My assignment today is to post photos that relate to diabetes. I have chosen photos of a project my son and I tackled last weekend. We spent Mother’s Day moving all the rocks out of the front ditch, replacing the weed barrier and then putting the rocks back into the ditch.
I have decided that moving rocks is analogous to managing diabetes in that the small rocks/tasks are easier to handle; the large rocks/tasks are more of a hassle; but the end product is well worth the work!
Not to mention, we sometimes felt like we were doing the work of prisoners; however, diabetes is no longer the prison sentence it once was. We have more freedom now than ever, thanks to management techniques and tools that are available. And what’s even better is that diabetes management does NOT cause the aching muscles we experienced for a week after this project. Now for the ditch on the other side of the driveway…