True Life...I'm Larger Than Life

Yesterday, February 6th, i was watching an episode of true life that depicts the life of people who are faced with obesity. There was one woman on the episode that really caught my attention. She was over 600 pounds. The extreme number of health and medical issues she was facing was countless. It looked as if her days were numbered. She then made a life changing decision to get gastric bypass surgery. From this surgery she has lost just about 400 pounds. She now has excess skin due to the enormous weight loss that is beyond fixable by plastic surgery. However, this does not bother her. She feels great and is happier now more than she has ever been. Before she got this surgery she had a fear of going out in public and especially of sitting in restaurant chairs. She always felt the chairs would break under her weight since it has happened before. Also the comments people would make to and about her. Whispering and pointing at her was all a big part of her decision as well as health issues to get the surgery.

I personally can not totally relate to this woman, because i am not facing obesity, but i have learned through this episode that i should watch what I say as well as others. The littlest thing can really hurt someones feelings to the point where they decide to go under the knife. In this situation it was a good thing, but for others it could be plastic surgery.