The Joy of Diabetes

My friend Chris found this incredible website. This guy, Bob Hawkinson, has been diabetic for 44 years (since he was a year old), and he’s written some sort of humorous book about it. The website has an excerpt and the introduction to the book, so you can check that out, too.

It seems like he’s dealt with this disease for so long, and he’s encouraging other diabetics to accept their disease and enjoy life while taking charge of their health. Sounds great, right? Yep. I’ll probably buy this book pretty soon.

Also cool? There’s a store on the website! T-shirts, magnets, keychains.

My favorite:

I always enjoy a good diabetic joke, as you know. I love it when I see other diabetics who can also accept their condition enough to joke around about it, while also being serious about taking care of themselves. This guy seems to have that right balance, and I look forward to reading this book. I’ll post again when I finally get a copy!

~ by Haley on June 4, 2009.