I'm jumping out of a plain for my daughter
Easter Sunday 2021, after sienna woke up in the ICU at Sunshine Coast University Hospital one of the first things she said to me when she was stabilised was " I didn't get to eat any of my chocolates"...
Classic and true to sienna it was and will always be about the food, but a virus kicked off what would be the first day of the rest of her life as a Type 1 Diabetic.
As you can see in the first image that was her just after I got her to emergency in time, grey under the eyes, Sugar levels almost 30 and she was in severe DKA.. Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
The only warning signs were from the virus, and to this day I will never understand why a Dr can't take blood sugars when children are sick, it takes 5 sec and can save a whole lot of heartbreak and trauma.
It's been a wild 3 years, life changing 3 years and for a young girl going into highschool it was more than any child should ever have to bear.
I'm jumping out of a plane to support JDRF in their mission to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
T1D can strike anyone at any time, and 8 Australians are diagnosed every day. Diagnosis means a 24/7 fight with no break and facing an extra 180 decisions a day to remain safe and healthy. JDRF is the largest funder of T1D research in the world with a vision to create a world without T1D.
DONATE NOW to help change the lives of more than 130,000 Australians living with T1D. Thank you!
