This past weekend, I spent time in Princeton, NJ at the HealtheVoices conference thanks to Johnson & Johnson. They paid for my travel, hotel, and other related expenses in exchange for me providing my own voice. My voice as a patient advocate, a person living with diabetes as well as multiple other chronic conditions. They asked for me to be authentically myself. The good and the bad as I felt comfortable to share. In Friday night’s keynote, we were encouraged to express the masterpiece that is our life. Poetry got me through my teen years, and this session helped spark that love again. My last post was the poem inspired by that presentation. This next poem was written in my living room as I digest my feelings from them conference. Digesting the information will come later. Thank you, HeV and J&J!
Hone Again
As I sit here remembering
Recalling my journey
Reminiscing about yesterday
Friends now family
Understanding my pain
My heartache
My troubles
My woes
Holding them close
Snuggly in my heart
Safely, securely, protected
Accessible to me as needed
Knowing we all have pain and heartache
Same yet different yet the safe
Different shapes and patterns that fit together
Like a beautiful melody
Safe and warm
Lived and heard
c2025 Diabetes Ramblings
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