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šŸ’Ŗ For #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. šŸ•ā€šŸ¦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." šŸ’™šŸ’› šŸ”— Read more client stories: canine.org/stories . . . . #LeadWithIndependen...

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