
An Arduous Journey
I am a petite woman towering to only 5' tall. When I was pregnant with my children I would gain over 50 pounds. I grew by a third! This made life miserable near the end of each pregnancy. I'd get to about 7 months and I waddled like a duck. My feet and hands swelled. I developed carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands and had to wear braces on both hands. I'd drop something on the floor and just look at it and think how on earth am I going to get that? I couldn't bend. I had to sl