What about your child or spouse who does not have diabetes? (And for those who are old enough, what about mom and/or dad.) When is the last time you said to them, “Hey you are pretty special and thank you for being there in this household where diabetes demands so much”. When is the last time you […]
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Wanna Join the Group???
I have had enough. When I read Stephanie Brinegar’s post about what happened in her office when one employee suggested a cake be taken home and another employee said that she shouldn’t do that because her child was a diabetic I decided enough is enough. Join my elite group. When someone says something really stupid; we show […]
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Do We Still Dare to Dream?
Set the stage. A young president. Houston, Texas, September 12th, 1962. In front of 40,000 people at Rice Stadium President Kennedy stated: The vast stretches of the unknown, and the unanswered, and the unfinished; far outstretched our collective comprehension. This speech was a continuationof President Kennedy’s drive to push the limits of our space program […]
A rose is just a rose is the saying. Another is a rose by any other name is still a rose. But what if the cost of just one rose could make a difference in a child’s life. What if instead of giving 12 roses to your loved one this year you only gave eleven. […]
The ambulance driver, in his rescue car, pulled in our driveway. “Do you want to come in?” “No. I’m good. Need to be by the radio.” “OK. Busy?” I ask. “Nonstop.” He answers. I enter in the house as Kaitlyn leaves. She is not planning to stay the night… “But I don’t know. In any […]
I want it back the way it was. We dug out for 7 hours yesterday. The official results is that our little town in Medford, Long Island was hit the hardest with 33 inches. I measured 31 inches but who am I to squabble at two inches. Just as we were finishing, some friends of […]