Terry Patten:  

Hello Classmates, I have been down a long hard road throughout the years. I have learned from a lot of my mistakes. I have been blessed with three children. They are my life. I lost my daughter when she was 23 to a bad motorcycle crash. I am doing well though. It is rough on birthdays and holidays but I have two wonderful sons and my friends to help me get through these times. I have worked lots of different jobs due to my health. I was a waitress at Friendly Fosters in Ripley, Oh. I worked at Mac Tools for 9 yrs. I worked as a nurse assistant at the Villa in G-town. I then went to Kurtz Kashe in Wilmington. Lots of jobs huh, lol. I had to cause of them stupid cigarettes that took over my life. I think I just went downhill when I lost my daughter. I was on oxygen full time, had high blood pressure, diabetes 2. I have COPD and emphezema. I spent more time in hospitals than at work. Boy did that ever suck. I gained so much weight that I could not work anymore. Have been on disability for 8 yrs. now. My health is now 90 % better. I have lost 93 pounds as of last week. I no longer have to be on oxygen, diabetes is gone. blood pressure is down pretty much to normal. I am now walking every day and doing lots of exercise. I can not believe the difference. I can make it up and down hill...Expand for more