I went to my endocrinologist today and found out that I am indeed a type 1 diabetic. When I heard the news, I got that all familiar lump in my throat, but I swallowed it down and decided that I wouldn’t shed another tear over this…this is just another part of who I am, and I am not going to let it get me down. Granted, I cringe at the thought of giving myself injections of insulin for the rest of my life, but I know there are much worse things that could happen. Hell, maybe this is fate…because I have a feeling that this is going to pull me back into the field of medicine in some way…we’ll see what happens.

The best news is that I can still train. I am not able to run the full marathon, but I can still run the half (check back this time next year though, because I will be running the full marathon then). Speaking of training, I am beyond grateful to each and every one of you who have donated to Team in Training…I have reached my commitment goal and beyond…all because of you…thank you.