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May 16th, 2008
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"So will your clothes hide your pump," Mom asked.


 
"I think so," I said. "I usually wear it on my waist band, but for this I'm probably going to put it in my pocket."


 
"Good, and if they see a bulge they'll likely think it's a cell phone," she said.


 
Truth is, I had actually considered disconnecting. But with the nerves I know I'll have, I don't want to risk the high or the low that will come with that stress. Even as proactive and look-at-me-and-my-pump that I can be, there's definitely a time and a place for it. And even though we shouldn't be judged on looks or accessories, I know that we are. I don't always want diabetes to be a topic of conversation, I don't want to be judged or be pitied because of diabetes. And I don't want to earn--or not earn--something based on this stinking disease.

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Forgot to mention that ,
my daughter's third-grade class put on a lovely Thanksgiving pageant. Maeve was a pilgrim girl.
The classroom was jam-packed as parents and grandparents deployed their digital cameras and squeezed into the tiny chairs. We were running late as usual, but found a circular table that was only half occupied by three people - an 18 year old boy, his mother and his grandmother. The mother waved us over.
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