Brittle diabetes robbed me
It’s been 3 days since she was taken. She was my platonic life partner, my friend, my Chevy to our three amigos. She would have been 60 next month. She found out she was diabetic at 14, almost 30 when she had a child.
Her blood sugar would bounce around so much. She tried everything on the market. The pump was a disaster. The sensor she wore that was linked to an app was the best one. We tried to get it downloaded on my phone but it just didn’t work on apple. We should have tried harder.
We three were texting on Saturday night while we watched the playoffs. She stopped texting. I thought she fell asleep. The next day was Mother’s Day and I didn’t call; I was away from home and grouchy without my kids. Monday came and our friend was supposed to take her to her endocrinologist appointment. She had been surviving off short acting insulin until that appointment because the doctor would refill until she saw her. That’s when I got the call. She’s not answering. I sent my spouse across the street to bang on the door. Nothing. The back door, still nothing. Then inside and found her unconscious in her room moaning.
They worked on her for 2 days. She never regained consciousness. She was given “comfort care” and taken off life support Tuesday night while 2 of our friends held her hands. I was on the phone crying. How Can she be gone? How can a 3D Model of an inner ear be successful implanted and restore hearing. Several people have been cured of both sickle cell and HIV, but we can cure diabetes?! She always thought there was a cure, but it’s too lucrative to not have it used. Maybe she was right…… All I know is she is gone, and this rotten disease robbed me…. 😞💔