17 years ago today, I was diagnosed with diabetes.
To say it's a bittersweet anniversary is an understatement.
I'm happy that I'm alive, but sad and frustrated about all the sh!**y complications and consequently the life-altering obstacles they've put in my way.
I'm happy that I've learned to eat healthier, and furious at the 5 years robbed from me by hypo seizures.
I'm sad that I am limited in how and where I can travel and what types of exercise I can engage in due to retinopathy.
I hope to indulge in chocolate today to celebrate/wallow.
That is all.
Yes, it is bittersweet. Thanks for being so honest with your post! I am just one year ahead of you; I am at 18 years.
***Congratulations on living and coping 17 years with Diabetes Sagwabetes!
That is a long time for sure. I would call it a success for you. Along with
seeing your glass half empty, I'm glad that you also can see it as half full.
That means a lot.
Enjoy Wallowing on your Day. :)
It may be bittersweet...and I do understand what you've gone through. Fact that you're alive and sharing your story is truly a wonderful success, Congratulations Sagwabetes! Wish you all the best :)
ps. Love the chocolate idea...
I always thought I'd be dead before I was 40 but, now that I'm 45, it seems a bit different!
I just hit 17 years two weeks ago, too. I felt ambivalent about it as well. All I could say was, well, here’s to the next 17!
Enjoy the chocolate may it not be the bittersweet kind but the delicious kind. Wallow all you want or even better the Spa at the Hershey Hotel in PA has a chocolate bath or chocolate facial or chocolate massage.