It started last September, when my daughter - only 14 - was diagnosed with Celiac's. During this appointment, we also found out her sugars were a little high. Fast forward to the end of December, and we are now a family with a Type 1 Diabetic. This is something I never expected, dreamt of or even fathomed. My little girl has to test 5 -10 times per day, and inject insulin into her tummy 4-6 times each day. Our lives have been thrown upside down. Even today, 7 weeks later, not 5 minutes goes by without thinking about diabetes. Everything affects it, and in a teenager's world... well let's just say there's a million more reasons why the sugars can be all over the place!
Everyone says it takes a full year, or more, to fully accept. I can wait... but I need to feel GOOD again, way sooner than that. I've gained weight, I've been too emotional, I've been a handful. I need to re-centre, and re-focus. Today is the start of a new way of coping. I'm not pushing back - I'm leaning into it. I'm not speeding through bumps, I'm slowing down and either going gently or finding a new road. Today, I start to grow forward.
No comments:
Post a Comment