Between my mother, grandmother, and aunt, it should of been me that got stuck with Diabetes. Instead it skipped me and got my 4 year old daughter.We noticed Draven started to guzzel water. 2 bottles in an hour. Then after she started to wet the bed after being potty trained for 2 years, I knew something was up. I knew the signs so we called the doctor, only to have to wait 2 weeks. The day before, i gave her a bath and noticed she had lost almost half her body mass. I burst into tears knowing something was seriously wrong with my baby. We took her in the morning of her appointment, only to be sent to the ER and then to be life-watched to Witchita to be admitted to the PICU. 2 days later we were able to go to the regular Pediatric area and we began our new journy. At 4 years old, she knows what she can and can not have, takes her insulin without batting an eye, and is back to the crazy, lovable, little girl she was just months ago. I would give anything to change her fate, to carry her burdens, but I'm proud to say she's a fighter. She may have Diabetes, but Diabetes DOESN'T have her!! She's my hero, and I don't let a day go by without her knowing how precious she really is!

Racheal
Dodge City, KS