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#DisabilityPrideMonth, today, we're honored to hear what disability pride means to Emma who's partnered with Service Dog Samantha.
Emma is a wife, mother and a nurse practitioner who has type 1 diabetes. Emma has had medical alert dogs by her side for years, and
#servicedog Samantha alerts her to highs and lows in her blood sugar. šāš¦ŗ
Here's what Emma shared about what disability pride means to her:
"Diabetes is a relatively invisible disability and much of our fight is internal. The burden that comes with type 1 diabetes takes up so much mental space, 24/7.
I am proud when I can help my patients with diabetes feel seen by sharing my own diagnosis with them. We all may have different struggles, but when I tell a patient that I also have diabetes, I hope that they feel they are in caring hands with me as their nurse practitioner because I understand deeply what they may be going through." šš
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