A Poem
(Bariatric patients are unique.)
By: Jennifer Ross Sawyer, MA, LPC, NCC, Jennifer Ross Sawyer, Counseling and Consultation
REMEMBER WHO THEY ARE
They come by the hundreds, seeking,
Not knowing how their lives will change.
They come because they hope.
Some smile, some cry.
They demand a date
The date they expect to awake or die.
Their feelings have been in their bellies so long
That a demon has formed, demanding food.
When their bellies are rearranged
And the demon cries to quench their pain,
they cannot.
They look in the mirror and say,
Who is that gorgeous creature?â
And get caught up in a strange high.
Some are propelled into new addictions,
Some are plunged to new depths.
They see themselves for the first time
And demand better treatment.
They stand in their place.
The world opens up.
They need each other.
This journey is too treacherous for one alone.
We alone can do this.
But we cannot do it alone.
Jennifer Ross Sawyer
Jennifer is in private practice in Charlotte, NC. You may read more at www.jentalk.com.
