The Who and Why!

Hi there! My name is Laura Elggren, and I am a Type 1 Diabetic. I was diagnosed about a month after my 12th birthday on April 10, 1995. Yep, I'm getting to be an old-timer veteran! I am even getting the gray hairs to match too. I wanted to introduce myself, my little family, and tell you what on earth possessed me to start writing about the T1D aspect of my life. 

First thing: 

This is me. I'm 32 years old. I was born and raised in the good old state of Minnesota. Yah, you betcha!

 I moved to Utah about a year after meeting the dear man who would become my husband, best friend, and partner in crime. He is one of my greatest supporters in my T1D adventures. We will be married 10 years come this November! (Insert fist bump!)

We have 1 daughter, age 4, and she is the joy of our lives! She got all our good genes. She's smart, beautiful, and opinionated. She is truly our miracle!

Now, what am I doing starting something like this???

I love to journal. I do it in lots of different ways. I have my conventional handwritten journal, my scrapbooks, my family blog, etc... I have been thinking for a while now that I don't have any kind of journal for T1D events and challenges that I have. A lot of them haven't been written down. I had my 20 year diaversary in April of this year so I wrote about that on our family blog, but other than that I don't write much about this hugely important aspect of my life. It is time I did. I have been greatly touched by the stories of so many families. They inspire me! I hope that maybe my experiences can lift and inspire others in return. T1D is such a complex disease to have and none of us can get through it alone.

Thanks for reading! Let our adventures begin!