I know I can be very judgmental about others' weight. I think my judgement is clouded by the poor health of my siblings which is almost entirely weight related. And I don't want to lose any of them prematurely.



I am the only person in the picture not taking blood pressure medication. My oldest sister insisted for years it was genetic and just a matter of time for me. My check up in June it was 114/64. There's been knee replacements for one sister already. Another one is facing it. One brother is borderline diabetic. He's a truck driver and will lose his job if he goes on insulin. He'd lost 25 pounds in 4 months when this was taken in April. He checks his blood sugar daily and was struggling to keep it down while visiting.

I try to remember that while I know my siblings health history, I don't know that of every person I see. I know there are all sorts of things that make us who we are and lots of factors that go in to weight. If a person is happy, it really should not matter to anyone else what they look like. But in the case of my siblings, I care.

They all whined about getting into position for that photo.

Veronica