Living in the Present, only Looking Forward

[Coconut]

Got a call from my s18 today, he is at regionals for high school wrestling (he is district champion), and let's me know he won his first two matches so he's moved on to semi finals. If he wins two of his next three matches, he will be competing at states I am very proud of my boy.

For those that don't know, weeks before I moved away he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (no one in his biological family has it) and about two months later he was diagnosed with celiac disease..

Although he was initially pissed after receiving each diagnosis, he has accepted the challenges presented to him and does his best to do what he's "supposed to do". But the type I does present challenges with physical exertion, blood sugar can drop dramatically after physical exertion, and wrestling is very exerting.

So come to find out his first match tomorrow in semi finals is against a 4 time state champ and 2 time national champ... I couldn't be happier

My son has been in "high level" karate since he was 9yrs old, one thing I've learned through all the years is that win or lose don't matter, matches are about testing your skills that you've learned and worked hard to master. My son will not be affected by blood sugar for his first match tomorrow, and he will be going up against the toughest competitor he has faced in his HS wrestling and he will/should be 100% as far as medical stuff goes.

Talking with him today, he already feels like he's going out with a bang, everything else that happens is a bonus. Dang I miss him