It gave you confidence and independence and made you feel accepted and normal

Keywords: Type 1 Diabetes

What I absolutely love about the diabetic online community is that it consists of more than just diabetics. Parents, friends, and family members of type 1’s scatter the online space yearning to connect with others about how to raise, support, and love their type 1 counterparts.

https://cupofoj.com/2020/05/08/raising-a-type-1-diabetic-child-an-interview-with-my-mom

We don’t have to know the right words to say to still say something

Keywords: {0}

Ignoring it is not the right answer. Every time you bring up your loss or your trauma or anything that has ever scarred you, you are allowing yourself to be vulnerable. You are showing the world that there is still a part of you that is okay enough to peel the mask away just a little bit.

https://we-got-this.blog/2023/09/28/why-do-i-do-this-to-myself

There’s always still a list of so much that needs to be done in a variety of contexts, all things I WANT to do but just don’t have enough to do — enough energy, enough brain power, enough emotional bandwidth, enough of ME

Keywords: general

it’s a tiring to be a forever patient, handle all that comes with the diagnosis and the treatment, learn about all of the things that I need to know and understand to make good decisions, advocate for myself and others, be a mom and wife and friend.

https://nohalfmeasures.blog/2021/06/15/im-so-tired

I knew that everyone in the room would not judge me and would listen to every word I said

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As someone who barely opens up to other people, this was a big deal. I look back now with fond memories of that weekend. Yes, there were painful moments but what made them beautiful was that everyone was hurting together. No one was hurting alone. While I would love to go into further detail of that weekend, I am choosing to keep the rest of it offline for safekeeping. I am open to questions about the experience, but will not be discussing my bunkmates because I want to keep their privacy.

https://we-got-this.blog/2021/06/02/brave-af