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Posted on May 1, 2017
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I am a 62-year-old male, and since I came into program at the end of March 2015, my marriage has been restored and my family is mostly on good terms with me. My depression has lifted. I have excellent friendships inside and outside the Fellowship, and I feel a joy in daily living I had not felt for forty or fifty years. I’ve lost over 6 stone (38 kg; 84 lbs) and recently underwent a full medical assessment with excellent results. Considering how hard I’d tried to lose weight before finding OA, I am amazed and delighted. As suggested in

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