Re: One year on:) >>

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You are truely amazing... and I take my hat off to you for saying it as it is. I wish I could get it out there into the universe like you have been able to do with your mum.f I am so happy for you... so excited for you and just a little bit envious that you have now got a renewed relationship with your mother. I am so happy for you.

Yes, looking forward to seeing the "new you" sooner rather than later.

Mel

> > > > > > From: rrumky carmen_thomson@> > Subject: One year on:)> > To: SydBand > > Received: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009, 10:43 AM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone > > > > Today is one year to the day when I rocked up to Ashfield private hospital and took the biggest step of my life. Below is an email that I just sent my mum to thank her for been there holding my hand at a very scary time in my life.> > > > Enjoy> > > > Morning > > > > Well its hard to believe that one year today I made the biggest decision of my life. The decision to take control of something that I had always battled with. I am so happy to be sitting here one year on 35kg lighter and for the first time ever not hating my body. Can you believe that I am actually starting to really like the way my body looks, which I never knew how important that is as a woman. I just wanted to send you this email to thank you for supporting me at that really tough time. It was so important to have your support as I was so unsure if I was doing the right thing. I didn't know if it would work and I didn't know what my life would be like afterwards. The operation was awful and the recovery is one I would rather forget, however I would line up again and again and do it all again if need be. > > > > Although I consider myself a pretty independent woman nothing is more comforting to me than having my mum there to help when I was not well. Sometimes no matter how grown up we think we are we still all need our mum's and dad's around for help, friendship and support.> > > > Another thing that I have noticed over the past few months is that I have fallen in love with all over again. I have never stopped loving him, but I think for me now I have a greater understanding of our love. As I have told you I am getting alot of unwanted male attention that I am not use to, and this has made me reflect on my relationship and realise that has always loved me for me. Do you know how that feels to know that someone really does love the inner you no matter what the outside looks like? For me it has made me love him and appreciate him all over again. I am so lucky that I met someone that could always see past the outside and look at the real me, so now that the outside world is starting to notice the changes I am really not interested. My focus is on and the very promising future together. > > > > So at the moment I am feeling like an incredibly lucky woman to have so many loving and supportive people in my life. > > > > So thank you mum.... xxxxx> > > > Love always > > > > Carm xxx> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________________> > Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local.> > Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au> >>