If you work with your hands long enough, you become calloused. If you have 3 kids, chances are when the first one dropped their binky, pacify, woot-woot from their mouth and it hit the floor; you cleaned it, sterilized it, got it cool again and gave it back to your child—when the third child dropped […]
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I have heard this statement a million times. “We need…..” In reference to the diabetes community; we need a really good spokesperson; we need an ice bucket-type challenge, and other things…we need…we need….we need……….uhm……..not really. We need to pull the weight ourselves……..all of us. Mary Tyler Moore has given tirelessly of her entire career to the […]
There is a trail at the end of my block. My street ends and there is a big hill and bike riders love riding up and continuing on the trail on the other side. It can be a bit of a challenge to navigate. Any car who dares go where they are not allowed, will […]
I find it interesting that we become absolutely livid over the fact that a missed-diagnosis can happen with diabetes and yet, when something happens in our child’s life regarding their health we immediately ‘chalk it up’ to it being caused by diabetes and figure it ‘just comes with the territory’. My point: we do not automatically become medical […]
In a comment to yesterday’s article, Wendy so aptly commented, “This disease is not for the faint of heart.” She’s right. I have also over-used the word ‘Stolen’ over the last few days because it’s the perfect word for what has been done to our lives and in various aspects of our lives. Stolen. I’m sorry if […]
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Stolen Relationships
I recently have written articles entitled ‘Stolen Childhood’ and ‘Stolen Parenthood’ and today I add, Stolen Relationship to that list. It’s important to describe the meaning of the word relationship. If you are looking for any advice to help you along on your roadway with your spouse/partner; that will not be coming from me……I’m far […]