# @canineorg on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbHAKQIAelX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68355590-canineorg-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/44666163eb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T20:58:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canine Companions (@canineorg) — https://gondola.cc/canineorg

## Caption

💪 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. 🐕‍🦺 

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." 💙💛 

🔗 Read more client stories: canine.org/stories
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#LeadWithIndependence #advocacy #disabilitypride #disabilityawareness #inclusion #community #servicedogs #servicedogsofinstagram #servicedogsofinsta #servicedogsofig

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