What the Publisher says:
In snapshots and episodes Grit Ott describes her
life as a diabetic. She takes the reader with her
on her journey from a childhood of utter
dependency - as a girl teased by other children
and pitied by grown-ups - to an adulthood as a
self-confident woman who accepts her diabetes
and deals with it responsibly. Instead of finding a
moralizing approach, the readers of this book will
profit from Grit Ott's experience, her courage and
her unquenchable hope.
Grit Ott, born in 1948, is married and, after living
for 15 years in Wiesbaden, where she worked as
an occupational therapist for physically
handicapped people, has moved back to Berlin.
For 18 years she was youth coordinator of the
German Diabetic Association for the Berlin area.
She is also co-founder and an active member of
the "Insuliner" self-help groups which now have
chapters across Germany. The first chapters of
"My Sweet Life" were adapted for a television
documentary about Grit's stormy childhood with
diabetes, which was featured on German National
Television (ARD).
Grit now has the rights to her book. The English e-book
project can now move forward.
What the Publisher says:
In snapshots and episodes Grit Ott describes her life
as a diabetic. She takes the reader with her on her
journey from a childhood of utter dependency - as a girl
teased by other children and pitied by grown-ups - to
an adulthood as a self-confident woman who accepts
her diabetes and deals with it responsibly. Instead of
finding a moralizing approach, the readers of this book
will profit from Grit Ott's experience, her courage and
her unquenchable hope.
Growing up with diabetes:
My Sweet Life: autobiography about living with
diabetes from childhood into maturity.
My artwork: Getting creative with used diabetic
utensils.
Grit Ott, born in 1948, is married and, after living
for 15 years in Wiesbaden, where she worked as
an occupational therapist for physically
handicapped people, has moved back to Berlin.
For 18 years she was youth coordinator of the
German Diabetic Association for the Berlin area.
She is also co-founder and an active member of
the "Insuliner" self-help groups which now have
chapters across Germany. The first chapters of
"My Sweet Life" were adapted for a television
documentary about Grit's stormy childhood with
diabetes, which was featured on German National
Television (ARD).
Grit now has the rights to her book. The English e-book
project can now move forward.
