A Sneak Peak Before My JDRF Government Day Post, In The Form of Some Key Phrases & Words ~

After spending the past four days at the JDRF Government Day Program, I'm tired and bleary eyed, and filled with hope and happiness!

I woke up to piles of work and an inbox that's full - And missing the people that I just spent the last four days with very much! DOC/ Diabetes event withdraw is a real bummer!

A detailed post all about the JDRF Government Day experience will appear very soon, but until then, I thought I'd leave you with a sneak peak in the form of some Key phrases & words that keep playing in my head whenever I think of the past four days.

Like much of what goes through my head, the list is in no particular order.

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1. Note to self: Avoid the quiet car at all costs
2. Confessional Cab
3. Artificial Pancreas
4. Representing The DOC on a Panel was an honor & The DOC was with us in Spirit - And on Twitter & Ustream
5. Personal stories that made me cry
6. Note To Self: Buy & wear waterproof mascara to any event/conference that's diabetes related
7. Type 1 parents who once again blew me away with their love and dedication
8. Siblings of adults and children with diabetes who fight the good fight
9. Diabetes Research in the form of technology saves lives
10. Remembering the way it used to be before technology & explaining to others who weren't there
11. Diabetes Cure
12. Cupcakes
13. A unicorn called Sprinkles always makes things interesting
14. Politics
15. Adults with type 1 and type 1.5 having a place for support
16. #Leavingitatthealter
17. Meeting a NaturallySweett friend in irl
18. The Princess, her pump & her family make me laugh
19. Dinner involving DOCers, cupcakes & insulin always = a good time!
20. Grinning so much that my smile muscles hurt! :)
21. Thanking the folks on Capital Hill for supporting research funding last year
22. Telling the folks on "The Hill" what we go through and how important getting technology pushed through the FDA is to those living with diabetes
23. Amazing Type 3s
24. Learning from one another
25. Running on pure adrenaline, not sleep
26. The importance of MyFi - Or in our case, Scott Johnson's MiFi
27. Being thankful to The JDRF for the opportunity to learn from and represent all branches of my diabetes family.

A real post to follow - So stay tuned!