Bariatric surgery saved my life. But it wasn't the 'easy' way out of weight loss
Mireille Cadet thought getting bariatric surgery was going to be hard physically. But she wasn’t prepared to face backlash from people who thought she was cheating her way through weight loss.
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Mireille Cadet thought getting bariatric surgery was going to be hard physically. But she wasn’t prepared to face backlash from people who thought she was cheating her way through weight loss.