Excellent Advice worth the read

I remember being denied surgery the first time.  My second attempt at insurance approval I felt so desperate.  I knew that this was a chance to save my life.  I would have agreed to ANYTHING to have this opportunity. 

I remember being told, you may never be able to eat a bagel or a piece of pizza, you may never be able to tolerate sugar, you may never be able to have another glass of Coca-Cola [my old favorite food] in your life, ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE THOSE THINGS UP?  And I said, yes, and I meant it, I would chose life over any of those things any day of the week and twice on Sunday. 

And I am fortunate that I tolerate everything ['cept I've never gone back to soda], but when I feel myself wanting to regularly grab for those poor choices, I remind myself I can do anything I need to because I've been lucky to have another chance at life.

You got it, sister. Never read it before, love it and am glad you said it! I feel the same way - my surgery gave me the chance to live a life I have never known and I am LOVING it. Thank you! Judi