So, as I'm coming to realize about myself, the worst feeling for me is helplessness. It really hits me hard when I am unable to help someone in need or have to stand idly by when someone is in pain. This is something that I've known for a while now but it was brought to the foreground of my mind today. You see, my friend Matt is a diabetic. He leads as close to a normal life as he can, but in doing so he sometimes isn't able to keep is sugar in check. Today it hit him hard. Today Matt passed out and started convulsing in a diabetes induced seizure. When the paramedics showed up and were able to get him somewhat stabilized but he didn't know where he was or what day it was. They decided that he wasn't rebounding as quickly as they would like him to so they took him in the ambulance to the hospital to fix him up. The whole time I couldn't do anything but stand there and try to stay out of the way. It has been a long time since I have felt that helpless. It scared me very badly, not only what was happening but the fact that there was absolutely nothing I could do to stop it. Matt is a strong kid and he will come back from this better than ever. But I'm still pretty shaken.
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