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After months of research and discussion I finally decided to tell some family about my plans.

I had to explain the surgery in detail to my mum, she is only mid 50s but very old school and doesn't even have a FB lol

But after I explained everything she was just so happy. She feels anything I can do to help myself get healthier and live longer is great she fully supports me, I've dealt with my weight about 20 years out of 34 so far!

My sister is on the fence she always been healthy fit 5ft10 150lbs, and is gluten free & organic never had any issue with her weight so took a little more discussion but think she's okay now :)

I'm fine anyway I live alone very independent. I'm close with most my family but still choose to do things myself.

I feel sad for those who have judgmental families!

So that's a happy moment for me just gotta keep waiting, here in Australia we have to wait until we've been a member 12 months before health insurance will pay most of the surgery, I'll still have to kick in about 4K which I'm saving up!

Anyway that made my day

Thank you for reading.

Mike

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You're quite welcome, Good Luck and God Bless from an distant American cousin. We all are if you go back fare enough, U.K.transported to USA and Canada long before Oz. Mine probably tried to poach the King's
deer , most of my current kinfolk aren't bright enough to been highwaymen, too dumb to be transported to Barbados or Jamaica, Bless their weird little souls but some on my Daddy's side couldn't find a light socket if you painted a band of glow in the dark paint around it! But alas they are on MY FAMILY,TREE🌲

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19 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

You're quite welcome, Good Luck and God Bless from an distant American cousin. We all are if you go back fare enough, U.K.transported to USA and Canada long before Oz. Mine probably tried to poach the King's
deer , most of my current kinfolk aren't bright enough to been highwaymen, too dumb to be transported to Barbados or Jamaica, Bless their weird little souls but some on my Daddy's side couldn't find a light socket if you painted a band of glow in the dark paint around it! But alas they are on MY FAMILY,TREE🌲

Yeah tracked my favourite history back to the 1700s in England and Scotland :)

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