...I should actually write in my LJ more often, instead of once every 3-4 months ( Read more... )

So. Camp. It already feels so surreal. Maybe it was a dream. An amazing dream where I was under control of my diabetes for three weeks. Where I was doing far more than sitting on my ass all day, and where I got to be around kids constantly, when normally I hardly see them. I felt good about myself for doing so much for so many children, and for ( Read more... )

Five days from now, I'll be sitting around with about 40 other people like me. We'll likely be talking about ourselves- how long we've had diabetes, our lifestyles, our friends, our families, our love lives...Some of them I'll already know and remember, but most of them will be complete strangers to me. Its been eight years since I've been put ( Read more... )

I don't get it. No matter how hard I try to fix my sleeping schedule, it just gets messed up all over again...its now 6am, and after several hours of lying in bed, tossing and turning..I just couldn't fall asleep ( Read more... )

So, I got a call from my camp director the other day- and barring that my paperwork checks out when I get it and fill it out, I'll be going to camp this summer. July 26-August 15, I believe. I'm excited- three weeks away from the monotonous life I've had over the past two years. I'll be away from technology (probably something I need right now ( Read more... )

Okay okay. Waited until I had a clear mind to post again ( Read more... )

Spent an hour outside in the park across the street today...it was nice, being out of the house. Away from the stressful environment from a bit- away from my computer, away from everything that reminds me of my reality..the mess of the apartment, the various unpaid bills sitting around my area, things around my room that just give me anxiety ( Read more... )

"..so I'm breaking the habit tonight ( Read more... )

So yesterday marked one year. March 6, 2008, an amazing man passed away to Colon Cancer. He was an idol to my community- an amazing musician, teacher, and father ( Read more... )

When I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, I was 11. I knew nothing about what I was about to get into...I knew nobody with this disease. The only thing I knew about it was from reading The Babysitter's Club books...ironically, the character with Diabetes was also my favourite. So...I knew a little bit about the disease. I even suspected a month ( Read more... )