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An Opportunity, Not an Obstacle

When I first decided to interview Morgan Panzirer, it was about half way through reading her book Actually, I Can (T1D Media, available on Amazon). The title of this article, An Opportunity, Not an Obstacle, is a rule Morgan Panzirer lives by. I truly wanted to find out if the author of the book I […]

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This Year’s Lisa Awards

It is now in year 12 that my dear friend and wife of my Little Brother (from another mother but just as close)Mark has left this world.  Lisa was a one-of-a-kind woman who proved to the world that one person, just one, is all it takes to change the world; the Power of One.  In […]

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I Just Can’t Do It Anymore

At some point or another, we parents seem to come to a roadblock where we feel horrible but realize that just one more shot, one more low, one more sleepless night; well, we’ll just completely lose it. The thought, “I just can’t do it anymore” comes to the forefront of our mind. We look in […]

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What Have We Become?

I ‘m not quite sure why? Perhaps it ‘s the culture or the climate of late, but does anyone else sense there is a different feeling among posts on social media dealing with diabetes, and the management therein for one’s self or for their child? It’s as if the the number one rule of years […]

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2020 Owes Us an Apology….but…..

As we head into the final week of 2020, do you find yourself saying, as so many are saying, 2020 owes us an apology? What a year. We certainly have experienced loss in our circle from COVID, as so many have and it has not been an easy year for anyone. The impact of everything […]

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Our Kids with Diabetes…..How do they Do It?

How’s your year going? Been a long one, has it not? Quite frankly, before this year I do not remember using words like COVID, quarantined, and isolation so much. I also hope to never use them again, in the very near future, but we are not there yet. I’m not so sure, either, how something […]