"DAVID'S DAY" Synopsis
Like any other 10 year old kid, David is anxious about his first day at a new school. David's “new kid at school dilemma” is complicated by the fact that he believes he has the added responsibility of helping the other kids at school, his new teachers and the school staff understand the different needs that sometimes arise for him, as a child living with diabetes. Coupled with all of that responsibility, is his desire to make new friends and not” stand out” as a kid who wants, gets, needs or is entitled to special treatment.
Even though David never thinks of himself as being different, or even needing special treatment, sometimes people look at the “extra things” he has to do as being something that makes him different. Extra things such as testing his blood by sticking his finger with a lancet so that he can put a drop of blood on a test strip to test his blood glucose levels, or sticking himself with a needle to give insulin injections. David always thought the idea of his diabetic management regimen being called “special treatment” was funny! What a laugh David thought. “I bet no one would think it was special treatment if they had to do it.” To David this is simply what he does to make sure he “is” like everybody else.
Even though David never thinks of himself as being different, or even needing special treatment, sometimes people look at the “extra things” he has to do as being something that makes him different. Extra things such as testing his blood by sticking his finger with a lancet so that he can put a drop of blood on a test strip to test his blood glucose levels, or sticking himself with a needle to give insulin injections. David always thought the idea of his diabetic management regimen being called “special treatment” was funny! What a laugh David thought. “I bet no one would think it was special treatment if they had to do it.” To David this is simply what he does to make sure he “is” like everybody else.