Kenna Morton's Journal, 05 Apr 21

So sorry about your friend. I pray she gets better. That's kind of you to visit her and patient to wait in your car. She's fortunate to have a friend like you. Too bad her health is failing.  

Wise words, and I'm so sorry. Yes, sometimes there is nothing you can do. Hoping she'll pull through and find the gift of life enough motivation to savor the food that feeds her body instead of destroys it. -- Sending healing thoughts and compassion. I hope she gets a second chance. 

Oh my... prayers for your friend! 

So sad to hear. Prayers for all of you. My dad was a diabetic and struggled his whole life to control his eating. Sadly we lost him 4 years ago. He always tried so hard and knew he was loved. 

That is a sad story. Unfortunately, we can't always help our loved ones make the right choices. I'm so sorry you are going through this! I pray for your friend and hope you are able to see her soon. Sending hugs!💜💜🙏💜💜 

Liz Riley— She was given a second chance almost 2 years ago but refused to make a change in her eating habits. 

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I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. It is so frustrating to watch something so preventable happen to those we hold dear. My thoughts are with you and with her. ❤️ 

So sorry to hear of the distress - and so easy to feel angry at her unwillingness to change. Health is precious which is why I just keep at it...keep moving and watching my intake 

Sorry to hear about your friend.  

😔😔😔so sorry I watched my dad die this way he had 5 strokes and 2 heart attacks the same day from uncontrolled diabetes and acoholism we tried so hard to the point of literally throwing out his beers but he would just start an arguement that's why I fell into a deep depression and became a diabetic myself a year ago I decided to change that thank God on time. It's so hard when ypu can't help a loved one but only they can do it. 

So sorry for your friend. It's hard to watch loved ones harm themselves through lack of discipline and self-awareness. I wish your friend a return to health. And I wish you an easement of worry and stress for your relentless care  

Thank you all. I finally came home. She is still too unstable. 

That must be so hard for you and your friends 💖 

Sorry about your friend. People can do their best to help but our own self-destructive impulses can be too strong sometimes.  

I pray for her recovery. 

Yes, this really hurts but we knew it was coming. Just a matter of time. If she survives, it will still not be pretty and she may wish she hadn’t. 

I’m sort of dealing with my own sister, same issues. Lifetime of poor choices coming together in one giant tsunami of medical problems. 

Hi Kenna, my thoughts and prayers for you and your friend. I was that friend, my family did all they could to get me to have a healthy lifestyle, they would offer to walk with me, remind me to eat well, embarrassingly offer me the healthy food when others were indulging in snacks, paid for me to go to a dietitian, reminded me that they loved me and want me to live a long healthy life, they did all a person can do when someone is headed for disaster. It is not that I did not care or agree with them, I really was fed up too with being overweight and unhealthy, but there was something blocking me from getting started, and it just seemed an impossible journey, also I had lost a loved one and that made me feel even more like everything was pointless. My church held a fast, where we could only eat certain foods and I felt led to join in, I did not even think of the weight loss which would follow, but just wanted to honor God, fellowship with my church and pray for breakthrough in certain areas of my life. Praise God that during the fast I lost 22lbs, I had started at 305lbs, and as a bonus God broke my cheese addiction (cheese taste gross to me now), God is so good! Many had been praying about my health as they could see a disaster approaching, even I prayed too in my weakened state, and God was so awesome to breakthrough through and start me on my healthy lifestyle journey. There are some things and some boulders blocking us that will have to be rolled away by prayer, even prayer and fasting. "Not by might nor power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord God Almighty." Every pound I've lost is a testimony of the goodness of God, praise His matchless name! 

I’m so sorry Kenna!!!🥺 It’s very hard to be human and follow the right path. If the course was easy this app wouldn’t exist. One of my best friends, must weigh at least 300 pounds! She’s so smart I enjoy her so much, but no matter what I do, I can’t get her to watch her weight. I’m very scared because we are getting old. Since I’ve been on this app I realize how easy it is to lose weight with a few restrictions in your life. Keep loving your friend, stay by her side, and I wish you the best in outcomes! 🌸💕