94 Years Agone Today, Insulin Was Discovered - Cheers Medico Banting & Charles Best!

94 years agone today, ninety years.
But, I am eternally grateful to Dr's Banting & Best - as well as I ever volition endure because they saved our lives. 
This post service was originally published on Jan 19, 2010 - And since today is the 94th anniversary of the uncovering of insulin, I felt compelled to repost as well as issue again. 
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Dear Doctors Banting & Best

Dear Doctors Banting & Best.

I simply wanted to accept a instant to Thank-You for giving me the gift of LIVING. 

Because of you lot as well as your efforts, I've lived yesteryear the historic menstruum of 8. 

Instead of existence notwithstanding to a greater extent than or less other piteous retentivity for parents who lost their kid or loved 1 to an illness that offered no hope, I became a daughter who non alone lived, but grew upward to endure a adult woman who is becoming. 

Because of your diligence as well as difficult work, I had many firsts.

My showtime kiss

My showtime love

My showtime heartbreak 

Too many firsts to listing without leaving thus much out.

Because of the gift of your discovery, I was able to endure as well as larn as well as go along to produce thus everyday. 

I became an Auntie multiple times as well as learned to dear others to a greater extent than than myself.

I attended as well as graduated college.

I traveled to Europe as well as saw the wonders of Venice as well as Paris.

Because of you lot I was able to notice that I loved books, writing, performing, helping others care their life alongside diabetes, as well as every shade of the color green.

I’ve gone swimming alongside manatees as well as climbed the Mexican pyramids on the longest solar daytime of the year.

I've worked at jobs I've loved, as well as I've worked inwards jobs I haven't. 

I was able to view my niece perform on Broadway as well as cried tears of joy as well as pride. 

And I was incredibly grateful as well as proud. 

If you lot never discovered insulin, I never would possess got met her, permit lonely watched her smoothen on “The Great White Way.”

I've been granted the gift of 12 wonderful nephews as well as nieces as well as possess got been know the joy of seeing each of them grow as well as go the wonderful & private pieces of fine art that they are.

If you lot hadn’t had your ain burning passion to salvage those of us alongside diabetes,

I never would possess got been able to notice my ain passions.

I never would possess got lived, permit lonely blogged. 

I never would possess got discovered my life's passion of helping others alongside Diabetes.

Because of your discovery, I was able to larn what I don’t similar - which is likewise a bang-up gift. 

Reaching adulthood has taught me that I’m no fan of FOX News or MTV’s The Bailiwick of Jersey Shore. 

And that I prefer vino over beer, V-Necks over Crew Necks, as well as my GPS over a map whatever solar daytime of the week!

Because insulin was discovered, my manly mortal bring upward was able to possess got children, as well as my siblings as well as I were non alone conceived, but saved yesteryear your uncovering - THANK YOU.

Thank you lot for non allowing my parents to lose iii children as well as a grandson.

Thank you lot for giving my oldest sis the gift of maternity 3 times over. 

Thank you lot for allowing my nephew to graduate Berkley alongside honors as well as go a Professor of Literature.

Thank you lot for allowing both my Aunts as well as 1 of my showtime cousins to go mothers. 

Thank you lot for giving every unmarried 1 of my friends alongside diabetes the gift of living life as well as every unmarried mortal alongside diabetes the chance to produce so!

Thank you lot for my gifts of strength, tenacity,humor as well as empathy. 

I strongly believe those traits were greatly enhanced yesteryear existence a mortal who lives her life every unmarried solar daytime alongside diabetes.

Sometimes I remember inwards the bustle of life as well as looking for the cure, nosotros forget that it wasn’t until 1922 that children as well as adults no longer died when existence diagnosed alongside diabetes. 

Up until then, diabetes was a decease sentence.

Today diabetes a life sentence- as well as yesteryear “life sentence” I hateful the mightiness to endure life to the fullest EVERY SINGLE DAY. 

I volition admit, in that place are times inwards my life when I haven’t taken payoff of the deed of living fully. 

But now, I bask every instant big as well as small. 

Little moments possess got simply equally much important equally big ones – because I am hither to sense them.

Do I desire a cure inwards my lifetime? ABSOLUTELY!

I don’t desire anyone else to endure diagnosed alongside my disease. I don’t desire to a greater extent than or less other mortal to endure mentally or physically because diabetes has entered their lives.

I am ready to nation GOODBYE to Diabetes for good!

BUT I am likewise thus incredibly grateful for the gift of living that was given to me because of you lot both.

I dear you lot without ever having had the privilege of coming together you. 

I remember of you lot both everyday- as well as I nation a prayer of thanks.

I desire to endure my best life non simply for me as well as those I love, but for you. 

Your the argue I'm alive. 

To non endure a bang-up life would endure a disservice to me AND you!

I volition continue“becoming" and, non simply for myself, but because really, who am non to? 

I am the daughter who lived as well as is straight off a adult woman who IS....and is BECOMING.

And I owe the fact that I am living to you lot both!

THANK YOU.

Kelly K

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