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Hi guys!

Today is my one year surgiversary!!!! Hard to believe it's been a year!

I wrote a short essay about my experience that I think you all might enjoy and possibly share! The courage to write is a direct product of this surgery!

Here is the link!

http://tinyurl.com/nlbxbd2

xoxo

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Goodbye forever Brandon! Very nicely written! So very happy for you and wish you the best on your new life.

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Happy surgiversary! Great story. Thanks for sharing :-)

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Thank you!!!

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Great story, great success. Best of luck. I am 8 days post op today, nice reading the motivating stories, thanks

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Syonara Brandon!!! And congratulations Ryan! How inspiring!

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Wonderful essay, just wonderful!

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Your post deeply touched me in its cleverly raw telling of your personal journey. I've often said that the inability to eat at any (and in my old life) ALL whims after surgery, felt like "losing" my best friend. I believe your summarization is a more apposite description. Congrats and "RIP" Brandon!!!

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Your post deeply touched me in its cleverly raw telling of your personal journey. I've often said that the inability to eat at any (and in my old life) ALL whims after surgery, felt like "losing" my best friend. I believe your summarization is a more apposite description. Congrats and "RIP" Brandon!!!

Thank you so much! I am so grateful for the response to my post. RIP indeed!!!

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Your writing is so honest and raw. Your story is an inspiration.

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So inspiring.. thank you so much for sharing and congratulations !!!!

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Your story inspires me, thank you for sharing. Your metaphor is so poignant, and letting go is so integral to the WLS process. Best of luck on this next leg of your journey without Brandon

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That was great!! I think everyone here can relate to your story. I am 3 weeks post-op and your story was very inspiring to me :)

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My brother shared your letter with me right before I got sleeved on 8-19-15. It made me cry and I also shared your link on the pre surgery forum. Well written. I am now on the other side and am so glad I made this decision. All those diet thoughts that I had at least 400 times a day are gone!

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