WXYZ: Teen Couldn't Find Main Character With Diabetes, So She Made One

Braijene Fletcher wrote "The Sanative Rose," where the main character, Bray, shares her daily journey with Type 1 diabetes.

"Being 11 years old and you being diagnosed with an illness, and you don't even know what it is ... it was a struggle," said Braijene Fletcher.

For eight years, Fletcher has lived with Type 1 diabetes.

"The night when I was diagnosed, I was at home and I remember feeling so weird and I couldn't breathe," she said.