Facebook - Tear Jerker
So the other day my parents shared a video on facebook from the Saving Luke facebook page. Saving Luke is another Type 1 diabetic child that has a diabetic alert dog. His mother runs the FB page and made a video about her son and their experience to raise awareness about Type 1. Well I see the video shared on my parents page so I decided to play it.
Let me set the scene up for you... I am laying in bed with the computer typing out donation request for our benefit to raise funds for Cole's diabetic alert dog. I take a break to look at FB and see my parents post. I click on the video and start watching....
She starts by showing a picture of her son and saying that he came close to dying when he was 2. Well that hits close to home. Cole was 13 months when he was transported to the ER by ambulance.
She talks about how Type 1 there is no cure and he will always have it. How he gets finger pokes and injections all the time. Then it moves on to without insulin he will die. This is the same for Cole.
She talks about the risk of Type 1. That going to low could cause seizures, unconsciousness, and even death and that highs can cause permanent damage to organs.
She talks about how her son cries and doesn't want anymore needles or the bees to attack him in his sleep (this is due to the finger pokes).
Ugh... this is making me emotional again so I am going to wrap this up.
Getting to the point. She talks about how every night they worry their son will not wake up and that 1 and 20 people with Type 1 will die in their sleep.... Ok so by this point the tears are pouring out of my eyes, I am going through the Kleenex like crazy and Robert is sound a asleep beside me.
This damn video is worse than ice cream.
So the next morning I wake up and tell Robert he needs to watch the video. Cole decides he wants to watch it too. Cole was sitting in my lap so Robert came over and sat down so Cole could watch it, which means I could watch it too.
Well we are not even half way through the video and I push it away and tell Robert I can't watch anymore and Robert is in the process of turning it off telling me that he can't watch it because he doesn't feel like crying.
I am not an emotional person, but geez that video was depressing. Stupid FB : )
Let me set the scene up for you... I am laying in bed with the computer typing out donation request for our benefit to raise funds for Cole's diabetic alert dog. I take a break to look at FB and see my parents post. I click on the video and start watching....
She starts by showing a picture of her son and saying that he came close to dying when he was 2. Well that hits close to home. Cole was 13 months when he was transported to the ER by ambulance.
She talks about how Type 1 there is no cure and he will always have it. How he gets finger pokes and injections all the time. Then it moves on to without insulin he will die. This is the same for Cole.
She talks about the risk of Type 1. That going to low could cause seizures, unconsciousness, and even death and that highs can cause permanent damage to organs.
She talks about how her son cries and doesn't want anymore needles or the bees to attack him in his sleep (this is due to the finger pokes).
Ugh... this is making me emotional again so I am going to wrap this up.
Getting to the point. She talks about how every night they worry their son will not wake up and that 1 and 20 people with Type 1 will die in their sleep.... Ok so by this point the tears are pouring out of my eyes, I am going through the Kleenex like crazy and Robert is sound a asleep beside me.
This damn video is worse than ice cream.
So the next morning I wake up and tell Robert he needs to watch the video. Cole decides he wants to watch it too. Cole was sitting in my lap so Robert came over and sat down so Cole could watch it, which means I could watch it too.
Well we are not even half way through the video and I push it away and tell Robert I can't watch anymore and Robert is in the process of turning it off telling me that he can't watch it because he doesn't feel like crying.
I am not an emotional person, but geez that video was depressing. Stupid FB : )
Wow, my sister does have emotions who would have thought. Although the video is a real tear jerker, it sure does explain things for people who have no idea what you guys go thru. I didn't realize until Cole how many don't know the difference between Type 1 and Type 2. I really liked in the video where they said you guys become the pancreas. I had never thought about it that way but really most people couldn't imagine what it takes to be a vital organ for their child. I always say everything happens for a reason. Although I am still not sure what the reason is behind this I am pretty sure that you guys raising awareness and knowledge is a start. Who knows maybe Cole will be the leader to find the cure.
ReplyDeleteIf you just finished reading this blog, I'll explain the ice cream. When we first heard about Cole's Type 1 diagnosis I made the incredibly STUPID comment to Michelle that Cole could eat ice cream with his meals but couldn't just eat ice cream in the middle of the day like other kids. I didn't know I was going to emotionally scar her for life. Now, any time you mention ice cream around Michelle, she's more than likely going to start crying. Michell, BTW, is usually NOT very emotional
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