DiabetesDadI have often stated that no one has made more mistakes than I at this ‘diabetes thing’. I have also shared many of life’s events that made, or will make, me learn more. My son Rob has had T1 since March 20th, 2009. This week he passed his road test and is now a licensed […]
This is Ben. Right now he is enrolled in a clinical trial to help others, like himself, who battle diabetes. He is doing this trial as YOU READ THIS ARTICLE. He could be playing somewhere. He could be watching TV. He could also not be hooked up to medical equipment at this very moment. You can […]
Of course the initial answer would be no. But if you watch Finding Nemo again, now that I have asked the question, you might find a great deal of similarities between what we go through as parents and what Marlin (Dad) goes through with Nemo (his son). One could argue the point that every child and […]
No one cares, I am all alone. How many times have we all felt that feeling? Our families do not understand, our schools do not understand, our friends do not understand, and on and on and on. Wendy Rose, who is very well-known in the Diabetes Online Community with her fabulous Candy Hearts Blog, has […]
Parents. That would be us. Do you ever feel like there is ‘parenting’ and with that is also ‘parenting and diabetes’? No one gave us a manual or a ‘how to’ book, for either. But it just seems to be that there is a whole chapter (dare I say and entirely different book) when it comes to […]
Why did this happen? Did you ever ask yourself that question (or in my case, what day have I not asked that question)? “Well you know Tom, when God closes a door, he opens a window.” What? or “Well you know Tom, God will never give you more than you can handle.” The person who […]