Seventy years ago and awarded a medal

You also deserve a medal for Most Uplifting Post on Gransnet! 💝

Thank you for sharing your story. (The adoption of two babies brought a tear to my eye.) Some for you x

What an inspiring post, so good to read.

👏👏👏

Oh Just widowed congratulations 🎊: such an encouraging post. I'm the mum of an insulin dependent diabetic and this has absolutely made my day.

Thankyou for all your good wishes.When I was disgnosed in 1954 TB and Polio were prevalent. I think I thought that I would rather inject myself than be in an iron lung ( which one of my friends was) or have problems with my legs or even be blind like my aunt.

I was in hospital for six weeks and learnt to inject using an orange.I was at a town school but lived in the county and had missed the scholarship exam.When I was back at school my teacher gave me some extra lessons and I went to the County Hall to sit the exam in a large room with one stern looking man.
I opened the paper to find it was the exam I had seen and been coached on.I made two or three deliberate mistakes and passed with flying colours.

I had one stay in hospital when I was 15 due to eating a full packet of liquorice allsorts..

I was sterilised after three miscarriages ( things are very different now) and adopted two babies.
That was my last stay in hospital until being fitted with a pacemaker last year.So now all is well again.,thank goodness.

Just wanted to say how lovely this thread is!
Well done everyone for simply surviving!
Well done those amazing medics and researchers for making it possible.

Very well done to you!

That's brilliant! I too feel so lucky to have got to 56years with T1 and still have everything working; I got it aged 13. The treatment in those days wasn't nearly as good as now, but still saved lives. Cheers to you!

Bravo! Excellent lady.

Well done you , one of my best friends is Type1 and has a wonderful service that she can’t fault
Enjoy your G and T

Wow, well done to you - and as you say, hopefully your story will inspire and encourage others.

Congratulations indeed Justwidowed , enjoy your G&T "bottoms up"

Congratulations

Well Done,Justwidowed Enjoy your medal which is well deserved. Fingers crossed for the eighty year medal.You just never know!

Congratulations and thanks for this encouraging post. Enjoy your G&T!