Life as we know it...crazy!

Friends! I am dedicating this post to my upcoming 10 year Anniversary with Type 1 Diabetes. I would like to share my story, for some it may make you cry, others it will hit home, and for some I know you will read the title and not get what you expected. But please I ask you to read so that you know where I stand. Ten years ago on August 5, 2003 my mom took me to see my Pediatrician. We went in there together and came out with news no one expects to hear. To be honest I thought it was a great way to get out of school, but after I received the news I would have taken school back. We went in not knowing what to expect, however everyone who knew me, knew that I was sick. I was in the 6th grade and lost 20 pounds in a short period of 2 weeks. I was literally a walking skeleton at less than 70 pounds. My cheeks were sunk in, the rose color that was naturally on my skin was gone, and there were dark circles around my eyes. I had no energy at all. To get up to my room (at the time) I had to

This past week has been a rough one. Although I shed many tears, I am looking up after such a hard time. It's times like these that prove to me why family is so important. Times like this also prove to me that God does live and provide miracles such as the Plan of Salvation. I know one day I will get to see all of my family again and I know that I will be able to live with God again. My sweet Grandma B for the last few months was in and out of the hospital because of heart problems. She has always suffered from high blood pressure, had Type 2 diabetes, and survived a stroke. I loved my Grandma with all of my heart! However some of her lifestyle choices saddened me as I watcher her health decline. In May she was admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. There were things that led up to this that could have been prevented, however my family did not know how scary of a condition she was in. Every day someone from my family went up to visit her in the