I am a working woman again!  Woohoo!  Man, I’m so glad I’m not a salesman!  Having to “sell” myself to every new prospect I met was exhausting and WAY out of my comfort zone.  It really tested my PR skills, though, as I “spun” every question/answer into something that somehow managed to convince a few folks how amazing I would be on their team.  LOL!

So, now I’m maneuvering through the “new kid” phase…which, being a military kid, was never a difficult thing for me.  This time, though, has posed some new challenges.  I’ve been trying to ease my co-workers into not thinking I’m the new resident freak with crazy health issues a mile long.  Not sure how that’s going for me, but time will tell.  I can already give major props to the company for being super thoughtful at our 4th of July BBQ – they not only purchased GF buns for me, but also went as far as putting foil on a small portion of their grill so I wouldn’t be cross contaminated by their previous cookouts!  How cool is that?   😀

Job celebration aside, what I REALLY wanted to talk about, though, is another form of organ donation I just discovered.  Being a transplant recipient, I figured I’m most likely never going to be able to donate my organs to someone in need.  I believe that the diabetes and the immuno-suppressant medication will have done too much damage to be of any use to anyone else. HOWEVER, I just discovered a way that I can contribute/donate!  It’s called nPod (Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes) and it was developed by JDRF to help find a way to prevent or reverse diabetes by researching the organs of those who have lived with it.  A lot of what we know about diabetes is found via cadaver studies, and I will be happy to donate my organs to science if it will help put an end to this debilitating disease!  I’ve already registered, and in the spirit of advocacy, I plead for anyone else with Diabetes to do the same!

You should never take more than you give. –  “Circle of Life”  (The Lion King)
*I’d insert a pic from the movie/musical here, however, I don’t want Disney suing me for copyright infringement.  So, instead you get this free clip art of a cute lion.*