I remember

“I remember being playful, happy, and free. I remember feeling like I could do anything. Until one day everything changed. I remember feeling sick and going to the hospital. I remember all the needles. I remember all the blood. I remember my family hoping everything was okay. I remember the doctors face, the tone of his voice, and exactly what he said, “You have Type 1 Diabetes”. I remember all the shots. I remember checking my blood sugar every single day. At that moment I was hopeless, with questions in my head I was too scared to say aloud. I remember feeling like everything I worked towards was for nothing. I remembered everything, even the good things aside from all the bad. I remember my family by my side. I remember hearing I was lucky I wasn’t in a coma. I remember this was given to me for a reason. I had to remind myself I wasn’t the only one suffering. I had to remind myself I wasn’t fighting this sickness alone. The last thing I remember was the fear, anger, sadness, laughter, joy, and love.”

From my little sister who wanted to express how she felt first hand. She is younger than me and not even my kid , but the things children can teach you are simply amazing and inspiring that despite being hit with such a serious condition she can still find some light to shine on her family.