{"id":8071,"date":"2020-01-02T14:49:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/?p=8071"},"modified":"2022-05-28T08:17:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:17:54","slug":"041-emmanuella-age-22-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/2020\/01\/02\/041-emmanuella-age-22-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"041 Emmanuella, age 22, Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My life with my friends \u201cDiabetes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was 14 years old when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I started passing a lot of urine like there was an open tap flowing through me. I saw major changes in my body system; severe weight loss, fatigue, hunger all the time, and almost got blurry vision. I had a little idea of the changes because my mother is a diabetic. When I told her about these changes, we went to the hospital one Monday morning. Then I was told I have a new companion in my life now and her name is DIABETES and I am to live with her for the rest of my life. In fact I was broken, I cried for weeks and the situation was getting out of hand. I told myself I was not going to continue with my education again, because my life was going to end soon.<\/p>\n<p>Though this new friend diabetes came unannounced, I have learnt to live with her and manage her well with the help of my doctors and nurses and Life for a Child. Life for a Child has been of great help in my journey because in Ghana, diabetes is expensive, but Life for a Child has made my life with diabetes stress free. I was given free glucometer, syringes, insulin, and a whole lot of benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes hasn\u2019t only impacted negatively on me but I have also seen some positive impacts because I always draw my siblings and friend\u2019s attention to it and educate them as well. It has been a difficult journey, but I take one day at a time.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m now 22 years of age, and a final year student at the Kumasi Technical University and I want to be a teacher.<\/p>\n<p>My name is Emmanuella Owusu Asante and I know DIABETES WON\u2019T STOP ME!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My life with my friends \u201cDiabetes\u201d I was 14 years old when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. 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