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24 Years Today….Why are We Told that a Cure Should be an Afterthought?

That’s right…..24 years to the date.  the life of a family would change…..and change forever.  The interesting thing about our journey is that twice a year I really sit down and reflect on the world we now call ‘normal’.  At this point, it’s not ‘the new normal’….it’s the normal that has moved in, and surely […]

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Define. Your Thoughts and Input Needed.

I have received many emails and one person wrote, “I would be interested to read what others consider as their definition of a cure?” Fair enough. Very simply put:  Please share what a cure means to you?  Please share here on the blog and not on the FB post because it is posted in many […]

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I was Asked, I Answer. How About You?

I was asked by someone recently what a cure looks like to me? She writes, “Is the cure you visualize one without side effects, complications and risk. Does it restore normal beta cell function in some way? Does it involve an operation? Will they need any other medication? Will the cure last or will they […]

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I Know Where My Heart Belongs…..Do You????

Happy Valentine’s Day. Those who know, know they have my heart.  But the islet cell picture in the shape of the heart, that I posted today, was discovered by one of the Researchers at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) and given to the world to use.  That simple gesture of sharing with the world is indicative […]

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Yes Virginia, There Will be a Cure! A Take on a Classic Tale for a Diabetes Cure.

In answer to all of the postings I have recently seen from children asking Santa for a cure, today, with apologies to The New York Sun, I dust off an old article I did for dLife and respond to a letter from a young lady who asked a simple question during this holiday season. Her […]

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A Brother’s Christmas Wish for his Sister…..and an Answer that will Touch Your Heart.

I share this with you in the spirit of the Holiday Season.  It is just an incredible Holiday wish that came to me via a mom. Thirteen-year-old Jeremy asked his mother if he could talk to Dr. Ricordi in private.  Dr. Ricordi of The Diabetes Research Institute, as so many know, is one of the […]