"You're like a ray of sunshine. With an elephant."
This post might be the most vulnerable writing that I have published on this blog yet. At the beginning of the school year, I struggled with adjusting to a new environment, a new social scene, a new academic system. I felt like for a while I couldn’t figure out how to put one foot in […]
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When I sit down to write, I sit at my desk that was painted black by my mother. Above the desktop computer and past the calendar that is hanging on the wall are quotes that are self motivating. I look at these quotes and I think about how much strength I feel just because of […]
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During sports many Type 1 Diabetics experience the question, “Why are you sitting out?” Many close and curious friends also frequently ask the question of “What does it feel like when your blood sugar goes low?” In response to this question I always say, “There’s a feeling in my stomach, and you just know.” So […]
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If you want something, go for it. The worst thing that can happen is someone says no and you look for an even better opportunity. If one door closes, another one opens. Talk to different types of people. One of the best parts about going to a new school is that there are so many […]
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My parents, God bless them, are always running around like chicken with their heads cut off and I can tell you why. It’s because I can never settle, I always have to be doing something I always have to be dreaming and talking about the next big adventure. I don’t know why that’s the way that […]
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My dad and I were going on a late night Cumberland Farms run when he spoke up, “I was thinking about this earlier, and how you wanted to help change the world. Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, helped really change the world of so many people down south. I mean think about it, he […]
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I don’t think I have ever heard the words “Having diabetes is a piece of cake,” come out of a Type 1 Diabetics mouth. Because I can tell you this: diabetes isn’t a walk in the park. Every day is completely different and sometimes there isn’t even a logical reason why. Diabetes is the most […]
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Albert Einstein said, “There are two types of ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if anything is a miracle.” On Sunday my mum and I went to go see the new movie, Miracles From Heaven. On a beautiful day, we decided that it was a […]
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The Typical Type One 