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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 31 > Tumor-free, she has her life back

Tumor-free, she has her life back

Redmond’s Linda Rittenbach had more than 100 pounds of tumors removed. It was a rare affliction — and it required risky surgery.

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
July 31, 2008

Doctors told her she was fat, morbidly obese. They referred her for a gastric bypass.

Some of her friends thought so, too. As she grew bigger, they silently debated whether to say something about her weight.

But dieting could not have worked for Linda Rittenbach. The 58-year-old Redmond woman....

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