Blogging Is Therapeutic

I love blogging! I am not the best writer or even a huge fan of writing; however, being a working wife and mother of two children is challenging. This family life is highly rewarding, but it takes time, energy, patience and compromise to be successful at it. My challenges are made unique because my son suffers with type 1 diabetes. When people speak about their children, they boast of dance and piano recitals, while I am consumed with thoughts and conversations about my diabetic son. Blogging has become an outlet for me and the release of the thoughts and stresses that I face due to my situation. Some of the benefits I am receiving from blogging are:

• Being able to inform the public about T1D 
• Learning more about the illness
• Expressing my thoughts and emotions 

This has proven very beneficial for me and has acted as a therapeutic defense against the lows of this circumstance. Informing the public is very important to me. It offers context to my son's diagnosis and helps me find a purpose while we battle the disease. Educating myself and learning more about the illness helps my son, myself and essentially our entire family. The information is valuable to keeping up with the latest medical technologies aimed at diabetic patients. I find it most therapeutic since I am able to express my emotions, whether negative or positive, in a safe space that does not affect the people that I interact with daily. I would highly recommend blogging to anyone who needs a cathartic place and space.