A Wow Moment - For Me
Ok, I will have to give the background to this WOW moment or it may not make sense - even after I give the background, it still might not make sense, but here goes.
In October of 1989, I was diagnosed with a severe kidney disease. My daughter was just over 2 years of age and I was one sick mommy. The doctor I had was treating me aggressively, but nothing was working. In December of that year, he did a kidney biopsy and we had a definite diagnosis of what wewere dealing with and began to tailor a treatment program. I can't begin to tell you how many different pills I was taking daily but a fair amount of them were steroids.
Fast forward to August of 1990. I weight about 260 pounds at this point. The weekend of my daughter's 3rd birthday, we picked up pizza at Pizza Hut and went home to eat. In the wee hours of the morning, I was up paying homage to the porcelain princess. I was so sick, I really prayed I would just go ahead and die. I though I had food poisoning but then my husband or daughter never got sick. I stayed like this pretty much for about 6 weeks and most days the only thing I could get in and keep in was sweet ice tea. Everything else was pretty much off limits because when I ate, I got deathly sick and the whole process started all over again. The doctor couldn't figure out what was going on, tests were inconclusive, and even other doctor's couldn't figure it out. Suffice it to say I began losing weight. I was losing it so fast and with the lack of nutrients, it was beginning to get difficult for me to stand, walk, sit, talk, or basically do anything because I just had no energy. Over the course of 9 months (starting in August 1990), I lost 120 pounds. I weighed less than when I met my husband in 1984 and less than when I married him in 1985. I was ecstatic. I started feeling better and was getting my energy back. I was wearing a size 8 - something that had never happened before.
Well - now here comes the part that will get me to the current WOW moment. One day, after I had lost all this weight, my daughter was sitting on my lap facing me. She was about 4 years old or so. She was rubbing my face, playing with my hear and tracing my features with her little hands. Then her hands moved to my neck and she was rubbing my collar bones. She was stunned because they stuck out so far and didn't know what they were. She asked in her precious little voice as she was rubbing my collar bones, "Mommy, what is this". I told her they were in the bones my neck. And in all the innocence and drama that only comes from a child, she turned to my husband and said in the most shocked voice a 4 year old could have, "Daddy, did you mommy has bones in her neck?" Well of course, my husband and I began to laugh hysterically. Not long after that, I began to regain my weight and have not seen those collar bones since.
Ok, now the WOW moment. I am finally getting to a weight where I am beginning to glimpse sight of those collar bones again and it moved me to tears the other day when I was looking at a recent picture of myself and realized they are just now beginning to show ever so slightly. It will be great when they reappear for good and I hope that one day, my precious little girl that has now grown into such a beautiful young woman will comment yet again on "the bones in Mommy's neck".
lghthsewtchr AKA Wendy Siebert
Hello! I live about 30 miles from Marilyn in North Knox County. We go up to that area often. I hope to be able to meet Marilyn soon. Annrenee is putting together a dinner meeting in the next couple of weeks so everyone can meet. I hope to be able to go to the next one since I can not make it to the one on the 10th.
I enjoy reading your post too...you write with so much heart!
HUGS
Betsy
I enjoy reading your post too...you write with so much heart!
HUGS
Betsy
BetsyRNY 10.09.07
Wendy
There are some WOW moments that stay with us for a very long time. I remember when I first saw my collar bones. It amazed me. I just touched them, looked at them, admired them... Hey I would take a trip to the bathroom mirror JUST TO LOOK AT MY COLLAR BONES! You would think that after these many months of seeing them, that wow feeling would be gone. I was looking at my most recent picture (in the black patterned dress) and saw those same collarbones. I just kept looking, and thinking "Oh my goodness... I cannot believe how pronounced they are!" The WOW factor still stands... you will surely admire them for many occasions to come.
Congratulations! This is why I love to watch people on their journeys. They share the most incredible things, and we all get to be not only participants together, but observers as well...
That is strange, Friday night Susan and I were having a conversation about that very same thing. When you collar bones appear. Wow, that is when you really know your weight is coming off. You are right out of the mouth of babes.... Sounds as though you had a rough way to start, but now you train is roaring a smoother track...I'm so proud of you. You have come so far,and just think soon you will be rock'n and roll'n on the tables, HEHE....What a joy. And didn't Beth say the Scott would do some flips for us? Can't wait to see that. Woo Hoo you go guyzzzz . I am just happy to make it up to the chairs.... Luv and hugs Barb
Hey Ms Barb....
Did I happen to tell you today how much I luv ya!!!!!
Okay so what is this about Beth saying Scott would do some flips for you guys? I would pay to see him do flips..... Is that what you mean or am I having a legally blonde moment.... LOL LOL LOL
Sorry, I could not resist... It was just so out there and open that I had to do it......
Okay so what is this about Beth saying Scott would do some flips for you guys? I would pay to see him do flips..... Is that what you mean or am I having a legally blonde moment.... LOL LOL LOL
Sorry, I could not resist... It was just so out there and open that I had to do it......
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