Yesterday was
Allison’s 2nd Diaversary. We spent the day trying to make Allison
feel special – instead of different. We succeeded. Why? Because of people that
have crossed our path - some recently and some many, many years ago.
I asked a
simple thing – wear your support for Allison on May 1. I was amazed, stunned
and in awe of the numbers of people that did just that. Yesterday I realized
that there are people in our lives – some we talk to often and some we only
catch up with only now and then – that are with us in this fight for a better
life for Allison.
I thought
yesterday was going to be hard for me. I thought I would be full of tears
thinking of the past – what it was like for us two years ago, all we lost in
that moment, missing our “old” life. Our
world proved me wrong. I had tears in my eyes frequently yesterday – but they
were tears of from my heart not being able to contain how much LOVE there is in
our world.
From the sea
of blue worn in honor of Allison at her school – to the picture of large groups
gathered from old and new groups of friends. There was picture after picture of people wearing their support and many notes from those that did not have access to a camera that they were indeed wearing
their support of Allison and it went on all day!
May 1 isn’t an
official National or World Diabetes Awareness day – but it is OUR Diabetes Awareness Day. It was on May 1 that we became aware of this disease and all the
misconceptions and misinformation there is about it. May 1 is Holdgreve
Diabetes Awareness Day and on this May 1 I was shown that over
the past two years we have made others aware of what it is and aware of the
need for a cure and better management of this silent disease.
I have more inspiration now – I won't be taking it purely from my amazing daughter – it comes from every single person that
took a moment out of their lives yesterday and thought about her and others
that they know that suffer from type 1
diabetes . I am inspired to keep moving forward and focus on the future and only learn from the past.
Yesterday wasn't about about raising money (that is needed and important – no
research is free) but about supporting each other in whatever way you can – and
wearing blue, a ribbon, a t-shirt supporting diabetes awareness – and telling
the world and Allison you did it – that was priceless.
Until there is
a cure,
Jennifer
Here are only two of the MANY photos from May 1--
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