Over the last 6 months, my life has been a roller coaster! Our whole world was turned upside down with Parkers type 1 diabetes diagnosis. My emotions have been very raw at times. I have good days, and really bad days! One thing I do to cope is to write. I need a place where I can record the day to day of being a parent of a diabetic son.One day I want to look back and read and remember just how far we have come. I have learned that I cannot expect people to get what I am going through. At first I wanted them to all understand, and I felt like if i helped them understand, they could be a better support system for myself and Parker. Instead I learned that for the most part, people don't care. They feel like having diabetes is like having a common cold. Even myself who grew up with a t1 father had no ideas the effect that diabetes has on your body, your moods,and how much it consumes every minute of every day of your life. Recently I started going to counseling with the hopes of learning how to cope with all the new changes. Its not something I am ashamed of. By doing this,I will be able to be a better mother and wife to my family. I have learned how important it is to surround myself with the people who want to understand what I am going through. I can not waste time trying to make people want to be part of our new life.I am learning not to judge or feel anger towards those who just don't get it! I am sure there are many trials other people face that I just don't get either.
I want this blog to be a safe place that I can feel whatever I feel at the moment and that's ok!! I am going to copy over my previous blog entries on diabetes from my family blog to start. So, here is to a new journey, a T1D journey!!
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