About Me: Female, 47, St. Thomas - Jamaica, member since Nov 2007
My name is Iva and I will be 47 next month, i did hysterectomy surgery because i had fibroids, so i am menopausal, i have 3 children been with 1 partner all my life who works in another island.. I am a christian but my spouse is not, he cheats and lies about everything...
[More] all because i made things to change for him. I got the chance to go but I did not want to leave my children. They are now 27,21,18 and I have struggled to give them a good education. Presently I am planning to leave and to start a fresh but i have not told anyone. since the surgery i have gained a lot of weight, 197 lbs , 5 feet 6 inches tall, i do not eat properly, my job is stressing and pressures me a lot, i work long hour and hardly eat yet i keep gaining weight, I have a diploma in teaching and in human resources and is presently upgrading my teacher education, but i work as the human resources assistant, actually i am in charge of the department. The salary is not good but it makes me independent and make me feel good that i can help myself. I have one child with a learning disorder and my only son and the youngest of the three is now pursuing a diploma in ICT (information & communication technology). I am pushing him for the degree next year if all goes well, my eldest has a son age 7and has an incompleted associate degree in tourism hospitality and entertainment, the second with the learning disorder has gotten 2 subjects in the caribbean examination council and has a certificate in cosmetology. I tried my best to make them understand that they can achieve no matter what problems there are in their lives.
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