In the majority of this country kids have started school. Hundreds of times I have seen the photo dreaded by every kid holding a sign with the year they are in and the grade they are in…….they’ll survive; and their future spouse will thank us all 20 years or so from now. The pictures are fabulous. Today […]
Last Thursday, a couple was arrested in Oregon and charged with first and second degree manslaughter in the death of their daughter who died in February. It appears to be that their daughter died from untreated T1 diabetes. This has happened before and I am sure it will happen again. In as much as we […]
I have never looked at Labor Day as the end of something. I have always looked at it as the beginning. perhaps when I was a younger grammar-school child, I was not such a big fan but I really loved my high school and college years and Labor Day always meant those exciting days were around the […]
Sometimes things are done that just leave me scratching my head. Today is such a day. The best part is that you can do something about it, and to be honest–this just makes no sense to me whatsoever. The FDA is planning a series of ‘patient meetings’ over the next five years to better understand […]
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What a First Year!
Wow, that went fast. Today begins my second year and it is hard to believe that it was just one year ago I hit the ‘publish’ button and my first daily writing was posted. A whole year. I have written columns for years at dLife, but a year ago started my daily writings and it has been […]
I received this letter recently that was written over a year ago. “Di’ shared it with me about two weeks ago. Read it, it says it all. Dear Mom and Dad, I saw the look in your eyes today. I’m sorry that I did not have as much time as I would have liked to spend […]