édé Haiti!
édé Haiti is Creole for “Help Haiti”.
On January 12, 2010, Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti was hit with a 7.0 earthquake, at current estimation; there are 100,000 people missing or dead. The organization I work with, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) who has establishments in Haiti is on the ground helping with the relief being provided to victims and their families. We are hurting as well though. There are 2 CRS-Haiti workers missing and the Archbishop of Port-au-Prince was killed during the quake.
This is devastating news to a country that was in last standing in socioeconomic status for the Western Hemisphere.
Please do all you can to help the efforts of Haitian Relief in the following weeks. Here are some ways you can help by texting the following to these organizations:
CRS: “Relief” to 30644
Give on the Go: “ Yele” to 501501
American Red Cross: “HAITI” to 90999
I am not usually a fan of people poking fun at diabetes, unless it is lighthearted and fun, but I found this image quite randomly and really had to share.
Wilford Brimley, everyone!
Defying Gravity is one of my favorite songs of all time. It was first performed in the musical “Wicked” and was more recently used in an episode of “Glee”, which is an utterly fantastic show. The song really speaks to me for a lot of reasons, I like it because it gives me hope that I can set out to do whatever I want even though there are obstacles in my path.
Granted, every person has hurdles to jump and obstacles to bypass in this journey called life. We don’t know what the person next to you is always dealing with, and they don’t know you, but the fact remains that we all have something in our life that makes it just a little bit more difficult.
Obviously, given the nature of this blog, mine is diabetes. It’s given me tremendous roadblocks. It’s knocked me down and kicked dirt in my face. It’s turned people against me, and it has shown me that the true nature of some people is really awful. But you know what, I can defy gravity, I can fly above all the stuff life throws at me. I am more than a bag of needles and pin pricks and sterile doctor’s offices. I am a person who has been given a burden in life, but it’s not one that is too heavy to bear.
Defying Gravity has become one of my new mottos because I will not let the small things get me down. I will not settle for anything less than the best I can provide for myself, and if I have to defy gravity to do, so be it!
Happy New Years!
I haven’t been on in a bit, but since it is the New Year, I will make some resolutions for 2010, and see how long I can stick with them this year!
First, I want to try and monitor blood sugars better. You would think being diabetic as long as I have that I would have mastered the art of the prick by now. I need to fix this as I am one of those people who will guesstimate their blood sugar to save time when in a rush.
I know, bad. Really bad. But it is a work in progress.
Secondly, I want to try something different this year. Part of the great thing about college is that you can try a bunch of different things while you are still young. I want to try rock climbing. It sounds like a blast!
Third, well it’s not so much a resolution as it is objective that needs to be obtained as quickly as possible is insurance. My insurance cut out the month I turned 19, so basically the first of January is here and I am now an uninsured type 1 diabetic. Yeah, that’s not a good thing to be at all….so I need to get this squared away as soon as possible. My mother is helping me apply for medical assistance, which is better than nothing right now. I need the help; there is other way to put it. I go to a faith based college that participates in a lot of outreach events and mission trips. Right now, I am stuck in the position that I can’t go on any of them because of having no insurance. A double blow to my moral ego.
Finally, I am going to try this blogging thing all over again! Not a new site or anything like that, although I may do some modifications, I mean I am going to make an earnest attempt to write more.
Wish me luck and Happy New Year!!
They’re almost all in! 6 out of the seven (yeah, I am THAT nuts) classes I took have grades in! I have all A’s and a B in math. That’s okay though. I am done with my math requirements after this semester, which makes me really happy. I had a great teacher these past 3 semesters though, an excellent teacher that I am glad I got to experience because she was funny, engaging and she really cared about the kids. She answered all questions, no matter how silly, she stayed after class for hours if you needed her. She was a really sweet lady, and got a hug after my last test with her.
I am glad to be done with math, but I am also glad that I got to have math with such a fantastic teacher! Thanks, Mrs. Furia!
My first semester of field went very well. I was placed in a parochial school, teaching 7/8 grade history. I LOVED it. I miss the kids already. Next semester I am going to be placed in a public middle school, so that will be interesting since I went through public school all my life. A new perspective on a familiar habitat.
All I need to find out is my grade in Religion. Once I have that I can officially declare this semester closed! =]
This should have been posted on December 1st, which is World AIDS Day, and coincidentally, my birthday. It is a topic that I am very passionate about.
Every 11 seconds, someone else is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. In Africa, it has devestated the continient and killed much industry. Even in America, there are over 1 million people with HIV or AIDS.
It’s not something that can be overlooked any longer, it is too much of a drain on our society, and the inhumanity of it is devestating.
This article was published by our school newspaper, in which I am quoted. I work with Catholic Relief Services as an HIV/AIDS Ambassador to help create awareness and spread information about this disease, and how we can help.
I didn’t forget that I had a blog, but it was a little much to keep up with it and do all the things I needed to get done for school as well. The good thing is that I am done with all my finals and am home for the holidays, basically just waiting to get all my grades back.
It was a long semester, but a fun one at that, so I am glad it is over, but already excited to go back to school.
More later, but for now I am tired, and I need a nap to compensate for 4 days without it!
Have a safe, happy and fun Thanksgiving. Make sure to count the many blessings in our lives!
Been trying to get in the spirit of the blogging month, but my heart isn’t really in it.
I’ve been really busy with school and the end of the term fast approaching, and haven’t had time for this as much as I would like. C’est la vie I guess.
Comments would be nice, but I guess I should probably put forth more of an effort to blog about something more people can relate to. So, I am open to suggestions if you have any.
