Cindy

Cindy

Hi! My name is Cindy; I am 17years old and live in Amsterdam New York. I was diagnosed with DM at the age of 12. At one point in the past four years according to the doctors I had the second worse case of DM in the US. I remember the times when I couldn’t walk, or eat, or do anything for my self...and how now I can do pretty much anything for my self. It's amazing how far I've come with my diagnoses. I personally think the key is to take one day at a time, don't worry about what tomorrow is going to bring until tomorrow is actually here. Throughout the past four years I have always managed to have a smile on my face because I knew in my heart things would get better, it would just take time. Writing poetry helped me express my feelings and even after the hardest parts of this battle I still write poetry, just about different things now. With DM I have come so far not only am I able to do things on my own now but I have learned things that no one my age knows.