Emily had posted only a few days before her sister had posted that she had died. Something did not sit well with me. I have been chatting with Emily from time to time and even had her AIM on my buddy list. I was very upset to see that she had past away. I Kept seeing her AIM id come on everyday and thought nothing of it. Until yesterday I thought maybe it was her sister taking care of business. So being a friend I messaged her asking how she was doing. Come to find out it was Emily. Thats right she was never dead. She has moved from RI to Fla bought a house and is even 4 months pregnant. This really upset me. I asked her why that post was made and she said her X must have posted it and that she was very sorry. I find this to be really aweful. How can someone do this? Why would anyone do that? What about the people who lose their fight everyday because of obesity? This has infuriated me to no end.

Hi Susan, You know I had a strange feeling about that whole post. I didn't respond to it because I really didn't believe that she had passed. I had the feeling that she was just trying to get back at Dr. Harrington for not approving her. I'm glad you wrote this post because I was beginning to feel like a bad person for questioning her death. Thanks for the update Susan. Lisa

Lisa, thank you for the post. I too questioned it after reading all her past posts. I had a long chat with her yesterday she told me she was pregnant and after the baby she was going to try again. I think she needs to get mental help first before she doesn anything. This stunt was an aweful thing to do.

She never told me she was pregnant, she said that she can't get the job in FL but she was moving down there with her personal trainer boyfriend and he was going to get her in shape. Oh the web we weave... Joanne

Joanne like i said I don't know how true it is about the pregnancy. She said it was a result of forced sex? I told her I was sorry to hear it. I have since removed her form my AIM. She really does need to get help. You just don't do things like this!

Well, I feel horrible! I hate being duped. I had believed it and actually thought she may have committed suicide because of the tone of several of her posts. I feel bad now for getting others to give condolences by posting on the main message board. Sometimes I am too gullible!! Now I feel stupid.

Megan don't feel bad she got me too. I also posted on the board my condolences.

I am so glad you posted this because I had felt so bad for her family. Stupid me even looked for her funeral on the web to send flowers. Now I know why my husband and I could not find it. But you know what it gives me encourgment to know the doctor made the right choice. This surgery is a lifetime decession. It never goes away and mentally she needs help. Now I feel for her kids but in a different manner........ Kim

Kim I also feel sorry for her kids. What if they would have read the post?

It may sound wrong but I wish her husband could see it . To show she needs help. I question any of her stories.