Derek randomly seeing my name and looking me up was the divine's greatest gift at this point in my life. It was what finally woke me up to the fact that I deserved better. I’ll always be grateful for Derek asking the hard questions, like why are you allowing this? Small comments meant as concern were powerful fuel for me. Even just conversations about how I was when we were growing up rebuilt that fire inside me. Derek helped me start healing; he showed me love and kindness a

We talked and agreed to try to work things out. The year of working things out just made more of a mess. Every attempt to reconnect just left me feeling more disappointed and overlooked. I had started my weight loss journey at 354 lbs, and I had finally reached onederland. My gynecologist finally agreed to the hysterectomy I had asked for after Olivia was born. Not just to not have more kids, but because of hormone disorders and endometriosis. I was fed up with the added pain