Last week I wrote a post about my visit to the Diabetes Research Institute and briefly touched on some of the research and progress that they are making. I wanted to write this follow up post last week, but I’ve had some big things going on in my life lately that I can’t really speak about publicly yet, but I will soon enough, don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch.
Anyway, I want to get to the idea of hope. I have had mixed feelings about a cure throughout the years I’ve had diabetes. I’ve had the, there will never be a cure attitude. I have also had the, a cure is right around the corner idea. I’ve thought to myself, should I advocate for a cure, or should I advocate for a better life with diabetes? Well, I basically advocate for both now. I advocate for everything. My theory is this: I will fight for a cure, but until that time happens and during this trial and tribulation period, I will try and do everything that I can to make sure that every diabetic gets the respect that they deserve.
But why am I talking about Hope now? Because that is exactly what the DRI restored into my brain. I now have hope again, and not just hope, but confidence in a cure. I now know that there will be a cure. Sure, there are still the economics behind it. Where will all this money go after there is a cure found, but there will then become other ways to make that money in another form.
The scientists here all communicate with each other. There is no withholding of facts and findings in order to have their name on the groundbreaking study that just occurred. It is very difficult to succeed as a team and reach a larger goal when information is not being passed along. I saw the passion in their eyes, in their voices when they were speaking to me. The people in charge are just as fantastic. The leadership and focus is one that you don’t see very often.
Thank you to the Diabetes Research Institute for restoring hope in my eyes.
***Disclosure: I was not paid in any way be the Diabetes Research Institute to attend this tour, to write posts about it, or to include links. These are my opinions and thoughts based upon the information that I was provided during my tour. I am not a doctor, a scientists, or any form of medical professional.***