by lflanders 22 Nov 2009

her name on it! I want to borrow your camera person! If it is not an older picture of you, I would not believe it was you. You look like a teenager in it! Please tell me it is not you or it was taken a long time ago.... If not, I am coming to your house to get my picture taken. I look 25 yrs older than I did 6 years ago since I lost a good amount of weight and went through my own personal he-- before, during and after the horrible surgery and recovery I went through. That is the reason that I have my babies pict. posted instead of mine. I do not have my picture taken by anyone! I took some of myself on my cell phone and it scared me half to death! That beautiful smile on "that person" you have posted online just makes you look soooo happy! Whoever it is is a beautiful young person that looks like she has never had a pain or a worry in their life! I don't see you having a doughter that age so It makes me wonder who the heck you stole that picture from! When I got so bad off 6 yrs ago, I was huge! I am still overweight but I have lost somewhere around a 100 lbs. I will gain a few when I am hurting and feel bad but when I get to feeling better, I will lose it as fast as I gained it back. I was always so active in sports and everything else that when I got where I could not get around, (arthritis and the poor circulation also) I gained like crazy. Of course the meds put on a ton of extra weight. I still take the meds but I do not seem to get hungry very much anymore. I put some of the weight back on after I had the surgery and was flat on my back for 8 months but as soon as I got out of the Nursing Home, I lost what I had gained in there. The meds that I take for my extreme muscle spasms is what keeps me from being hungry and I have had to quit taking it because Medicare will not cover it any longer. I just stopped it last month. It is now running almost $400.00 a month. Along with all the other meds, there was no way I could continue to take them. Disability does not cover my lot rent and my utilities so I have to be very careful. I tried to get some help with my meds and it seemed to be a touchy subject with everyone I talked to. Since I have come off of the one prescription that I really needed the worse, I can barely get around. I worked so hard all my life to try to have something and take care of my son and when I get to the point that I can berely move, I can get no help. It is not like I ever got anything handed to me. I started to work at 16 and the last job I had, I worked for the same person for 24 1/2 years and in that time, I missed less than 2 weeks out sick or for anything! In 24 1/2 years I had less than 14 days sick leave. No pictures for me! I do not want to be remembered the way I look now. Linda

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by meganne 23 Nov 2009

Oh I can so relate Linda. I have aged at least 20 years in the last 6, especially since the chemo.

I no longer recognise the person in the mirror. LOL!!!
Hugs n roses, Meganne

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by castelyn 23 Nov 2009

Linda, I also noticed that Jerrilyn changed her photo. I would also love to have my photo taken by her camera person. Hugs Yvonne

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by claudenicolas 23 Nov 2009

Dear lflanders, you have the age of your thoughts, not the one of your appearance, the important is what you have in your heart.Hugs and flowers Claude***

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by gerryvb 23 Nov 2009

I only just saw now, the picture was changed.

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