Freaky Friday - DBlogWeek Day 5
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:11AM Just like in the movie, Freaky Friday, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we’re considering other chronic conditions, do you think your participation in the DOC has affected how you treat friends and acquaintances with other medical conditions?
I would never choose to deal with another chronic disease. They are all awful. Diabetes chose me and I have to deal with it.
To choose a chronic disease is so unfathomable I cannot even go there.
But in not wanting to be a party pooper and the fact that its Friday I am going to put my spin on this prompt.
So, if I could trade my diabetes with someone else who has a chronic disease I would trade my type 1 with any type 2.
Not that I think type 1 is harder than type 2 or ANYTHING LIKE THAT! I would not wish any type of diabetes on anyone.
I would do this so that person with type 2 could go to the Friends for Life conference and experience the awesomeness that occurs there for themselves. That's it! Then we could switch back.
So, wanna trade?
Reader Comments (6)
I've always wanted to experience FFL and wish there were something like it for type 2's, so I'll trade with you for a week.
I'd love to go to FFL. But because I'm Friday tired, my brain took a left turn into "What would I need to be my own pancreas for a week?" It's an interesting train of thought. Thank you. :)
But I'm type 1 and can't go to FFL! (because of the cost and the kids and the job and the responsibilities at home; not because of the T1).
Seriously, I thought about trading types, simply because it wouldn't be totally unfamiliar to me, but never considered there was an option of trading back. I figured it would be insulting to other T1s who'd think I believed I was escaping "the bad kind", and insulting to T2s who'd think I believed they had it easy. I'd never considered your reasoning....
Well played.
LOL! I think you should have told the WHOLE story and shared this picture too!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraknic/5927675785/
What a great idea, George! I wish everyone could experience the magic of FFL. And what a great couple of pictures! Haha!
Curious what would need to happen to have a Type 2 track at FFL? I mean Id certainly enjoy sharing a beverage poolside with a number of my T2 friends. I certainly think adding a T2 track could benefit us all. There are still many T1s I know that believe all the wrong things about T2 - that it was somehow a choice, that the person is to blame, that only obese lazy people get T2. The awesomeness that are the people that run FFL saw the need to add adults with diabetes track - couldn't we push for a T2 track too?
As far as trading - I don't have a chronic illness but I would gladly take my kids diabetes from them in a heartbeat.