{"id":980,"date":"2014-05-16T16:55:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T20:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=980"},"modified":"2014-05-16T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T20:55:50","slug":"missed-it-but-thanks-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"Missed It, But Thanks Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a little weird for me to NOT\u00a0have participated in Diabetes Blog Week<\/a> this past week. \u00a0I started Surfacefine 2 years ago to participate in what I think remains a TREMENDOUS idea by Karen over at Bittersweet Diabetes<\/a> \u00a0…… And this year, I’ve completely missed it.<\/p>\n

At some point I hope to catch-up on all the amazing blogs and posts. \u00a0I only read one post the entire week. \u00a0Yep, just one. \u00a0The one I read was from Kim over at Texting My Pancreas<\/a>. \u00a0First let me explain, I don’t have any clue how things work in life. \u00a0Fate? \u00a0I question it. \u00a0Luck? \u00a0Perhaps. \u00a0Karma? \u00a0Don’t even get me started. \u00a0So I happened to see Kim’s post on my phone and actually had a few minutes to read it. \u00a0She nails it. \u00a0Although this was so very true for me as a diabetic it applies to so many other things, many other struggles. \u00a0Here you go kiddos:\u00a0What Brings Me Down<\/a>\u00a0I was meant to read that… I’m sure of it.<\/p>\n

I attended JDRF NYC Chapter’s Annual Research Update last night. \u00a0I’m not gonna lie, a lot of it was over my head but it was encouraging to see so many people in attendance. \u00a0I arrived late for the reception but was thrilled to have maybe 5 minutes of rushed conversation with some DOC friends I haven’t seen for awhile. \u00a0The nicest part though was when, after the 2nd presentation, my brother took a seat next to me. \u00a0I’m fairly certain he was lost during the presentation too but he was there and that’s what mattered. \u00a0My brother and I managed to squeeze in dinner afterward. \u00a0I can’t remember the last time we had one-on-one time but it was good\u00a0to reconnect. \u00a0Although we were rushing a bit through our meal, my brother still missed his train. \u00a0Getting to the train was a hike from where we were. \u00a0His train ride is far from short, but we had some together time and it was nice to feel\u00a0like I had some support. \u00a0We were together because of diabetes. \u00a0As much as I hate to admit it (and my teeth are gritted as I type this), I have to thank diabetes for giving me some time to see DOC friends and to have a dinner date with my Bro. \u00a0I guess I will have to hold back my Duck Fiabetes for the day.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday I met up with a friend for lunch and she suddenly exclaimed, “Your eye is BLEEDING!!!!”. \u00a0Of course I thought blood was coming out of my eye but nope. \u00a0It looked like this:<\/p>\n

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Great. \u00a0Probably a broken blood vessel but that inner voice that says, “Hey you… you’ve had a slew of pump site problems and some overnight WAY highs that you’ve been sleeping through… A LOT…. now look what happened” was whispering in my ear. \u00a0I called and got myself squeezed into an early morning appointment the next day with my retina specialist (he may actually be God). \u00a0The next morning (yesterday) it looked even sexier:<\/p>\n

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So I saw one of my very favorite doctors, joked about wearing bright red lipstick and a red dress to play up my eye as an “accessory” and WHEW-OH-WHEW got the diabetes all-clear. \u00a0WHEW again! I also got the this-will-take-two-weeks-to-heal-news. \u00a0Ugh.<\/p>\n

As I left the doctor’s office I noticed something a bit clearer than when I’d entered. \u00a0Sculptures on Park Avenue. \u00a0Alice Aycock’s Park Avenue Paper Chase. \u00a0Oh how astonishingly lovely and inspirational. \u00a0So there you have it. \u00a0The reason I have a retina specialist is because of diabetes. \u00a0If my eye didn’t look like a Halloween horror show, I\u00a0wouldn’t have been at the doctor’s office\u00a0until August. \u00a0Now, I probably would have seen some of these sculptures on other parts of Park Avenue, but definitely not right out of the entryway of my fantastic doctor. \u00a0Dammit. \u00a0Thanks Diabetes. \u00a0grrrrrr.
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And finally, an update on how eliminating\u00a0curse words from\u00a0my vocabulary ($.25 a F-Bomb adds up) is progressing. \u00a0Yesterday and today did no favors to my savings, but at least it benefits JDRF. \u00a0I would\u00a0also like to point out something to the right\u00a0of the jar. \u00a0I didn’t notice it until i uploaded the pic. \u00a0Know what that is? \u00a0Ah serenity now!<\/p>\n

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