Dear Nora

Dear Nora,

Because of you I am who I am. Because of you I am now a strong person. Because of you I know that I can get through this. Because of you I know how to take good care of myself. I look up to you. You are my role model. You are my inspiration. There is no way in life that you should give up on anything. You fight for what you want in life. You stand up for yourself. So many people look up to you either if they are a diabetic or not. I am so many things because of you. You mean so much to me and I am so blessed to have you as my sister. I know that what we go through can be tough. But I now have this. I now can see what you were going through. I have said that I would have taken this disease away from you so you would not have to deal with it. Well I did end up with it but I did not take it away from you. But you are now not alone. It’s funny to say that things happen for a reason when we talk about why I have this, but look. Since I do have this disease, I have someone to look up to. I have someone who can let me vent to them and you can vent to me. We have got closer because of this. You have always been strong to me and now that you have grown into a beautiful young woman I have seen you become stronger. You never give up in anything you do and I that to me is strong. You have gone through a lot, and I just want to say “keep your head up, keep your love”. You are loved in so many ways Nora. You really are.

Love your sister,

Evelyn