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I want a reset. Okay, maybe a reset isn’t possible. But I’d like to think about getting a reset on a lot of my life.
 
 
I’d like a reset on my youth. I got to do a lot of things when I was younger. I had a lot of fantastic experiences. But I also wasted a lot of my efforts on things that didn’t provide much value to my life, or to anyone else’s for that matter. I spent a lot of angst over things that I’m embarrassed to say I spent a lot of angst over.

I’d like a reset on my health. My diabetes will be hitting 28 in a few months, and if it’s all the same to you, I would rather not be living with it anymore. Same goes for high blood pressure and an annoying little autoimmune skin condition that frustrates me to no end.

I’d like a reset on health care in America. A reset on the idea of for-profit care that incentivizes caring for those with the least need for care, at the expense of those most vulnerable. I’d like a big reset on that.

How about a reset on choice? I’d like to have a reset on the idea of what I, as a person with diabetes, is allowed to choose in terms of drugs, therapy, and devices so I can live the best, longest life possible with this condition.

I’d like a reset on price for all of the above. That’s a story for a different day. Moving on…

A reset on attitudes from people who choose blame over empathy would be helpful. That’s true of all of us, I think. I’d like to think that with the exception of the frightful white nationalist movement in the USA, those attitudes are changing, even though the pace of change is slower than I would like.

Finally, I think it’s okay to consider a reset on my own commitment to kindness and empathy toward everyone. Everyone thinks they treat others with the respect and dignity they deserve. Damn few of us actually do. Regardless of where I fall on that spectrum, I always want to be better, kinder, more respectful. What’s wrong with that?
 
 
What about you? What kind of reset would you like to see incorporated into your life? What would you like to see change about health care? What would you like to change about yourself? How can we, together, help people be happier, more supported, less fearful, not judged, healthier?