There are several reasons why I write about my health. The number one reason why I write about it, is because I am passionate about it. If I wasn’t passionate about diabetes and helping others, and doing what I can to help find a cure, then I would not waste my time writing about it. I have a few other blogs that I write as well, because I am passionate about the things that I write about it.
One of the other reasons that I write about my health is because it is my way to get things off of my chest. I don’t have other people around me constantly that have diabetes, so they don’t know what I am going through. I feel that writing about some of my biggest issues with diabetes can be resolved by those of you out there that are dealing with the same issues.
Another reason that I continue to write about my health is because I have seen that I have been able to help people in the past. I have received e-mails and comments on the blog that tell me how the post helped them get through a certain time or issue with diabetes or anything going on in their life. When I get those e-mails and comments, it makes it all worth while. All the hours that go into writing blog posts, editing pictures, and anything else that goes into this blog, it’s all good once you get those responses.
Talking about why you write about your health is the blog post prompt for the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge #HAWMC today, so there will be a lot of other posts out there in the DOC today, so I am sure that most of the same reasons are going to be listed.
I am sure that passion is going to be one of the top reasons listed. Without passion, it is tough to do something, unless you are getting paid for it (like a job).
Whatever your reasons are, keep it up. The more you are blogging about diabetes or any health issue, the more awareness it is going to raise, and there can never be enough of that.