My feelings!

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You have nailed all the petty irritations that mount up into one big MOAN.
People ā€˜knowā€™ that diabetics only have to keep away from sugar and take a pill or injection daily, what is hard about that?! I wish it was different, but nothing is going to change in the near future.
(((Hugs))) Maureen

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Osob, Iā€™ve never been angry RE: DM. Just grateful that for 57 yrs I ate whatever I wanted.

Plus - I think about my son -who from age 4 could never eat what he craved, then passed @ 18 weighing 77# and only 4ā€™6". He was considered the most severely stricken male lupus patient in the U.S. by 2 Childrenā€™s Hospitals & one local specialist.

My husband donated a kidney to our son. It failed in 3 yrs. I was set to give him mine in a few months when he was healthy enough to receive it. He passed before that could happen.

Life is so sadā€¦GOD I miss him, so very muchā€¦

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Crap - I canā€™t stop crying nowā€¦

EDIT TO ADD: I hear you - totally! For me, itā€™s easier to have DM than to go through what my son did. Thatā€™s most likely why I donā€™t feel bad about my hardships now - I remember how hard his entire life was. Not to minimize your hardships AT ALL. But it certainly minimizes mine.

God bless you.

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Aww I am sorry I hope your ok.
Life is sad and very hard but we do our best to push through.
I felt sad and down so writing my feelings really helps me move on. People think I am unhappy,depressed but with any illness it kind of comes with it I reckon finding a way to deal with it is what keeps us going.
Thank you for taking the time out to comment. I am sorry I didnā€™t mean to upset you. Forgive me.:kiss:
:kiss:

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Oh my gosh Osob - NO! There is NOTHING to forgive you for!!! You didnā€™t upset me - my circumstances did. I was just trying to help you to feel better. I know how hard this is for all of us. Iā€™m so sorryā€¦i want to help you to get through this so muchā€¦

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I am ok now thank you.
I wrote and then lift myself up by spending time with my girls, we went to a mini zoo near us and had a picknic.
It was exactly what I needed.

You really did help. I hope your ok.
Much love.:kiss:

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((hugs))) & (((hugs))) to you! It IS very hard. I didnā€™t mean to trivialize your feelings.

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How old are your girls?

You didnā€™t.
They are 5 and 2.
My oldest is on Easter holidays so I have to entertain/tire them out.:joy:

Nicely put, my friend: ā€œpetty irritations that mount up to one big MOAN.ā€ā€¦Exactly!

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Blessings of the Universe to you and yours, Genie. I know what it is like to lose a childā€¦

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Oohh, Osob! I remember when my children were that young! Iā€™m 59 now, but those are the VERY BEST memories of my life! My children are 28-38 now and still say they want their happy childhood back - free from worries, so much funā€¦youā€™ll do that too!

You just need good recipes to make you feel satiated - as do all of us diabetics.

Bless you so muchā€¦

Thank you Hun.
Sorry to read about your loss.

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I hope so I really do try some days are a bit harder then other days but they give me the strength I need.
Just seeing them grow and have their own personalities is truly mind blowing.

They are the best thing that ever happened to me.:kiss::kiss:

I hear you! My kids are grown, but oh, do I miss those days!

Judith - have you lost a child? If so, please elaborateā€¦

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https://forum.tudiabetes.org/t/another-year-has-passed-a-remembrance-the-birth-death-day-of-my-son/55020

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@Judith_in_Portland: (((Hugs))) to youā€¦

Losing a child is truly the very worst thing that can ever happen to us. (I lost 2 sons to illness). After that, diabetes seems easyā€¦

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What you wrote is the truth for sure. No one understand this but you and the rest of us who are daily ā€˜livingā€™ this disease. Thank you for being so honest.

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