Highs and Lows Of Life

Pancreas Boy

" Oh, my Grandfather has Diabetes." Nick heard Taylor spoke to him when he showed them how he checked his Sugar. The meter beeps twice letting Nick know he was out of range. The number read 145.

Quickly showing his dad it was crazy to think 3 days ago he was 799 feel terrible and close to a coma Lossing his eyesight or worse. He had learned about the danger of having high blood sugar for a long time and complication that could happen later in life. It was one of the many hard conversations he had to learn at the hospital.

" Does that hurt." Garbo watched Nick finish pricking his finger.

" Meh am sort of getting used to it its not a pleasant feeling." The teen spoke carefully wiping the blood off with a tissue. Quickly change the lenses for the next use.

"I told you not to have so much coke." Garbo sighed. "This all my fault I shouldn't have allowed you have so much coke while on this tour."

" It has nothing to do with eating or drinking to much sugar." The Jonas brother's father quickly spoke up. He slowly started to explain the difference between type 1 and type 2 and Nick had type 1 there nothing they could do. Nick spoke up a couple of times going into detail about his hospital experience.

"Were there any hot nurses Taylor gave a wink at the young teen. Nick shook his head

" I was sleeping for most of the three days." Rolling his eyeing. It felt good to share it with the band and hope they be there when he needs it.

" Honey I think figured out how much insulin you need." She came over they both talk about the math together.

" It makes sense." Kevin Sr wrote down the unit they thought he needs. Showing his son so he could dial up the units himself.

Nick wipe the area where he was going to give himself an injection he decided his left side of his stomach would be best. His band and brother watch him give himself the shot. Pulling down his shirt and blushing he wasn't happy for the audience.

" um, that's how to take my shot." He wasn't sure what to say or he felt like he should take a bow or something everyone was looking at him with this sense of awe in their eyes.

" Nice men." Joe's fist-bumped his brother. For now, every time his brother took a shot he was going to be amazed. Needles and blood was never his thing and if him passing out in the hospital was not enough to show how much he didn't deal with medical stuff. He was so proud of his little brother. His heart hurt to know Nick's life was now needle poke and math to keep him alive. It broke his heart and he wasn't sure if it would fully mend.

Kevin felt a hand on his lap breaking out of the trance of watching his little giving himself shot. Looking down to see a dark brown eye looking up at him.

" Hey." Kevin felt his voice crack little with emotion clearing it quickly. Slowly pick up the 5-year-old on to his lap.

" Whats...Nikky doing." Frankie snuggled into his brothers embrace.
Kevin wrap his arm around the small child trying to shield him from Nicks's new reality.

" Remember the book we read last night." Speaking in hush tone making sure the conversation was just for them.

" yeah." Frankie sat up in excitement. " I really like the book can we read again tonight."

" Yeah, we can read it again." Kevin chuckled. " so remember in the book the little boy had a medical condition."

Frankie nodded " He had to poke his finger and give a shot." Bouncing up and down happy that he could remember some of the details of the book.

" That's right," Nick spoke up looking at his little brother. The room went dead silent the eye that was on him was now looking at Frankie and Kevin.

" Come her Tank." He spoke his little brother nickname the kid jump off of Kevin's lap and ran into his arms. " Your right the little boy in the book had poked his finger and do shots." Holding 5-year-old attention. " do you know why Kevin read that book to you last night." Nick wasn't sure how much his family had told Frankie so it was best if Frankie shared the information not the other way around.

" Because you have the the...." The poor boy was stumbling over his words." The same thing." His eye went to the odd item that were on the table slowly reach out to grab the insulin pen.

Nick wasn't worried he had already taken the pen needle off and throw it in the sharps container. Slowly open both hands waiting for the 5-year-old to give him the medical tool.

He watches the boy slowly pick up the pen looking at it in curiosity " Can you give it to me Frankie." Speaking with slow tone making sure his voice was calm he didn't want to frighten him.

Frankie lay the pen in his brother's hand " what is it?" Stepping back to look up at his big brother and hero.

Nick slowly explained it help him get his medication in his body and make him feel better. " Frankie I have a condition called Diabetes."

The 5-year-old repeated the word smiling up proud he had said the medical term correctly jumping up and down. Getting a laugh out of the members of the room. The energy seemed to change from serious to light-hearted in a matter of seconds.

The 13 teen-year-old wrapped his arms around his very smart little brother drawing him into another hug kissing the top of the boy's head.

" Your pancreas boy," Frankie spoke out.

" I am what." Nick wasn't sure if he caught the boy correctly.

" you know the superhero." Frank raised his hands above his head as he started to run around like a superhero that was flying. The whole room busted out laughing at the 5 years old imagination.

" Yeah, Nick." Joe pulled him into a hug

Nick let out fully on laugh his eye looks up at his family around him. His heartfelt is truly light at this moment. Sitting around with friends and family he felt safe in his brother's arms. He wouldn't ask for anything else right now.