April 8, 2013
2013 Walk to Cure
Diabetes
I’m a Mommy first, Nurse second, but sometimes I do combine
the two roles. I’m a fix-it-and-move-on kind of gal. Sore throat?
Tylenol and Water. Fever? Advil and Rest. Scrapes and bruises? Band-aid and Hugs & Kisses. Fix it and move on. It’s just how I roll.
When my sons were diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 2012,
there was no fix for me to apply so I could move on. No amount of ice packs, Band-Aids, hugs or
kisses will fix their disease. I can’t
move on from it. I can learn all about the disease and new treatments. I can experiment with insulin dosages and
particular meals to see which combo will cover them the best…today (it’ll all
change tomorrow). I can stay up late and
get up all night long to manage blood sugars (high or low). I can worry until I
have bleeding ulcers. I can do a lot of
things, but unfortunately, NONE of them will take this craptastic disease away
from my innocent boys.
After diagnosis, I was hoping to find a 5K that would
benefit JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) since running 5Ks (albeit
slowly and poorly) is my “thing” to do with my daughter. It was “something” I could do. Instead, I
found out information about JDRF’s annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. Good enough!
I formed our 2012 family team, Aiden’s Army, because at the time, only
Aiden was diagnosed. I had T-shirts
made, and I forged into the unfamiliar territory of fundraising. On top of
being a fix-it-and-move-on chica, I’m also very much a stand-on-my-own-two-feet kind of gal,
too, so asking anyone for money is difficult. On the day I was to pick up the T-shirts from
the screen printer, Asa was diagnosed, so it was too late to change the team
name or shirt. Better luck next year. I
asked tons of questions of the local JDRF staff; I’m sure they were tired of
me. I asked tons of questions and got
plenty of ideas from my Type One Family group.
I pestered my family, friends and co-workers ad nauseum. All said and
done, Aiden’s Army raised over $2000 for JDRF.
You see, I can’t fix my boys’ disease. I can’t take it away. But, what I can do is work my hardest to
manage it to the best of my ability.
(Manage, not control). And, I can
‘fix it’ by supporting the efforts of doctors, scientists and researchers who
are working towards a cure. I can
support this organization whose sole purpose is to find a cure for Type One
Diabetes.
Our Dream: No more shots. No more finger pricks. No more extrinsic insulin. No more insulin pumps. No more $$$s going out
the door every month just to keep by babies alive. No more bad guessing on
carbs that wreaks havoc on their blood glucoses. No more worrying every time they sleep
late. No more wrinkles, ulcers and gray
hairs resulting from a deep primal worry for your children. No more…
Support our team today.
www2.jdrf.org/goto/FuseA2Team
Rhonda
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