With Carey and George writing about music that moves their diabetes lives, I wanted to add my two cents on this one.
For years now, the song Fitzcarraldo by The Frames has reminded me of the diabetes community and our lives with diabetes. The song Fitzcarraldo is based on a movie from 1982 about a man, Brian Fitzgerald, so enchanted with opera and the singer Enrico Caruso that he takes it upon himself to build an opera house right where he lives.
In the middle of the Peruvian jungle.
Push coming to a literal shove, the movie reaches a pinnacle point when Brian finds himself without a river, without a crew, and without a hope pushing his steamship up a mountainside. But there, in his darkest hour, the powerful enchantment of the jungle natives aids him in bringing his enormous steamship up the face of the mountain.
The diabetes community helps me deal with my own disease, which affects so many moments of my day. Sometimes it's like moving a ship up a mountain. Every hand helps when my own falter. Everyone banding together and helping one another, even just by saying, "Yeah, I do understand," makes such a difference.
What song reminds you of your diabetes life?
How about "This is the song (diabetes) that never ends, it just goes on and on my friend" Not sure the rest, but that is the most fitting for me right now.
"I Know my Redeemer Lives" reminds my that with Diabetes The LORD Jesus is always with me caring and helping me get through and over the tough times. Some times He brings friends along to help me, other times He puts a prayer on my lips and brings me through to help myself even when I'm so low I cannot see or hear when no one else knows what to do, or they are waiting for someone else to do something.
When I am weak his is strong and faithful.
in his grip
david