Today's prompt is about sharing. I have recently read a blog post written by Melissa Lee about her diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 10. I could relate with her story because I was diagnosed with having migraine disease at 8 years old. Below is my comment on Melissa's post. Please take the time to read Sweetly Voiced: Pollyanna (click on the comment) and you can check out some other great posts by other #HAWMC bloggers here.
"Hi Melissa. I found your post on the #HAWMC Facebook page. I can really relate to what you wrote as I was diagnosed with migraines at the age of 8. Although a very different disease than diabetes, the naivety and unrealistic expectations are very similar. I often felt overshadowed by my two older sisters' asthma and like my illness wasn't taken as seriously as theirs. Many times I used to wish that I had asthma too instead of migraines because then I would be noticed and taken care of more. Not that I wasn't but it wasn't as dire as not being able to breathe. Childhood diagnoses are hard and I get everything that you said. I appreciate and respect what you have gone through."
I'm so glad that my story resonated with you. It was a post I was nervous about making public because my mom was always so impressed with my Pollyanning, as it were. ;)
ReplyDeleteI can understand your nervousness about writing it. Reflecting back on anything, especially childhood, can be a challenge especially when it's in a public forum. Thanks again for being so honest! :)
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