NayNay
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Dear Diabetes,
Today is a new grand new day! Today I decided to laugh in your face. I decided you can't have me, nope, no way, no how. You will not take me like you took my dad. I won't let you. You want me to let you take over my life, but it is not going to happen. I can't let it happen. I made myself a promise many years ago and I promised you would not get me. Ok so you did, but you don't have to win. I can still win and I will win. I'm better than you. Much better. I still hate you today...but I'm thinking, really thinking, how I can beat you. You won't get the best of me, I won't let you.
NayNay
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sharon
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Hey there, diabetes, I won't say that you will never defeat me. Yes, I still hate you, BUT, it will be a long time before you take over my life. I am in control now.
Sharon
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Janis
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Reply with quote | #18 |
Awesome! Sharon and Nay Nay, you will win this fight!
Janis 
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NayNay
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Dear Diabetes, I have a question for you. Why? Why do you even exist,. Why do some of us have you while others do not? I really guess none of those questions even matter. What really matters is why did I invite you into my body. Yep I did. Yes yes, I do have some generics playing a small part in this, however I invited you in, I did. I thought you could not get me, I thought I could eat and eat what ever and however much I wanted. I thought, "who needs exercise" "its a big to do about nothing"...I bet you love that too don't you? You love when people invite you in. Only problem is you are like a relative who drives me crazy and won't go home!! So now what, well I've got to come up with a plan to cause you to want to leave. Your kind of like the "Cat in the Hat"....You are making a mess of me and I've got to work quick and hard to get rid of you.
NayNay
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Kathy
Registered: 06/14/07
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Yo Diabetes,
My question is why me? Why did you make my Dad suffer so much and then in the end, take him much earlier than any of us expected? My Dad didn't have a chance to fight because he didn't have the opportunities that I have. I hate you for what you did to him and I will never forgive you for that.
I don't know what the future holds for me and I guess I don't want to know. But one thing I do know, I will not give up without a fight!!!
Kathy
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jonkaitsmom
Registered: 05/27/07
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Diabetes:
I won't even start this letter like I like you by using "dear". I seriously hate you. You embarrassed me yesterday. My friends at work all decided to go to Maggie Moos (an Ice cream place) in a really high class part of town. We were giggling and laughing like little school girls. It was lunchtime and rather than eat a meal, we hopped in my friend convertible and high tailed it down to Maggie Moos.
I thought you were going to be nice to me. My fasting blood sugar was 119 and I ate a nice breakfast and even ate my snack 3 hours later. It was lunch time so I figured, all is well. I had ice cream and yes I added toffee bits and M&Ms but I didnt think you'd get so mad at me. 3 hours later I was sitting at my desk and got that "feeling". It was like I was drunk. I couldn't think and was feeling tired. I worked my way through it, but my friend who sits next to me noticed I was acting odd. Thanks to you she got alarmed and went to talking to people who sat around me.
Now everyone knows that I ate something "that wasn't good for me" and are all acting like the doggone "diabetes police".
I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so embarrassed because now people either tease that I shouldn't eat sweets or they tip toe and give me that "I feel sorry for you look.
I'm with the rest of the people here, why did you decide to come knock on m doorstop. I'm so mad. Letu's just say that I'm glad the profanity block is on because if it wasn't I'd have quite a few words for you.
You really did it this time and yet it's my fault. I didn't ask for you to come into my life!!!
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chelp
Registered: 02/13/08
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Quote: Originally Posted by NayNay
WOW, this is the first I've seen this, but it did grab my attention. So I'm going to give it a try, here goes:
Dear Diabetes,
I must start by telling you I have have a great love of all my friends, but you diabetes are not my friend and I do NOT love you, I don't like you, if I were honest I would have to tell you I hate you. You took my father from me, you have latched on to my sister and both my brothers--and me.
You are mean, you have taken most of the joy out of my life. I want to know why? Why me, why my father and my siblings, why? You are so hard to figure out, you give me no peace. You are a mystery to me, yet you are very familiar all the same. You make me sick, tried, FAT, sleepy, you give me leg cramps, you put spots in my eyes. You make me loose my concentration, you cause me to loose sleep, you make me low and shaky then shoot me back up until I'm high as a kite all in an hours' time. I hate you. I want my youth back, before you came to stay. Life was good then. I swore you would not get me, you make me mad, as you did catch me. I want to be free again. I want you to leave and never come back. I don't want to deal with you, so I really have not. You think you will take me too, like my dad? You think you are so smart that you can out-wit me? Today, you might be right, today you have the upper hand, today I'm loosing. You are winning, but I pray not for long. I hate you.
NayNay
Nay Nay, Thanks for this post. It says what I have not been able to say. I have not lost a parent to D but my siblings have it.
Thanks again
Harold S.
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Kathy
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NayNay,
You have a gift of being able to express your feelings in an articulate manner. You've said almost exactly how I feel about D. I've also lost a father to D and that pain never really goes away. I agree with Harold S., you've said what I didn't.
Kathy
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NayNay
Registered: 05/03/07
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Kathy and Herold, thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad I finally posted something that someone benefited from. It is weird once you start typing it all comes pouring out. Who knew?
NayNay
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Janis
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Quote: Originally Posted by NayNay
It is weird once you start typing it all comes pouring out. Who knew?
NayNay
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Hi Everyone,
I'm so glad that you are finding this exercise so helpful. I'm writing a column about letter writing for dLife.com. May I quote some of the things that you wrote? I will hide your identities, but would like your permission.
Please post yes or no. Thanks!
Janis 
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richard157
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Yes Janis, you have my permission.
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sharon
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Reply with quote | #29 |
URGH! Diabetes, you got the best of me yesterday - BUT I am on top of things today - you ugly monster, you! I am in control today.
Sharon
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Kathy
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Reply with quote | #30 |
YES, you have my permission, and may I say 'Thank You' for the opportunity to vent feelings that have been beneath the surface for almost 10 years.
Shalom,
Kathy
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