I have said it before; I have to do what I do. It’s a promise I MADE to my daughter and again, to my son. You probably made the same promise. Last week, I attended a dinner. Well not ‘just any dinner’ but the annual Empire Ball in New York City benefitting the Diabetes Research […]
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I thought long and hard before I starting writing this column. I decided to write it for a few reasons. The first and foremost was/is that I am, or was, as guilty of the subject matter as anybody. I have written quite a few NEWSBREAKS dealing with the death of a child in the diabetes community. […]
Many of the things I choose to write about are inspired from a variety of sources; one being the online community. I see something that triggers something in my head and I’m off to the races as I question what it may or may not mean; and most importantly, how we all may learn from it. […]
I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus In this picture is my family (that’s me in the front—cute huh?). That’s mom kissing Santa Claus. At that age I was not sure, but now I am; my father is Santa Claus in the picture 🙂 . My look is real; although I was not sure why Santa […]
I am not speaking for anyone else here, I am speaking for me. I am so glad that when my daughter was diagnosed in 1992 that I was not (and still am not) a medical professional. Imagine being trained your entire professional life all of the medical perspectives to everything in the human body. Imagine you […]
The passion heard in the banter among people involved with diabetes is commendable. Sometimes I have seen, and/or heard, it take a turn for the worse. I was witness to two people discussing a point of view regarding an aspect of care for their child. One person did something one way; and the other did […]