Carmen Rivera
October 11th, 2007
I have always been very active and engaged in my children’s lives whether it was helping them with their homework, cooking dinner for them, or even going to baseball games with my son. Then one day, I got the scare of my life after learning that the joy of caring for my children might be taken away from me prematurely.In 2001, I was diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The diagnosis was devastating, even though it should not have been a surprise. After all, these illnesses run in my family. My mother also had diabetes, heart and cholesterol problems and eventually died because of them. The prospect that I would not be around to care for my children and eventually their children was so devastating that I fell into a depression.
I saw myself heading for the same fate as my mother, and knew I wanted a different outcome. So I decided to fight back. I decided to take control my conditions instead of letting my conditions take control of me. But I knew it was not going to be an easy time to get through. Between work, cleaning the house and taking care of my children, there wasn’t much time left for me to take care of myself.Fortunately, I am able to manage my health conditions with the right medicines, which has been a blessing from God. And for this, I am grateful. I no longer have to worry about these illnesses taking over my life, but rather living my life to the fullest.
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