Today's Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge prompt is one of my faves, asking, "If you had a superpower, what would it be? How would you use it?"
Like many of my fellow DOC peeps have already written today, it is not a matter of "if" when it comes to having a superpower. As a d-mom, I am already super-powered.
Like many of my fellow DOC peeps have already written today, it is not a matter of "if" when it comes to having a superpower. As a d-mom, I am already super-powered.
I can...
count carbs in virtually any food, on the fly
poke a straw into a juice box and hand it over to a low child while doing multiple other tasks simultaneously
survive a day at work after performing half a dozen nighttime blood sugar tests on my flu-suffering child
speak an entire language made up of diabetes terms and lingo
identify trends and recognize patterns in my child's diabetes data
count by 4's like a rock star (gotta love dex)
distribute a handful of dex tabs to my child withouut getting completely covered in sugar dust, even when he's on the ice or bouncing on the trampoline
advocate and fight tirelessly for my child
I am a(an)...
awesome external pancreas
bolussing bonanza
carb counting magician
and SWAG'ger extraordinaire
All in the day of a d-mom
Love your take on this prompt. "advocate and fight tirelessly for my child." YOU ROCK!
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