My Silver Lining

I know that yesterday my post was about camp, but I feel like camp is such a big deal that it deserves another post.

Every day with Type 1 Diabetes is a battle, and sometimes you just don't want to fight it anymore. There are days where you want to give up, or where you feel completely alone. But thankfully for me I have my amazing camp family who is so supportive. I can call up any one of them and all I have to say is "Diabetes Sucks." and they wouldn't need any details of what was happening, they just know. These people are as necessary as insulin.. I can't live without them.

Recently I have struggled with having diabetes and how much work it is and all that comes with it, but my best friend/ sister from camp moved to Thousand Oaks and is going to Cal Lu. All I had to do was text her and we had plans that night. There are no words that can explain how happy I am with my fellow diabetics. They are truly the only people on this planet who understand everything. I can tell someone that I feel "high" or "low" and they say something like "Oh I totally know what you feel like, I had a cold last weekend." or "I have had the worst headache for the last few days." And I know they are just trying to be helpful and be nice, but it's hard when you deal with something only you can feel.

Okay- enough with the downer talk. I am gonna give a little shout-out to a certain fellow camp goer who has helped me through a lot of stuff these past few years. Especially this past summer, my dear friend Rachel has helped me through some of my hardest times and she has showered me with love and comfort. I don't think she knows how much it meant to me and that I will never forget our summer of making complete fools of ourselves at flour wars, or dancing to backstreet boys in the kitchen. But most of all, I will never forget how you were there for me whenever I needed you. You are an inspiration to every person and camp and we all love you with everything we have. Love you Rach- you are my hero.

As you can see, camp is very special and we are a family. I cannot wait for summer because I will finally be reunited with everyone. Camp is my silver lining in a disease that can bring so much darkness if you don't have an escape like we all do.