I was thrilled to discover that my essay, “All the Times I Tried To," has been published on Press Pause’s Family Room. I originally wrote this for a Racket reading event in October 2020. It feels especially good to share this today, on my 20th anniversary of living with type 1 diabetes.
Anniversaries can be hard—for years, February 10 was the one day I set aside to truly wallow in the grief that comes with adjusting to life with a chronic disease. And yet: in 20 years, I’ve acquired two degrees, lived in two countries, traveled to many more, worked multiple jobs, gotten married, run half marathons, delivered two healthy kids…life is good. I am lucky.