Over the last couple of days, this meme has found its way across my social media feeds several times:
Each time I’ve scrolled past it, I have felt uncomfortable. For a number of reasons.
Firstly, I wouldn’t wish diabetes on anyone – even for a day.
But mostly, because for this to be true and fair, then surely it could be said of each and every health condition. Surely if people with diabetes expect others to walk a day in our shoes pumps (see what I did there?), then those with every other condition would expect the same.
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July 22, 2015 at 12:51 pm
Kate
So well said. And nicely too. Thanks.
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July 22, 2015 at 2:25 pm
misst1db
Thank you! I felt the same way, uncomfortable, when I saw that and didn’t know how to put how I felt into words.
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July 22, 2015 at 2:26 pm
Scott E
I’d take it a step further…I don’t care if someone else knows WHAT I deal with day-to-day. Just an acknowledgement that there ARE things that I deal with is more than enough for me.
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August 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm
RenzaS
Exactly! Empathy! Thanks, Scott.
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July 23, 2015 at 9:33 am
Andrea
Agreed. Plus the fact that just one day with diabetes (or many other chronic illnesses, I’m sure) shows a very incomplete picture. Part of what makes it difficult to manage is that it’s day after day after day after day of challenges that often need to be handled differently each time they occur.
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