I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard i should be adhering to

My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities

fashion has always been a little slow in accommodating large women. ... We're not asking for philanthropy here. Wake up, we're fat, we like nice clothes, and we've got cash.

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people

Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old