12, 950 insulin injections
6 trips to the Primary Children's ER
2 trips by ambulance
14,600 hours of sleep deprivation
$65,000 in medical bills
Countless times of being yelled at, at restaurants by "educated" people about how I should take care of my son's diabetes.
Keeping this little boy of ours alive…. PRICELESS
5 years ago, our lives changed forever. It was a day of sadness, and a day that we learned we could still live a somewhat normal life. I hate to think of my son as "different" because on the outside he doesn't look different. He doesn't have a broken leg, he doesn't walk silly, he doesn't look different, but he IS different on the inside. He is such a happy kid, and is determined to help educate others (sometimes silently) about juvenile diabetes. He is very disciplined and knows when he can, and when he can't have sugar. What 7 year old turns down sugar?!?
These past 5 years with diabetes haven't been THAT bad, but we haven't liked diabetes. We've always had the motto "Diabetes doesn't have us, we HAVE diabetes!" We try our hardest to make diabetes "nothing" to our little Brenner. It is something, a very big thing, but we don't let our Brenner see the "behind the scenes", he already feels some of the weight.
Today as we celebrate Brenner's 5 year diagnosis, he's requested cupcakes with no frosting. Again, what kid doesn't want frosting? A kid that knows what it feels like to have a high blood sugar. We are taking him bowling, and then to his favorite restaurant (he'll surprise us later, he says -ha, ha). We make this day about him and his diabetes. I know a lot of people may think it's weird, but we don't. This is a new lifestyle this little boy has had to live with since the age of 2. We party because we've made it this far, we party because we are so close to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes, we party because we love this kid.
Happy 5 year Diabetes Anniversary Brenner! We love you!
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