Twelve.
When I originally drafted this post, the title was “seven.” As you can clearly see, it’s now changed to the word twelve. Twelve as in the number of days I’ve been sick. Real people sick. For 12 days. Seriously. It started Thursday, Sept 20. I woke up feeling rotten, expecting something worse than a common [...]
I’m a baby.
Turns out, I’m a baby when I’m sick, and I only want my mom. Also, having the fake flu is dreadful. Fortunately, my fake flu only lasted a short time…. I’m traveling out of the country later in the year so I received five vaccines Wednesday afternoon — three in one arm, two in the [...]
Cured?
If you’ve kept up with me lately, you know I was incredibly sick the week after Christmas. It didn’t last long, but the lasting effects sure did. After not eating anything for more than 24 hours, I was able to eat a few bites of rice. The next day, a few more. I managed to [...]
Real people sick
I don’t mind diabetes. Most days, my routine is second nature. If it weren’t for Jerry keeping such excellent records, somedays I’d forget if I gave insulin for a meal. My emotional therapy is my advocacy. By sharing my diabetes struggles and triumphs with others, I find peace and understanding. While spending time with families [...]
