Brian Nakamura has been in city management for the last 25 years and thought his health problems were related to the stress of his job. When he moved from Arkansas to Texas to take a position as a faculty member at the Bush School of Public Service a
“It wasn’t to change the outside. It was to make me well on the inside.” My weight was the one thing in my life I thought I could always control. If I wanted to lose weight I’d lose it. If I didn’t I wouldn’t. But one day I couldn’t lose it anymore. ...
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“I did it more for the health benefits. Not being a type II diabetic anymore has been amazing.” My struggle goes back to being a young kid. I had a period where I kind of grew out of it. But in my early 40s, I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes that steadily grew worse until I was unable to control it. I tried diet and exercise, every fad diet you can think of, but nothing
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“I highly recommend it (the gastric sleeve procedure). It is definitely the way to go. No doubt.” I never really had a weight problem, but as I got older I developed a health condition that contributed to some weight gain. The real problem started after I had serious car accident. Following the wreck I had several major surgeries which left me feeling terribly bloated and
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CHI St. Joseph Health EMS and AirMed 12 Save Teen in Cardiac Arrest Tatianna “Tia” Curtis was telling her mother about her day at work one evening, when she suddenly closed her eyes, and her body began to fall against the wall. “She was out – just gone,” said Candi, Tia’s mother. “I didn’t know if she was having a seizure. It was completely out of the blue.”
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“The difference has been remarkable.” I’ve been heavyset my whole life. I have thyroid trouble, and I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 21 years old. Before my surgery, I had joint pain all day, every day. It hurt to walk or move. I still functioned, but it was painful. Meanwhile, I tried every new diet under the sun to try and lose weight. I went to Weight Watchers,
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“I now have two birthdays; the day I was born, and the day I had gastric sleeve surgery!” I struggled with my weight my entire life. Growing up, I was constantly ridiculed because of my weight. And the heavier I got, the more I noticed that people didn’t really look at me when we met – they looked at my body. After college, my weight swelled up to 435 pounds. I always had to
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“Nobody was talking, but everyone was looking at each other. They were very intentional with what they were doing. It was like a beautiful orchestra, where everyone was playing their instrument in harmony. It was so comforting.” Motivational Speaker Experiences Life-Changing Miracle Following Stroke As an expert in soft skills and a motivational speaker, JoAn Majors often
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