DiabetesDad

Hope is a complicated thing when you’ve lived with type 1 diabetes as long as we have. I’ve raised two children with T1D, one diagnosed at age 2, the other at 13. I’ve seen the sleepless nights, the finger pricks, the alarms at 2 a.m., the quiet fear that never quite leaves. I’ve also spent […]

Every two years, our hearts are captured by the spectacle of Olympic sport. The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. We watch images of struggle, sacrifice, and pain; all for the chance to stand on a medal podium. It captures the heart. Often, the camera pans to the parents in the stands. The ones […]

2025 was a real mixed bag in our house. My wife retired. I was fired. A grandbaby arrived. A new job was found. Our daughter moved closer to us. My son found a new job. Some friends passed, and some new friends were found. Life, doing what life does. If I’m honest, fired is probably […]

I watched. I read. I watched again. I read again. My Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube feeds were suddenly chock-full of diabetes content—education, awareness, reminders, campaigns… all of it. Until. Until I asked a friend what he thought of all the diabetes information flooding social media. He looked at me blankly. “What are you talking about?” […]