Like I said before not everything in this blog will be about me being fat and today is one of those days. I guess for you to fully understand this blog post I have to give you a little back ground information. Diabetes runs on both sides of my family and while I am obese I have been blessed so far not to develop the disease. However, both of my parents are serious diabetics and I've watched it slowly take its toll on their bodies. So a day to day basis pretty much consists of me caring for my parents, working, and raising my daughter. LOL, I'm tired just typing it all! My father is a bilateral amputee (no legs) and is on dialysis. My mother has all her limbs but her mobility and eyesight have slowly declined. Okay, so where am I going with this....you will see.
I'm a night owl naturally so a typical bedtime for me is around 1:00 a.m, no matter what lol. It just so happened last night I was a little tired and went to bed around 10:30 p.m. Around 12:45 a.m I get a call on my cell phone and it's my mom saying she needs to go the emergency room. I've gotten enough of these calls in the past to know not to panic. So I jump up and spring into action. She hadn't been feeling good for like a week and we had been to the doctor for antibiotics and such. So we get to the E.R and she just had a little too much fluid on her body so two hours later and a few lasix and she was feeling better. Still recovering from Shingles though. Shingles is almost like chickenpox but more painful and only affects a small portion of the body and isn't contagious unless you get that blister juice on ya lmbo.
So we finally make it back home around 3:30 a.m and I'm tired, but functioning. It wouldn't be so bad but dad has dialysis at 6:15 a.m three days a week and this just happens to be the morning he has it lol. So up and at em' I go again back and forth. It's like they play tag sometimes lol. I love them both and I'm really glad that I'm in the position to care for them. Do I get tired heck Yes!!! Is it worth the effort Hell Yes!! LOL!
I said today wouldn't be about me being fat. I Lied!! With all that I have seen my parents endure you would think that would be enough for me to say the Hell with bad eating habits and hello to a healthy lifestyle. Here comes my moment of truth: "Hello my name is Charmaine and I'm addicted to food. There I said it. Do I feel good about it NO, do I want to change YES, am I making changes Absolutely. For the first time in my life, I'm holding myself accountable for my poor eating habits and I'm taking back what I gave away and that's my life! Stay tuned there is more to come!
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