No hope for a half decent life.

Maria The hospital, the bloodwork, Labs, the anistioligist & meds are alot of the cost. The surgeon alone (mine anyway) was about $4000. Find out in the charity care will cover everything but the surgeon.

Please forgive me for being blunt but there are many single moms who are working and have health insurance. If it's really important to you to have the surgery you should try to find a job that will provide the health benefits you need. It's one thing for everyone to feel sorry for you but many of us are in the same situation with our weight loss issues but we also work and have the insurance to cover the surgery. I have diabetes and sleep apnea and other medical problems but I wake up each day and go to work. I don't make much $$$ but the medical benefits are really worth it to me, especially the medications. I think it would be beneficial not only to you but to your children to see you gainfully employed. It would improve the entire family's quality of life. If you are able to use a computer, there are many jobs you can do. If you need training, I'm sure you can get it. If you live in Newark, I'm sure that Essex County College offers many career education classes and you can probably take the classes for free. Many poor people have come out of poverty to make something of themselves. You are still a young woman with a good future ahead of you. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and be proactive on improving your life. I'm sure many of us on these boards would be willing to offer advice. Your life is what you make it.

OK THIS GOES TO THE LAST PERSON *****PLYED TO MY MESSAGE. i HAVE NEVER SAID I WAS A SINGLE MOM. AND IF I DONT HAVE A JOB ITS BECAUSE MY EMOTIONAL AND FISICAL STATE GETS IN THE WAY NO ONE WANTS TO HIRE AN OVERWEIGHT MESS. BUT SOON IM WORKING ON THAT. iVE MADE THE DESITION TO TAKE BACK MY LIFE IM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR WORK NO SURE HOW THAT IS GOING TO GO BUT HOPING FOR MAYBE A MORNING PART TIME WERE I CAN BE AT WORK WHILE THE GIRLS ARE IN SCHOOL AND BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY GET HOME. ALSO I HAVE JOINED CURVES WITH MY DAUGHTER I PAY 39 DOLLARS A MONTHE FOR MYSELF AND ONLY 10 DOLLARS FOR HER ITS GREAT BECASUE SHE COMES WITH ME TO ALL MY WORK OUTS SHE LOVES IT I CAN BELIEVE HOW MUCH ENERGY THIS KID HAS i HAVE CUT ALL SUGAR DRINKS FROM HER DIET LIKE JUICES AND SODAS AND NO MORE JUNKFOOD OR CANDY. sHE JUMPS AROUND THIS JIM LIKE NOTHING IT GIVES ME ENERGY JUS****CHING HER AND COOL CAUSE ITS SOMETHING WE DO TOGETHER. NOW ME i DONT KNOW IF IVE LOST ANY WEIGHT YET BUT I KNOW THAT SHE HAS LOS 9 POUNDS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THAT JUST BY CUTTING OUT THE SUGAR DRINKS AND ONLY 4 TIMES WEVE BEEN AT CURVES I JUST JOINED LAST WEDNESDAY, SO SHES VERY EXCITED.