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A Little Bit Longer

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpPjdWTmS0 Did you know that Nick Jonas was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 13? And that he wrote a song about it? The song is called A Little Bit Longer, and it's about life with type one. I've been listening to it for months (I know it's not a NEW song, but it's a GOOD song, and that's my kind of music so 😛) and I was thinking today about how it kind of applies to the situation of COVID-19 and how hard it's been on everyone in so many different ways.  The line that is repeated throughout the song is " A little bit longer, and I'll be fine. " In the context of life with type one diabetes, I've always taken it to mean just a little bit longer and we'll have a cure , just a little bit longer and I'll be back in range , just a little bit longer and people will understand , just a little bit longer and I'll be fine .  When you're diagnosed with type one, you're told tha