I would give anything not to have diabetes in our household. When Kaitlyn was diagnosed at age 2, we were devastated. And when Rob was diagnosed at age 13 in 2009; we were just devastated again. Why would this happen again? How could this happen again? But I have noticed something in our household. As a parent. […]
I’m away on business in Florida. It’s 6:45 am and I’m on my way to get a cup of coffee. As I walked out of my hotel, I noticed a beautiful rainbow in the sky above. I spoke to the doorman. “Wow, that’s gorgeous.” “This is Florida pal, we get them here all the time.” […]
Theresa May, the British Conservative politician who is the current Home Secretary, has announced that she was diagnosed with T1 diabetes about 2 months ago. The former financial consultant assures her constituency that she will continue on. “The diabetes doesn’t affect how I do the job or what I do. It’s just part of life … […]
How is that for the title of today’s article? I noticed it as I was driving and it happened four different times. It bought me back years ago to a dear friend named Linda. We were driving when this stupid bird in front of my car just looked at us as the car approached. Linda asked me if I thought […]
In the year 1999 Laura Billetdeaux (CWD Friends for Life organizer and founder) stated she was going to Florida and if anyone wanted to meet her there, they could. Five hundred people met her there and Friends for Life was born; and two weeks ago 3500 people showed up again. At the CWD FFL Ball at the conference, it was […]
Two are having their first child. One was just married. Four have diabetes, two do not; Can you tell, of course you can’t. Diabetes is a huge part of the lives of all six of them none-the-less. A few are in love. One is my daughter; the rest I have known for some time. When I saw this […]