Congratulations to your mom for taking this very important step. I detinitely wish her luck! You must be so proud of her.
I wish I could convince my mom to take better care of herself. She has been overweight for a long time and now has diabetes. I would have thought that she would have done something when she found that out, but she has just gone from mild tablets, to stronger tablets and now to injections. I think that she finds it so easy to control this way that she doesn't see the need to do anything about her weight. I know that it took ME years to decide to do something about my weight, but I was never diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening disease either. Mind you, maybe that wouldn't have been enough of a reason for me either. I suppose we shouldn't judge until we have been in someone else's shoes. I think I just get disappointed because she SAYS she wants to lose weight, then gives me 20 reasons for why she can't eat healthy food all the time. "People coming for morning tea", "Them going out for afternoon tea", "Have to bake just in CASE someone comes for morning tea - then we just have a little each night, instead of dinner" (Not a good substitution - cream cakes instead of veggies)
Oh well, I'll just keep being proud of YOUR mom and keep hoping that mine will see some sense. I do worry about my parents, seeing as they are both now diabetic. That was a MAJOR incentive for me when I decided to change my lifestyle. I wanted to avoid that if I could. So far, so good.
Well done to both of you!
Take care,
Zelma
A Family Affair
