Mom

My heroine is my mother. I know that most children think their mother is the best, but I think mine is very special. Why, you ask? Why is my mother my heroine? My mother does all the things a normal mom does, like cleaning, cooking, and shopping. But she also does something else that makes her my heroine. My mother is a mother with a child who has type 1 diabetes. That child is me. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which your body attacks the pancreas and the cells that make insulin. You need insulin to process carbohydrates and turn them into the fuel your body needs. My mother wakes me up in the middle of the night and gives me boxes of juice and candy when my blood sugar level is low, and she expects my blood sugar level to rise. There is only one night a week when my mother sleeps through the night without the low or high blood sugar alarms going off. She always lets me sleep if I need to have my blood checked again after a low level. When it is time to make my lunches, she counts all the carbohydrates and measures all my food. She helps me calculate how much insulin I need for my food. She gives us three courage: me and my siblings, Joseluis and Veronica. She is very kind and generous. She is always very helpful when I'm nervous, scared, or feeling sick. She helps me change my pump and my Dexcom, and she pays for all my things, like the medicines and supplies I need to survive. She always tells me that I don't care what people think or say and that I am just myself. I think it is difficult for my mom to manage my diabetes; she goes through a lot to take care of me. I love her for that. I see her every day doing what she does to keep me healthy so I know what to do when I grow up and how to stay calm in a big situation that appears out of nowhere. Especially when my parents are not around, so I know how to handle it on my own. These are the reasons why my mother is my heroine. But in my mother's opinion, she would say that I am the heroine. But she is the true heroine to me.