Finally, My Sense At #Cwdffl2017 - It Was Awesome

First my apologies for non posting sooner. v days later on I returned from CWDFFL, I came downward alongside a nasty viral infection (that I’d likely been fighting off since earlier I went to Orlando,) that left me alongside a depression degree fever too downward for the count for a piffling over two weeks.I've never felt hence horrible inwards my life, I never desire to experience that means again. 

More nigh that ridiculousness inwards some other post because piece of cake or not, I desire to portion my Children With Diabetes Friends For Life, experience.

And yeah, I agreee - IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.

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When People enquire me nigh the Children alongside Diabetes, Friends For Life Conference - it’s difficult to order into words - too it’s not. 

Amazing

It’s genuinely amazing beingness unopen to people who “get it,” without ever having to utter the D word. 

The immediate friendship too feelings of “me too," that light-green too orangish bracelets convey non exclusively examine that you lot are non lone - it’s also makes you lot experience rubber too connected  - fifty-fifty if you’re attention the conference past times yourself - TRUST ME. 

HAPPY - hence much happy!

Watching First Timers became role of the mix makes my ticker happy for several reasons. I was a First Timer once, I know how it feels - I also know how it feels when the First Timer fears launder away too the feelings of happiness too community supplant them - it’s freaking magical. 

Having a light-green bracelet wearing kid run across your light-green bracelet too sentinel as you lot modify out your insulin pump reservoir betwixt sessions, too hence come upwards up to you lot all excited saying: Mommy too I but changed out my reservoir too!

And hence you lot instruct excited too of a abrupt you’re grabbing snacks from the snack tabular array too receive got give-up the ghost fast friends - too friends for life. SO COOL.

All of It

Laura Hugs; hanging alongside my DOC peeps inwards existent life, watching some particular children alongside diabetes (and their every bit amazing siblings,)  I’ve loved over the years grow upwards too proceed on alongside the fabulous - And damn if I don’t swell alongside pride!

Hanging out alongside friends who receive got give-up the ghost solid unit of measurement too that you lot run across for ane calendar week every year  - hence many hugs, hence much laughter - too it makes you lot experience keen to live on alive!

Meeting novel adults too children alongside diabetes too having them give-up the ghost role of the tribe.
And don't fifty-fifty instruct me started on the Jalapeno Margaritas!

Caring - hence much damn caring. 

The unspoken dominion of “no human or adult woman left behind,” too seeing it order into activeness fourth dimension too time again. Like when your friend experiences a depression too you lot too your friends saltation into activeness - ane goes too grabs a soda, the other offers glucose tabs, too some other stays alongside with your friend - too a Disney employee scream Christal from the Snack Bar, runs upwards alongside juice too nutrient because Disney non exclusively knows that  CWD,FFL is inwards town, but are at that topographic point to assist anyone inwards a light-green bracelet experiencing a low/ high blood sugar, or anything in-between. 

Whether it’s having friends (who are parents to a grown upwards t1 missy too newly minted mommy,) selection you lot upwards juice boxes too bottled H2O at Publix because they worry nigh you lot having ticker of the nighttime lows - too the married adult woman waits inwards her automobile patch her hubby walks you lot dorsum to your room too refuses to allow you lot demeanour whatsoever packages. 

Also, said D mama was real specific as to what construct too flavour of juice boxes required because she knows PWD (people alongside diabetes,) receive got their preferences. 

Or your PWD friend from the UK, who brings you lot Cadbury chocolate from Merry Olde England because she knows how much you lot dig British sweets! 

Safety

There’s the feeling of security felt when I experienced a nasty depression on my means dorsum from the demo hall - too my friend Joanne ( an awesome chick too DMomma,) sat alongside me patch I downed a Mickey Mouse Ice Cream pop. 

Then Jeff Hitchcock stopped over too said - it’s OK, you’re non lone -and again, the feelings of security too security washed over me. 

AWE 

I kid you lot not, you're awe inspired every damn twenty-four hours at CWD,FFL. In awe of the children, adults, staff, speakers, performers, faculty too yes, inwards awe of the sunsets! 

On a personal note, I watched inwards awe as children alongside too without diabetes come upwards up to the IwishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes booth too drib truth bombs too words of wisdom - same goes for the adults! 

Personal note, role 2. There’s the gift of my ain personal journeying -not ever diabetes related - personal insights from D friends, when they saw that I was  struggling alongside things having nil to exercise alongside diabetes - too attention plenty nigh me to receive got me aside too talk. 

You know who you lot are. Thank-you too IRREPLACEABLE. 

HOME
CWD,FFL feels similar home, because it has give-up the ghost but that to all those who attend. 

Bottom Line: Every twenty-four hours at CWD,FFL at that topographic point are boatloads of wisdom; tears, laughter, (SO MUCH LAUGHTER,) knowledge, agreement too everything else inwards betwixt - you lot are surrounded past times those feelings for a solid week.

The Children With Diabetes, Friends For Life Conference is wonderful too overwhelming all rolled into ane - too I wouldn’t merchandise that calendar week inwards Orlando (IN JULY,) for anything! 

If you lot receive got a kid alongside diabetes, or an adult alongside diabetes - plow over yourself the gift of attention CWD,FFL!

Here's the LINK to all the upcoming CWD conferences hence you lot tin exercise but that!

And you lot tin give cheers me when we’re hanging out past times the puddle side past times side July ;)