A man stands at the bottom of a stopped escalator. Not a long escalator, mind you, just normal-one-floor type. His face is red with anger as the escalator comes to a stop. “I cannot believe this, I’m so late.” There is a little boy behind him who says, “A broken escalator is just a staircase.” […]
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When I was much younger, I was a huge cartoon lover. I used to watch and see how often, during a chase scene, the background repeated itself. I could tell you a really good cartoon (usually WB) from a real ‘hokey one’. There were a few constants in these cartoons that I have come to […]
The world around us. Asking for advice is a wonderful thing. At the touch of a finger you can seek a number of responses from novice to professional. Advice. Inquiry. Fact. You want it, you can find it right online. But when it comes to education, do we need to move beyond the outreach of […]
Yesterday I discussed the missed-diagnosis of diabetes in adults and many were willing to share their stories. The one I share with you today really stuck in my mind. I share it as I received it with the exception, in fair disclosure, that there was medication mentioned and I deleted the type/name and indicated such in the […]
Sometimes, when our focus is on something specific, we tend to have tunnel-vision for that one aspect. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I always have tried to stay open-minded to see outside the specificity of what has my focus. And recently, as I approach the various means to get the word out about the […]
Sure, I get it; after diagnosis our lives are never normal again. How could they be? This is an incredibly taxing disease, on us, our family, and most of all on our child newly diagnosed. It was in the middle of the thought process on how horrible our lives had become, and would continue; on […]