Here is a scoring aid to use while watching the debates tonight…..feel free to add your own and post them. If a statistic is given and a source cited +2 points If a sound bite is mentioned -1 point Each time the phrase ‘that’s not true’ is uttered -1 point If you refute a stat […]
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I’m just a tad tired of seeing ‘that’ horror on the faces of those people who have no clue what bearing candy has in the life of those who have diabetes; honestly, the answer is that it has none. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? You cannot have candy out on the table; you have two kids […]
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Will it Ever Get Better?????
I read a lot. I read many comments from parents. I read many comments from people with diabetes. Many times my heart breaks because they fret over a high or a low and it becomes a hurdle 50 feet high. You know in baseball, every player makes an out more than they get a hit. […]
In Honor of a Blog where I cannot mention the “D” word; I decided to give you some videos that have made me feel good. The first one is from Singing in the Rain and so taxing was this number on Donald O’Connor that he missed his next scheduled film and the role was given to Danny […]
My Sunday dHero is AJ and his is one of the most tragic and negative-turned-positve stories you will ever read. My dear friend Moira wrote about it completely and I will not take it away from her. I warn you; if you read this, your life will change. http://despitediabetes.com/2012/09/30/meet-a-j-the-boy-who-faced-down-bullying-about-diabetes-like-the-super-hero-he-is/
It’s not my disease. Surely diabetes takes a toll on an entire family but I remember the story that friend shared years ago when our journey was just starting about whose disease it really belonged, and it was an important lesson I never forgot. Let’s call her Kathy. A woman around 38, a beautiful woman […]