Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Benefits- NOT SIDE EFFECTS

BENEFITS- NOT SIDE EFFECTS
 
Tuesday June 6, 2006
 
Today is 6 months plus one day for BUBBA and his LapBand.
We talked and he is OVER 100 POUNDS DOWN.
 
He and I have talked when a few of his LapBand milestones occurred. I was honored to share them with him. The two big ones I remember were:
 
    -TWO SOMETHING. The First Time he was able to say he weighed TWO SOMETHING. Sure it was 299, but IT WAS A TWO!
    -ONE HUNDRED- A CENTURY- When riding a Bicycle, riding a century is a milestone. BUBBA lost 100 pounds by Mother's Day in honor of his mom who passed away. A Truly emotional and Great phone call.
 
 
Then we discussed the SIDE EFFECTS of the LapBand.
    -No more need for a CPAP Machine
    -No more Blood Pressure Medicine
    -No more Cholesterol medicine.
BUBBA is now MEDICINE FREE for the FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS. Today he can just get up, brush his teeth ( I would say comb his hair, but he is a Q Ball - haha) and go do whatever he wants. No bottles, No pills, No nothing. JUST LIVE BABY LIVE.
 
I said "What a great SIDE EFFECT".
 
Then I realized- This is not THE SIDE EFFECT- THIS IS THE BENEFIT
 
I am smiling today for BUBBA, and for me, as this is now a greater goal for me than TWO HUNDRED or CENTURY.
 
Congratulations BUBBA.
 
JC
 
 

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