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I remember the day like it was yesterday, the day that my life changed forever. This is the story about how I got Type 1 Diabetes, and how I manage to live my life with this disease.
First of all, Type 1 Diabetes is a disease that makes an organ called your pancreas completely shut down and stop working. Your pancreas' job is to give you insulin, to control the carbohydrates and sugars you eat, and to keep your blood sugar levels stable. My pancreas doesn't produce insulin, and if I don't manually give myself insulin injections every time I put food or liquid in my mouth, I will die, and quickly.
December 2004, my family started noticing some dramatic changes with my body, such as rashes, weight loss, and new habits that I have never been doing before, like drinking all the time, and going to the bathroom every 15-30 minutes. We weren't quite sure what all this meant, so we went to the doctors about mid-December. They told us that it was nothing to ... read more, comment, or share
First of all, Type 1 Diabetes is a disease that makes an organ called your pancreas completely shut down and stop working. Your pancreas' job is to give you insulin, to control the carbohydrates and sugars you eat, and to keep your blood sugar levels stable. My pancreas doesn't produce insulin, and if I don't manually give myself insulin injections every time I put food or liquid in my mouth, I will die, and quickly.
December 2004, my family started noticing some dramatic changes with my body, such as rashes, weight loss, and new habits that I have never been doing before, like drinking all the time, and going to the bathroom every 15-30 minutes. We weren't quite sure what all this meant, so we went to the doctors about mid-December. They told us that it was nothing to ... read more, comment, or share
— Survivor
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In 30 seconds or less
My name is Henry (Hank) Kaiser. I was born on July 30, 1949.
The first time I had heart trouble was in October 1992. It was a blood clot in the back of the heart, and I was quickly transported to Fort HealthCare. After the emergency staff stabilized me, I was transported by Med Flight to Madison.
Cardiologists there treated me and sent me back to Fort HealthCare's cardiac rehabilitation unit, where they monitored me while I built up my strength, and made my heart stronger after the damage done at the bottom of the heart muscle. The staff there was both friendly and knowledgeable in strengthening the heart muscle after having had a heart attack.
I returned to work after three months of rest and rehab. Everything was going well until June 30, 2001, nine years after my first heart attack. That day my wife, ten-year-old grandson and I went to the Jefferson Raceway to watch the car races. We moved along in lin... read more, comment, or share
My name is Henry (Hank) Kaiser. I was born on July 30, 1949.
The first time I had heart trouble was in October 1992. It was a blood clot in the back of the heart, and I was quickly transported to Fort HealthCare. After the emergency staff stabilized me, I was transported by Med Flight to Madison.
Cardiologists there treated me and sent me back to Fort HealthCare's cardiac rehabilitation unit, where they monitored me while I built up my strength, and made my heart stronger after the damage done at the bottom of the heart muscle. The staff there was both friendly and knowledgeable in strengthening the heart muscle after having had a heart attack.
I returned to work after three months of rest and rehab. Everything was going well until June 30, 2001, nine years after my first heart attack. That day my wife, ten-year-old grandson and I went to the Jefferson Raceway to watch the car races. We moved along in lin... read more, comment, or share
— Survivor
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MY JOURNEY WITH TOMORROW'S HOPE
Tomorrow's Hope! What a unique and appropriate title-our lives need to be filled with hope and certainly the ultimate hope is for steady progress toward a cure for life limiting illnesses.
I am a twenty seven year survivor. When I was thirty six years old I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy followed by one year of chemotherapy. I am so very fortunate.
I truly believe I am a survivor, not by luck but because of the hope, prayers, love and support of my family, friends and co-workers-----also a positive attitude helps.
We should all be very grateful that someone had the inspiration for our Tomorrow's Hope. There are so very many families are affected by life limiting illness. Our family, like so many others has been affected by cancer, heart disease diabetes and even the complications of Alzheimer 's disease.
My niece Janet, from Alabama, attended o... read more, comment, or share
Tomorrow's Hope! What a unique and appropriate title-our lives need to be filled with hope and certainly the ultimate hope is for steady progress toward a cure for life limiting illnesses.
I am a twenty seven year survivor. When I was thirty six years old I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy followed by one year of chemotherapy. I am so very fortunate.
I truly believe I am a survivor, not by luck but because of the hope, prayers, love and support of my family, friends and co-workers-----also a positive attitude helps.
We should all be very grateful that someone had the inspiration for our Tomorrow's Hope. There are so very many families are affected by life limiting illness. Our family, like so many others has been affected by cancer, heart disease diabetes and even the complications of Alzheimer 's disease.
My niece Janet, from Alabama, attended o... read more, comment, or share
— Survivor
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September 7, 2009 was the day my life changed forever. The first part of my story will be told from the recollection of others the story may be incomplete because my husband, who is a major part in this story, does not like to talk about this. It is simply too painful. It is easier for me because I don't remember. I am almost a third party to the entire experience.
We were at home in Charlotte, NC, patiently awaiting our "Labor Day". I was 9 months pregnant, just 2 days shy of my due date. I was sleeping on the couch because I was simply too tired to go up the stairs. I told my husband to go upstairs for a good night sleep because we wouldn?t have too many once the baby was here. Well, he did not listen to me and stayed downstairs with me. I am so thankful he did. Arnie heard me struggling, and before he knew it I was blue. I wasn't breathing and I had no pulse. Arnie placed me on the floor and called 911. He started CPR. After what seemed like an eternity the resc... read more, comment, or share
We were at home in Charlotte, NC, patiently awaiting our "Labor Day". I was 9 months pregnant, just 2 days shy of my due date. I was sleeping on the couch because I was simply too tired to go up the stairs. I told my husband to go upstairs for a good night sleep because we wouldn?t have too many once the baby was here. Well, he did not listen to me and stayed downstairs with me. I am so thankful he did. Arnie heard me struggling, and before he knew it I was blue. I wasn't breathing and I had no pulse. Arnie placed me on the floor and called 911. He started CPR. After what seemed like an eternity the resc... read more, comment, or share
— Charlotte
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