Type 1 Diabetic Warrior

I have been seeing a lot of people recently share their experiences with mental and emotional health issues. Notably for me this year were a local TV sports director from here in the Lehigh Valley, Dan Moscaritolo, and the drummer in my favorite rock band Breaking Benjamin, Shaun Foist. Well, I am a person who battles anxiety, depression at times, and Seasonal Affective Disorder. As a Type 1 diabetic, I see an endocrinologist four times annually. A few years ago, talking to one of my endos, I expressed my feelings to her that, despite the fact that my diabetes is very well-controlled, sometimes "diabetes sucks". She asked me if I wanted to talk to someone about it. I said sure, why not? Well, that was the beginning of my once-monthly counseling sessions. Sure, it started out being primarily about how diabetes affects EVERYTHING in my life and EVERYTHING in my life affects my diabetes. But it became so much more than that. I now talk to my counselor about everything and anythi...

 My friend Jakob suggested I post this here in my blog. It is taken from my Facebook page from Sunday, December 13th, 2020, the day after the Army-Navy football game . . . I saw an older gentleman outside the post office today with an Army sweatshirt and camouflage mask on. I rolled down my window and congratulated him on the football win yesterday. I said it wasn't Navy's year, but at the end of the day, EVERYONE wins -- the USA wins. He agreed. He told me he served 28 years. I thanked him for his service, which he appreciated. I told him my father was retired Navy and Philadelphia Police. He said to thank my dad for his service -- twice. He also told me his father and brother were both Navy men. WE ARE ALL FAMILY. GOD BLESS AMERICA. 🇺🇲❤🤍💙😊