DIABETES SUCKS!!!
Haidee Merritt
Haidee Merritt Female
38 years old
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
United States



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Status:In a Relationship
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Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Hollis, a long time ago
Body type:5' 7" / Average
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Agnostic
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Education:Post grad
Occupation:Artist/illustrator/cartoonist/gardener

   DIABETES SUCKS!!!'s Schools
University Of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham,NH
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Horticulturfe
 

2009 to Present
University of Washington
Seattle,WA
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English & Classics
 

1991 to 1995
Franklin And Marshall College
Lancaster,PA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
 

1990 to 1992
Lawrence Academy
Groton,MA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
 

1987 to 1989
Noble & Greenough School
Dedham,MA
Graduated: 1989
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1982 to 1989

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Haidee Merritt



 Jan 4 2009 3:57 PM

Happy New Year 2009!

I am the author-illustrator of a new comic book for diabetics and the people who live, love, and care for them: which is to say, everyone. As a diabetic, I haven’t always been a great patient. And I’ve had the opportunity to experience many more complications than perhaps an obedient diabetic might. Diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at the age of 2, close to 36 years now, I have a lot to say.

Due to start-up costs, I’ve divided my collection of cartoons into three or more volumes of about 90 pages each. The cartoons that form One Lump Or Two: Things That Suck About Being Diabetic (Volume 1) span a period of more than a decade, starting as nothing more than a few doodles and growing to represent a life time of personal struggles and experiences. It’s not a comic book for children, I might add; it presents real-life situations and language.

I’ve had excellent feedback from diabetic educators and doctors; commiseration and laughter from my fellow diabetics and their families. The book is an excellent educational tool, not limited to the diabetic, but including those around them who are still trying to understand the disease. (As if that’s possible. Ha!) I’ve traded-in denial as my favorite coping mechanism and chosen humor; it seems to be much more productive.

I hope this email has sparked some curiosity and you’ll contact me for a sample of my work or to order a book for review. I’m confident that there’s an enormous audience for these comics and I’m determined to reach as much of it as I can. Whoo-hoo.

Most, most sincerely,

Haidee S. Merritt
hsmerritt@comcast.net
(603) 498.4912
www. haideemerritt. com


“Haidee Merritt has produced an insightful, hilarious take on having diabetes based on real-life experience. Her book, One Lump or Two- Things That Suck About Diabetes is an perceptive and inspired comic book which could have been a collaboration between George Carlin, Linda Barry and Harvey Pekor.
This is not a book to giv
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