sherry gardner howell

I was never a huge fan of Ms. Howell's family life columns in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Her family life seemed so different from my own that I couldn't relate.

But I am unexpectedly moved by this piece she has in today about having gastric bypass surgery to lose 200 lbs. It's quite a tale.

I can't imagine what it would be like to live life at 366 lbs but she makes the reader have a much better sense of it.

The slideshow following her weight loss is just amazing.