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Actually, I can : growing up with Type 1 diabetes, a story of unexpected empowerment / Morgan J. Panzirer.

Summary:

"Morgan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 6 years old -- but that didn't stop her! In this informative memoir, she looks back at her life and shares her experiences to help others who've been diagnosed, and their families, to understand everything from the gadgets to the legislation, the joy and the frustrations. Morgan has dedicated her life to the advocacy and education of her disease."--Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9780578653938
ISBN: 0578653931
Physical Description: ii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: New York : T1D Media, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue -- Part I. The diagnosis ; The basics ; Gadgets ; Technicalities ; The good old days ; The Berrie Center ; Family ; Yet another thing ; School ; Riding and sports ; Faith ; Job switch ; On my own -- Part II. One foot in front of another ; Walk 4 Morgan ; Children's Congress ; First there was one, and then there were two ; Camp ; Martha -- Part III. The night from hell, or should I say heaven? ; Living accommodations ; Frustration and anger ; Dealing with emotions ; Friend dynamic ; What not to say ; Celebrities ; Working out, or at least trying to ; Important figures and music ; In the public eye ; Not every day can be sunny ; My average day ; Marshall and Sterling finals -- Part IV. Dean's house ; Behind the scenes ; Helping new victims ; Robin and Rome ; The trip of a lifetime -- Part V. Children's Congress, take 2 ; Like it's not hard enough already ; Max: take 2 -- Part VI. Haters gonna hate ; The teenage years ; Actually, I can ; Locking ahead ; The comeback ; Acknowledgements.