"I couldn't see a thing. Everything was black. I slumped against the wall and steadied myself until slowly my vision started to come back, blurry and plotchy, but at least it wasn't total darkness anymore. This time, I didn't need a doctor to tell me what was happening. When you're battling diabetes, after your fingers and toes, your eyes are the next to go. For the first time I was scared." - Joe Trippi, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
I'm not alone. 23.6 million Americans suffer from diabetes. And, for all of us, Monday was an important—and emotional—day. President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the nation's ban on funding research on new embryonic stem cell lines. With it, there is new hope for millions of diabetes sufferers, including me, as well as millions more suffering from other debilitating diseases.