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Brag…….Go Ahead……I Dare You……BRAG ABOUT YOUR CHILD!!!!!!

On this day, let pride win.  Instead of feeling the hurt, the pain, the grief over diabetes being in the life of your child, why not choose NOT TO GIVE IT SO MUCH attention—-just on this one day.  Brag about your child.  Be proud.  Brag to us all……about anything. Choose the fact that your child […]

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Putting you Child in a Bubble; You Will Get What You Seek.

 Turning down every chance you’re given. Takes the risk out of life, but friend How the hell can you call that livin’? Out There—from the Broadway Musical, Barnum I have been thinking a lot about the pathways our children will take.  As I reported the news on Ryan Reed’s huge victory this weekend in Daytona, I could […]

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The Oscar, for Their Role as a Person with Diabetes…..Hmmmmm. Fantasy???

As I watched the Oscars tonight, I am sure I was not the only one who was struck boldly by the winners of Best Actor and Best Actress.  It might be that I am so linked to the diabetes community but I had two distinct feelings. Fabulous.  And; when will see diabetes? In case you […]

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NEWSBREAK: RYAN REED WINS DAYTONA 300 XFINITY…….TAKE THAT DIABETES.

 In a stunning move during the last lap, 21-year-old Ryan Reed, a person with diabetes, took the lead and kept it to cross the checkered flag at the Daytona 300 Xfinity Nationwide Series late today.  In a race that had many collisions including one that landed Kyle Busch into the hospital with a leg injury after […]

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A Letter to My Children with Diabetes…….Feel Free to Use it Too.

Feel free to copy, paste, make your own, and leave it where you child(ren) will see it. My dear children, If I have not told you lately, you are my heroes.  I know, I know…….I do that parenting thing too much which embarrasses you at times and annoys you at others.  But what you accomplish […]

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Kids? To Cell Phone or Not to Cell Phone—–That is the Question?

We, as parents, pretty much have our minds made up on many things when it comes to our kids.  When they can stay up later than 8:30 pm, when they can no longer sleep in our room, when they can see a certain movie depending on violence and other such content, when they can go out […]