MynameisBillySmith．I'm50yearsoldthisyear．Iwasabout440poundstwoyearsago．（41）___（fortunate），Imanagedtoloseweight．IbegantogainweightwhenmymomdevelopedParkinson'sdiseasein1994．Isoonbecamehercaregiver

　　My name is Billy Smith．I'm 50years old this year．I was about 440pounds two years ago．（41）___（fortunate），I managed to lose weight．

　　I began to gain weight when my mom developed Parkinson's disease in 1994．I soon became her caregiver，and continued to provide her （42）___ care for over 10years．But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and （43）___（keep） my job got too much for me，I began to skip meals and feed on fast food．I gained weight quickly．

　　My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure．I also had （44）___（difficult） in breathing at times．In 2014I went to see my doctor，（45）___told me that I would die within two years if I didn't lose weight．This wasn't what I expected．I wanted to see my young son grow up，and I knew it was time to make a change．

　　I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym．Finally，I （46）____（succeed） in losing weight．Now I weigh just 260pounds．I had never been to my son's Parents'Meeting （47）___ I was so ashamed and（48）___（scare） that my weight would lead to him being laughed at．Now，（49）___（look） normal，I can do the things I have never been able to do，（50）___should have done as his father．