A year ago, my life changed. I made the best decision of my life—for my health and for myself. I remember at 7:30 a.m., when I was undergoing pre-anesthesia, my nerves betrayed me, and I thought, "What if I die during this surgery without my mom and sister around?" My world turned 360 degrees in that instant.
At the time, I was hypertensive, and my blood pressure started to rise. The nurse tried to encourage me, but her eagerness to calm me down was much more anxiety-inducing for me. Dr. Betances, who I consider the best doctor in the world, had just come back from another surgery and came to my table, took my hands, and with a tender smile said, "Dailyn, what's wrong? Everything will be fine; don't worry. If you don't calm down, I won't be able to operate on you because the blood pressure would prevent me from doing my job. Don't worry." I can't explain it; I just know that his words gave me peace. I closed my eyes and thought at that moment about everything I wanted to accomplish after this step and decided to control those nerves.
Today I have self-esteem, I love myself, I'm not hypertensive, I'm Dailyn Mariel, but not the same one I was yesterday, but an improved being. I am my own Wonder Woman ⭐, my best version. 253 pounds today, 145 pounds. Yes, it's possible 💪👏🎉!