As many of you may not know, but I hope some of you do, November is National Diabetes Awareness month! This month is very special to me, and I'm sure to many other people suffering with this disease. There is more than 3 million people living with Type 1 Diabetes. About 80 people per day are diagnosed with this disease, around 15,000 children and 15,000 adults per year! This disease kills more people than AIDS and Breast Cancer combined. Yet you don't see blue ribbons posted everywhere or millions of people making blue shirts to wear for the month. Just because I am able to manage my disease does not mean that I do not suffer. There is NO CURE (is it weird that it was hard for me to type those two words?) for Type 1 Diabetes. Accepting the fact that I am living with a disease that will never get better, no matter what I do, is the hardest thing that I have ever had to do.
That is why it is so important to raise awareness for this disease. We need a cure.
Now, lets talk about my challenge for you. November 14th is World Diabetes Day. On this day I challenge you to wear BLUE to show your support for Diabetes Awareness. Anything blue works! A blue shirt, blue hat, blue shoes, even a blue bracelet or ring! Hopefully you see other people around you wearing blue on that day too! Trust me, I'll be decked out in blue on that day! :]
Stay Anchored,
Cait
p.s. If you have nothing blue to wear, consider buying one of these bracelets! A dollar from every sale goes towards Diabetes Research! Pura Vida Bracelets - JDRF No Sugar Added
