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Old 08-04-07, 06:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
biggirl
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Re: Hello from new member biggirl

Hi and thanks for the welcome

When I say remote, I mean that we are about 700km from the nearest major capital city. I have lived here all my life. Nice place, but it is difficult to get the services we need, such as medical, and other stuff. If we need any major treatment we have to travel to Perth, the capital, to receive it. The hospital here has now decided that mothers -to -be who are over a certain weight need to travel to Perth to have their babies as it is too big a risk to have them here. It is hard to get professionals to come to this area, as it is desert and the nearest beach is a 4 hour drive, and basically a lot of professionals decide not to come here. I must say I am also scared that should anything serious happen to me that I would die before I could be treated, and a doctor has also suggested this to me. I weigh 260 kg!

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