Thank you

Dear D-Parents,

Thank you. 

For your sleepless nights. 

For the worry you have for your D-child/children. 

For the hours you spend on the phone trying to get support from device companies. 

For the hours you spent learning at diagnosis. 

For the food you measure and calculate.

For the time you spend trying to make sure we have a "normal" life.

For reminding us to not let D get in the way. 

For the prescriptions you call in every month or three months. 

For driving to the pharmacy to get our life saving medicine.

For remembering to help change our sites and sensors. 

For teaching us how to care for ourselves. 

For letting go, even though you're not quite ready. 

For never slowing down.

For always trying to get the best technology/medicine there is for us.

For having tons and tons of patience. 

For giving us independence. 

For driving us to the several doctors appointment we have each year. 

For consoling us when we are inconsolable. 

For supporting us in everything we do. 

For knowing when we've had enough, and we need your help. 

For teaching us that it's okay to not be perfect. 

For helping us laugh when we need it. 

For not getting mad when we forget to give insulin. 

For advocating for our disease. 

For understanding.

Thank you for keeping us alive. 

But most of all, D-parents, thank you for loving us.