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debb commented on patti lopez's blog post 'The strength to write a book.'5 hours ago

hey patti, you are a constant amazement to me. your strength humbles me. it also keeps me going when i am at my wits end. if you can do what you do and keep going with all that you have gone through then i with my trivial concerns can certainly ge...

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Hometown (where you come from):: austin, texas

Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 2

Date diagnosed: February 1, 2006

Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value: 7.1

What glucose meter do you use?: bayer contour

Type of treatment you use: Oral, Shots, Diet and Exercise

What pump model do you use, if any?: no

What do you expect from TuDiabetes?: now over a year has gone by and my expections has been met.

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: diabetes magazine on email.....a better life to live without complications

Who referred you? (if anyone): na

What do you do for a living?: treatment specialist for the brain injured, cleaning business, and work my best friend's porter business, and care for this elderly couple, also volunteer for tudiabetes..my favorite job.

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The strength to write a book.

Tonight, I rally up inside me to find the strength in me to write a book about child abuse, molestation, rape, torture, homelessness, domestic violence, alcoholism, drugs, teenage marriage, teenage pregnancy, and finally putting the people involved in prison. The list goes on, but my thirstyness for life is what keeps me going and my strong belief in God.

I believe the trauma in my life is what made me diabetic. To write this book, it will open a wider look into this wide range of abuse. The af… Continue

Posted on July 4, 2009 at 2:49am — 2 Comments

Son back home from Iraq

Here I am promising to let you all know that my son is back from Iraq. I have 3 weeks of vacations from work and I'm trying to see what weeks will be good to take so that I can travel to Washington to see my son. Back from Iraq to Washington were he is stationed.
It's been months since I saw him, but we kept in touch via email. Now I don't have to worry so much, kinda relax a little bit. I do belong to a website called NavyMoms, I'll be letting them know that he is safe and home in Washington.
I… Continue

Posted on April 16, 2009 at 11:08pm — 6 Comments

The compassion for volunteering

I have this urge to write today, about the compassion for volunteering and advocating. I can't really tell you when I started to help others. I know I was really young, maybe before girls scouts or after. I have always had a procedure to do things the right way or it's nothing at all. I carry that with me when I see people in need around me.

When I'm on this site, it makes me feel so wholesome to greet and interact with others whether for support, to write, or have an open ear for them I'll be… Continue

Posted on April 15, 2009 at 10:24am —

If only I knew.....Day 2 The miracle of prayin

It's Sunday morn at 8 am, the Radiologist comes and takes me to do the 20 minute c-scan on my heart than takes me back to my room to wait for the tech to take me to the 'Stress Test'. That was at 11:10am when the tech came and got me, the experience was awful. When the med came in me it put so much pressure on me, I couldn't talk and it was hard to breath. Finally, the 5mins went thru to were they took the med insertion out. Had to explain what I felt, and than they took me back to my room. Ther… Continue

Posted on March 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

If only I knew......Day 1

Here I am at the Northwest Seton Hospital, now my second night. I was admitted with chest pains to the heart and extreme headache pains. After waiting a couple of hours in the ER, my mother appeared with my brother and his fiance. My husband started to explain to my family what was going on.
The nurse came in, knowing that my mother was there to give some family history. History that I did not know about. She said that my grandfather died of a heart attack, it was his third by the age of 40. My… Continue

Posted on March 14, 2009 at 8:30pm — 9 Comments

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At 12:27am on July 5, 2009, martin crutchley said…: thank you pattix

At 12:02pm on July 4, 2009, Christina said…

At 9:59am on June 27, 2009, Christina said…: Hi Patti!
It was good to hear from you =] How have you been doing? Everything well with you?
The pictures are easy. If you click on the pic it will take you to another site. You find a pic you want and there will be a html code. You just post that code on a page and you will have you picture =]
Hope you are doing good. Write back soon =]

At 3:27pm on June 23, 2009, J. Gordon Guess said…: Patti I don't know if you can help. I'm having a hard time using this website. The chat doesn't go by topics so much as the first line of someones comment. I've got questions. For example. one of my little toes doesn't work. I thought it was hammer toe, but now, from what I'm reading on line, it does not seem to be. I'm sure it's to do with the neuropathy, but I don't know what it is and I don't know how to deal with it. My toes try to cramp and I work the cramp out and try to exercise them, is that enough. Can you direct me to someone who can answer my question, short of a local podiatrist? Thanks GG

At 11:49am on June 21, 2009, Christina said…

At 7:20pm on June 17, 2009, shelley marie said…: Thank you for the Welcome :)

At 6:04pm on June 15, 2009, osumom said…: Hi Patti. All is well here. I just hardly ever log on to tudiabetes. Manny is awesome though and so is tudiabetes! :)

At 9:19am on June 14, 2009, Shirley Gutkowski said…: ok I'll expect a TOC by the end of the month. If you like assignments I can manage that for you.;-)
TOC is table of contents for the book. An autobiography is a good idea, there aren't many for diabetics.

Shirley

At 5:38am on June 13, 2009, corazon said…: hello patti

At 6:37am on June 12, 2009, Ali said…: Hi Patti

Thanks for the kind comments, and for welcoming me with a warm heart, I am glad that I joined this site which is great for interacting with people who have the same condition as you have.

Hope to speak to you soon.

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