I have been a diabetic since May 1995.

I am over weight and on medications for

     diabetes.

I have two beautiful daughters 18 and 16. 

My 18 year old starts college this fall.

My 16 year old has two more years left in

     High school

I have been married for going on 27 years in

     November

 My goals are that I want to help my family

     become healthy.

Three of us are over weight and one is

     skinny or healthy

I have lived in Washington state since 1972.

My mom was an alcholic.

My dad yelled and was abusive while I was

    going up.

I spent a lot of time away from home when

  they argued.

I have been sad most of my life.

I have a problem with eatting and my  

    emotions

I hate to taste or even drink alchol

I do not smoke

I was susduced by a 60 year old man when I

   was 16  I thought that he was my friend

I did not have very many friends.

I rode the bus all the time getting to know

    the bus drivers and thinking of them as

    my dad

I had a hard time talking with my parents

   I felt that they would blame me for it

   since they had their own problems

I want to learn how to stand up for myself no

    matter what others think.

I want to work with my diabetes and get off

   of all if not some of my medications.

I want to be healthly and to set an example

   for my family even if they do not like what

   I am doing at first.

I also want to work with my depression.

I heard that depression goes with diabetes.