Being selfish

Waking up this morning was hard. Waking up every morning is. We are exhausted beyond comprehension and we actually can’t even talk about how tired we are because we have no option of extra sleep, or sleeping in, or sleeping through our alarms.

22h00, 00h00, 02h00 - while the world sleeps we are checking our child’s sugar levels, fighting highs when he is high and fighting lows when he is low. No two nights are the same. No two nights are a given. There are just too many variables affecting a type one diabetic's levels. Every day and every night we fight for Harrison’s life. This is not an exaggeration, it is the truth.

We mind him with the eyes of a falcon. While he is so little our attention rests solely on him because yes, as Harrison’s parents we have to be selfish. We have to be for the simple fact that we are responsible for him. We are responsible for giving him the best care and the best chance at life as a normal child.