Re: Sharing with strangers..

[Guest guest]

Gretchen, You did good! I've found it's easy to talk about MY experience . .. not to question them. If they're interested, they'll listen. . . What is so disturbing is that when I start talking to them, they all know women and children who are sick! I love to tell them about this group . . . and how women come here so horribly ill, but get their life back after explant and detoxing! Hugs, Rogene

[Guest guest]

thanks ladies. i havent gotten any more stories but I will be posting

these so far:

kacey long

colleen mckenzie

shari halverson

patty faucet

ilena rosenthal

sally kirkland

beth taylor

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen,

Good for you!! It's possible that the woman who already had her

surgery scheduled would not have listened to you, but I think the

fact that you were able to get into the heads of those young

impressionable girls is really important!! You may have just saved

them from a lifetime of misery. We can't save everyone from making

the same mistake, but getting the word out there is so important. I

think the business cards are a great idea.

Make sure to let us know when the website is up and running!

Sis

> I went to the mall today and this lady in front of me in

line at a

> small " boutique " -ish type clothing store was talking about how she

was

> SO excited to get her implants. I was pretty sure she was talking

> about it but I didn't want to be too nosey. Then I heard her talk

> about $5,000 and the young 16 year old girls at the cashier looked

at

> her in awe and told her good luck and I could tell by the look in

> their eyes that this 40 year old lady who wanted to look younger

and

> bustier was someone they looked up to. The lady walked away and I

> studdered. I wanted to scream.. " IMPLANTS RUINED MY LIFE!! " but I

am

> just getting back into the world and didn't know how. I kind of

> mumbled to the girls.. " Did you know that woman? " and they said

no, so

> I said " oh I thought she was talking about breast implants? " The

girls

> giggled yes and I said ok.. well in case you ever heard of the

> warnings they give you that " implants could get you sick but it is

not

> proven " - I got implants last year and I lost my memory, got very

> sick, couldn't drive, hardly get out of bed, and I am just now

getting

> better.. I haven't worked in almost a year. The girls eyes got so

big

> in shock. I knew they were young and impressionable and wouldn't

get

> an attitude with my sharing my views. I told them i was starting a

> website and gave them the name and told them it would be up in a

week.

> I hope they remember it because it felt so GOOD to tell someone

> something I wish I had heard before I made the terrible decision.

My

> delimna however, was with the woman. I am going to get business

cards

> made so I can hand them out and maybe that would be easier, but for

> someone who has their mind made up - and me being a shy woman

myself,

> it is hard to say hey i just wanted to let you know I got sick. I

> think I took a big step today though and I am very very happy about

> that. I also appreciate my bf for sharing with a bartender who

served

> him when he was out of town for work. I now know it is an akward

> subject to bring up and i appreciate him doing that for me and for

any

> of my friends & loved ones to use the power of the new knowledge

they

> have to show that they care about me and want to share it with

other

> people that this nightmare happened and nobody is doing anything

about

> it and it is terrible. How do you share with strangers?

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