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40 years ago...

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Lisa66

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So my husband informs me that 40 years ago today his beloved Ipswich Town FC won the F.A. Cup. Which made me think it's 40 years ago that a lovely nurse on ward g2 at Southampton general hospital, wheeled a very large television into the ward so that we could watch the game....so a few days after I had been diagnosed type 1. (The days when the world seemed to stop for the cup!🙂)

It's not something I "celebrate" and probably wouldn't have even thought about it. However it did make me think how far we have come.

Has it made things awkward at times? Definitely. A bit more thought, planning and maybe tweaking of arrangements needed. I like to think diabetes and I toddle along together, I'm in charge, at least I like to think so🙂

Has it stopped me doing anything? No, nothing I can think of. (Not that I've ever had dreams of exciting adventures, becoming an astronaut or trekking to sub zero places.) I have travelled, worked, played sport, had two, now grown up, healthy children, do plenty of exercise now...all the things my non diabetic friends have done...quite often more.

This no doubt has much to do with my parents making me (and others) believe there wasn't anything I couldn't do! My Dad, sadly no longer here, taking me along to all my sporting activities and my mum battling with Brown Owls and teachers, insisting I was to be allowed to join in.

Managing those sugars is always going to be tricky, but we now have much better tools and information to help us, which is getting better all the time.

So I really wanted to say, to those newly diagnosed, you will get there, it's not the end of the world even if it feels like it to begin with.

For those of us that have been diagnosed a while we all know that the cure will be within ten years...I've just come to realise "they" didn't specify which ten years....hopefully this next one!!

So here's to more tech to assist us, Libre sensors and testing kits for all and ITFC climbing out if The Championsip....at long last! 🙂

Wishing you all a sunny, happy and relaxing weekend.

Lisa x
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What a lovely, inspiring post Lisa.

Congratulations on 40 years lived well with T1D 🙂
 
Lisa66 said:
So my husband informs me that 40 years ago today his beloved Ipswich Town FC won the F.A. Cup. Which made me think it's 40 years ago that a lovely nurse on ward g2 at Southampton general hospital, wheeled a very large television into the ward so that we could watch the game....so a few days after I had been diagnosed type 1. (The days when the world seemed to stop for the cup!🙂)

It's not something I "celebrate" and probably wouldn't have even thought about it. However it did make me think how far we have come.

Has it made things awkward at times? Definitely. A bit more thought, planning and maybe tweaking of arrangements needed. I like to think diabetes and I toddle along together, I'm in charge, at least I like to think so🙂

Has it stopped me doing anything? No, nothing I can think of. (Not that I've ever had dreams of exciting adventures, becoming an astronaut or trekking to sub zero places.) I have travelled, worked, played sport, had two, now grown up, healthy children, do plenty of exercise now...all the things my non diabetic friends have done...quite often more.

This no doubt has much to do with my parents making me (and others) believe there wasn't anything I couldn't do! My Dad, sadly no longer here, taking me along to all my sporting activities and my mum battling with Brown Owls and teachers, insisting I was to be allowed to join in.

Managing those sugars is always going to be tricky, but we now have much better tools and information to help us, which is getting better all the time.

So I really wanted to say, to those newly diagnosed, you will get there, it's not the end of the world even if it feels like it to begin with.

For those of us that have been diagnosed a while we all know that the cure will be within ten years...I've just come to realise "they" didn't specify which ten years....hopefully this next one!!

So here's to more tech to assist us, Libre sensors and testing kits for all and ITFC climbing out if The Championsip....at long last! 🙂

Wishing you all a sunny, happy and relaxing weekend.

Lisa x
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Love posts like this. 🙂 Thanks for posting Lisa and on proving after 40 years of T1 that living a normal life is perfectly possible. 🙂 (I remember watching the 1978 FA Cup - Ipswich beating Arsenal with Bobby Robson managing. I don't want to disappoint your husband but with the way things are currently I think a cure is more likely before the Tractor Boys get in the Premier League 😉:D. Keep believing though!)
 
Wonderfully inspiring and positive post. Thank you for sharing🙂
 
Fabulous post. Life doesn't end with diabetes, it may make it more challenging but who doesn’t like a challenge from time to time? 😱 Very inspirational @Lisa66. Enjoy your anniversary. 🙂
 
Wow. Thank you all for your lovely responses. Made me feel a little bit emotional🙂. I certainly don't feel inspirational, just getting on with life, as after all, you all are too! I think everyone has at some point posted something inspirational, helpful or thought provoking to someone else...just without realising it.

I wasn't going to post it, but glad I did, if it helps just one person then that's good. I'm happy to have shared my day with the exclusive band of people who "get it" !

Now to finish pressure washing the patio...wish I hadn't started!:(
 
Matt Cycle said:
Love posts like this. 🙂 Thanks for posting Lisa and on proving after 40 years of T1 that living a normal life is perfectly possible. 🙂 (I remember watching the 1978 FA Cup - Ipswich beating Arsenal with Bobby Robson managing. I don't want to disappoint your husband but with the way things are currently I think a cure is more likely before the Tractor Boys get in the Premier League 😉:D. Keep believing though!)
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Thanks Matt, my husband supports Ipswich, so he's used to disappointments. Still dreaming of the early 80s glory years! "Johnny Wark, Johnny Wark, Johnny Wark". Feeling more optimistic with regard to a new manager and getting back to playing good, entertaining football. ...AND finished above Norwich today, so all's good. 🙂
 
Amigo said:
A fantastic achievement Lisa and testimony to the fact that this doesn’t have to restrict life choices and opportunities.

A diagnosis linked with a football event and @HOBIE hasn’t been on yet? :D
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Made me chuckle.🙂
 
Flower said:
Good stuff Lisa and lovely to read 🙂 from a fellow graduate of the Class of '78.

I remember 'The Good Life' being on the ward television when I was diagnosed and Barbara Good saying 'these bills are big enough to be Williams' 😛
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Hi Flower. I love that line! Funny the things we remember.

I believe there's another to join our little group. I think @Barb is a '78 graduate. 🙂
 
What a great and inspiring post Lisa - I have to say I credit my parents too with the "get on with it" attitude🙂
 
Well done Lisa.
 
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