Being a Military Wife is not easy. Being a Military Wife with Type 1 Diabetes is almost impossible. When that Lifestyle involves 3 beautiful children and 2 wacky dogs, things can get very complicated very fast!
I was diagnosed with this disease at age 16, married at 18, and became a Mother a year later. I knew how dangerous Diabetes was to my own health, but I had no idea how risky it was to my unborn children. Despite the fear and anxieties I experienced through three High-Risk Pregnancies, my babies were born healthy and active. It was because of them that I focused on turning my health around and being the healthiest me I could be.
With my Husband serving our wonderful country, I am literally all my children has to depend on. I am their Mother, but I am also their Protector, their Nurse, their Driver, their Cook, and their Best Friend. We are a unit, and we keep each other going.
It has been 9 years since I first heard the dreaded news that my body was giving up, but I'm still going. I finally have an insulin pump. I am finally getting stable. I finally have hope.
CLARKSVILLE, TN
