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Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Day 1

Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Monday i recently returned from a trip to the mountains with my lovedove, jesse. we spent nearly two weeks in an isolated cabin. no internet. no cell service. 30 minute drive...

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Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Day 3

that was my first diabetes blog. A Bit of a Written Advantage i started it when i was 20 and kept it a secret until now. i did so because it reveals a darkened heart and a troubled soul i didn’t share...

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Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Day 4

MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS MANTRAS ……………………………………………………………………to live by. quit slackin’ and make shit happen. ….while you’re doing that, keep in mind that...

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Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Day 5

yes. that.just.happened. watch it again. ———————————————– it’s a WILDCARD diabetes blog week prompt: Write a short story personifying a diabetes tool you use on a daily basis. A meter, syringe, pump,...

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one-oh-five

one-oh-five one hundred and five 105. 105. my blood sugar after a hike up and down the mountain. no feelings of going low: no shakes, sweats, or frights 105. my score and my win. taken at the start of...

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pop, pop, pop that thang

this post is not drug related, despite the title. or, well, i guess it is. insulin is a drug isn’t it? correction to that first line there: this post is indeed drug related. LIFE UPDATE i moved to...

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whistle while you wait

it’s here! it’s here! IT’S HERE!

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the holes of my sweater

struck i was, by the call to depart from violent language number four. right there. ilana jacqueline typed the words i couldn’t shape in a blog post. pushing my chronic pressure points, laughing and...

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staring back at me

“there must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” ― adrienne rich grotesque? maybe. creative? hells yes. me in a moment of weakness? not-a-chance. me in a...

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and so it is the shorter story

he shared a parable. as it goes… there is a flood firefighters rushing door to door to help people to safety knock knock and a man answers, his family behind him. “hurry up” begs the fireman, “no, our...

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oh, the activated patient?

welcome to medicine x, a conference about bridging developing technology for health, patient perspective, and healthcare providers insights! guaranteed to make you feel simultaneously warm and fuzzy...

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something only we know

welcome to medicine x. you, sit in a room filled with powerful, strong headed people living with life circumstances you really can only begin to imagine and you listen. you try and be a sponge while...

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the crystal ship is being filled

on day 0 of medicine x, i, along with other epatients, attended and participated in a special event called “partnering for health” sponsored by eli lilly and company. the day revolved around clinical...

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i am the one

i’ve been working out my applications for doctoral programs as of late, crossing off all the little ticks: pre-apply. identify programs of interest 1. complete online app 2. acquire both official and...

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and, oh, what a change there’d be

so you have heard of medicine x, the conference at stanford university that truly integrates patient voice and perspective, the conference that trends on twitter because the online component is...

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ground control to major tom

ever come face to face with someone harboring a radically different perspective on diabetes? one that doesn’t jive with yours? one that you wish you didn’t still hear? one that takes just a little...

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two-a.m. summer night

pinterest me a story cut out of humble brag postcards wishing you were here no need for color i’ll believe your tale without it weave into it makers and takers lies and the kind of motivational quotes...

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and the love for what you hide

benign. a word you hope to only use in benign situations, also known as the situations that are figurative in nature, or ones that are devoid of the possibility of cancer. it’s nothing. nearly three...

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bother me tomorrow, today, i’ll buy no sorrows

when today rolls around each year, i wonder what i shall do, explore how i should feel. still diabetic. i sit here, on the day marking the start of my fourteenth year post diagnosis, and question…...

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hip hip hip horay

i am enrolled in a positive psychology class. kid president = love.

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