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Juanita Harris
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November Thirteenth


On November thirteenth

Two thousand six

I took my child to see the doctor

I thought she was just sick.




Blood was taken for a test

I never asked, “why?”

Within minutes I was told,

“Your child’s glucose level is too high.”




“You must go to the main hospital

Quickly, for tests.

Take these referrals with you

And I wish you the best.”




I drove to the emergency room

With the referrals on my lap.

Smiled at my daughter through the rearview mirror

She was bobbing her head and eating a snack.




The radio was playing

And I had no idea what lie ahead

Endocrinologists, nutritionists

And a one-week stay in the hospital bed.




When handed a syringe I asked,

“How long will this last?”

The nurse replied sorrowfully,

“This isn’t something that will pass.”




Insulin injections and finger pricks

Would become a part of everyday life.

Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia

Mood swings and strife.




All this fell upon my little girl

Within one night.

Four years old with a “boo-boo”

That Mommy can’t make right.




I can’t take it away

Or even take her place,

And I can’t explain the way it felt

Seeing tears on her face




As she cried, “No more needles Mommy

No more after this,”

And I had to be strong and tell her,

“I know it hurts but its what’s best.”




On November thirteenth I was told,

“Your child has Diabetes Type One.”

But there are some great organizations out there

And a lot of research is being done.




We are not the only family going through this.

There are many, many more

And we’re all taking it one day at a time

All hoping for a cure.




A cure to take away the needles

And the tubing and finger pricks.

A cure to free us of ketones

When our children are sick.




In one class a parent told me,

Not to think of this as a curse.

At least its just Diabetes

It could have been much worse.