I don’t think it matters, but I am white and thanks to my own effort, I am well insured — bullet proof coverage for life, actually.
I started insulin injections about 2 weeks ago and thus far, it’s no big deal. I guess if I were to complain about anything, it would be that I now have to pay much more attention to my diet... and increase my exercise = more walks with my dog.
The days of eating as much as I want and when I want are over, but I will adjust and overcome. Surviving and living with this issue, as with many things in life, is mostly attitude. PMA (positive mental attitude) has help me live as long as I have...60 years young on Halloween. ;>)
Anyone should be allowed a “pity party” for a couple of weeks when bad things occur in their life, but then it’s time to slap yourself in the face with a cold towel and get back to living.
There are far too many folks that think they are alive just because they have a beating heart.... yet each day, they live for their heart to stop. In a life where death is the hunter, there is no time for self pity... there is only time to live as strong and as courageous as you possibly can. It will all be over soon enough....
Best wishes for your mom....
Oops.. bullet proof= bulletproof.