Day 88 ~ Hot Shot

Day 88 ~ Hot Shot

 

Mar 29, 2014

 

My first: I gave my friend Kelly her injection for diabetes.

 

A few days ago, I had asked Kelly if I could give her the injection she takes for her diabetes. She was not havin’ that at all. I really can’t blame her because it was all still pretty new to her herself. Believe it or not, I didn’t bug her anymore about it. 

A few days later, she and I were out with my sister and a few friends. Everyone was asking me what was going to be my “first” for the day. I said I didn’t know yet. Sometimes they are planned and oftentimes they are spontaneous. Kelly leaned over to me and whispered that if nothing came up for me to do, she would let me give her the injection later that night. I was so surprised and pleased. I didn’t think that she would ever go along with me doing that, “first” or no “first”.  

Well, nothing better came along that evening for me to do as my “first”. I think I quit searching so hard because I knew I had one in the bag with giving Kelly her shot. I liked the fact that she trusted me to do that, making it even more inviting as my “first” for the day. 

The procedure to do this is pretty easy compared to what I thought it would be like. It’s really not that gross, even for people that can’t stand needles. It takes a few seconds, the needle is tiny, and best of all, I am not the one being poked! I can do this! Kelly directed me on what to do and, before we knew it, we were finished!  

Kelly’s blood sugar is much better now since she’s been injecting this hormone to stimulate her insulin production. It just amazes me that a small skin prick can have such an effect on a person’s health. And I got to be a part of that medical miracle! Thank you, Kelly…