Thursday, October 28, 2010

2 years ago...

2 years ago... I didn't "get it"
2 years ago... I had no idea how my life was about to change
2 years ago... my son's fingers did not have a million little holes in them
2 years ago... I didn't have to read a nutrition label before handing out a snack
2 years ago... I had butter in my fridge door, not vials of insulin
2 years ago... I sent my son to school with no worries
2 years ago... I was not sleeping through the night because I had a nursing baby
2 years ago... I was extremely afraid of needles (still not a fan!)
2 years ago... I didn't know anyone with Type 1 diabetes (or so I thought!)
2 years ago... my son would down a cup of milk or water in seconds and ask for more
2 years ago... my son was wetting the bed, every night (he never did that, even when potty training)
2 years ago... I didn't know I would have to make my son bleed multiple times a day
2 years ago... I didn't know I would have to stick my son with multiple needles to keep him alive
2 years ago... I had no idea what a pump was
2 years ago... basal and bolus were foreign words to me
2 years ago... I could leave the house with just our keys to get back in
2 years ago... told the advice nurse I couldn't come in today, will have to be tomorrow
2 years ago... I didn't know my boy's body was failing him
2 years ago... I didn't appreciate the complexities of a normal functioning pancreas
2 years ago... I had no idea what a normal blood sugar level was, let alone a low or high one
2 years ago... I would never have asked my friends and family for donations to charity
2 years ago... JDRF was just another organization I hadn't heard of
2 years ago... juice was something you sometimes drank if you were thirsty
2 years ago... I had no idea what tomorrow would bring, tomorrow was the day we found out Bryce had Type 1 Diabetes

2 years ago... my life was totally different

Tomorrow is our 2 year D'versary.



5 comments:

  1. Profound post.

    Thank goodness for tomorrow....without tomorrow's anniversary, you wouldn't be blogging about your son's journey with T1D.

    XOXOXO

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  2. great post. If only we knew then what we do now. Hope you have a wonderful d day full of in range bgs and some sleep. Ours just passed as well its never easy imo.

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  3. and two years ago, I didn't know all these other wonderful, amazing, D moms! Love ya all!!!

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  4. What a great post! I'll never forget the day before my daughter was dx!

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  5. Look how far you've come! Wishing you a day of good numbers :)

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