Oh my gaw, Oh ma gawd, oooo me goodness… whatever way you want to interpret OMG… ok then just pretend that’s what I mean….
Dreams Come True! My article DID come out in the December 2008 Obesity Help magazine! I’ve known since July that it was going to, but in my heart of doubting Thomas hearts, I was afraid to be disappointed. “What if the magazine has to cut material due to space limitations?” So I kept it to mostly myself for all this time… until I found out that it WAS for sure in the magazine!
I am anxiously waiting for my postmaster to cram it into my tiny post office box… I check it religiously every single day! Saturday I checked it twice! Still, no OH Magazine. Today, I called my doctor’s office to see if they would send me a copy of it. The Bariatric Coordinator said that it was a feature article on the front of Obesity Help’s website (in a white box, with a huge red ribbon and the title “The Dress of Christmas YET TO COME”). I immediately visited and sure enough: THERE IT WAS FOR THE ENTIRE WLS COMMUNITY TO SEE!
I fought hard to keep the tears back. I have a wonderful accomplishment to call my very own. It is a huge day for me. You see, I have always wanted to have a story published in a magazine or publication. But I gave up on that dream. I felt that due to my obesity, no one would ever want to listen to a single word I had to say, let alone wrote. I felt very stifled and hindered as an overweight person. PLUS, I didn’t have too many experiences or sources of inspiration to write about…
I admit, I pull out my red dress and the story of the red dress…. it still awes me. I think “who wrote that? Who is that pretty gal?” Surely, it can’t be me. Sometimes, it seems like a dream. Yet, if I pinch myself, it sure hurts a lot! This must mean that I’m not dreaming! I hope if I am dreaming, I never wake up!
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