It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a post – since October 2019 to be exact! I had just run the Chicago Marathon. A lot has happened since then, both personally and in the world in general. As you can see in the picture…
Tag: type one diabetes
More Than a Finish Line
I just ran my second marathon! My second marathon!! That’s huge! I was never an athlete. I never ran when I was younger. I never thought I’d run a marathon even once let alone twice! But I run now and I am indeed a marathoner!…
Train in Vain
This one is a bit of a double (triple, quadruple?) entendre. This title ran through my head the other day when I was literally running. I was having a rough long run day. My blood sugars were not cooperating, my legs felt heavy, I was…
The Enemy Within
March is National Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. My music-themed post title today has me back to Rush (you’ll see them a lot with me) with their song “The Enemy Within” from their 1984 album, Grace Under Pressure. The song title pretty well sums up autoimmune…
Slow Ride
March is National Autoimmune Awareness Month. The song that doubles as my blog title for this post and the band who wrote it, Foghat, really describe this topic: Thyroid disease, specifically, hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s disease – slow and foggy for sure. What is that exactly?…