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(Knock on Bedroom Door)”Are You Awake?”……I Hate Diabetes

I hate diabetes. I came out of the shower, shaved, and got dressed.  A normal day.  As, by habit, I went to the bedroom window and looked out.  I do that every morning.  We live on a dead-end and there is nothing but wooded area across the street and to the sides of our home. Many […]

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The Armor of Passion………Is not Just Worn by those so Close. Something to Remember.

In the words of my dear friend, and colleague in this diabetes battle, Charlie Rizzo; “I have to do this.” I have always loved that phrase.  I do.  I, as well as many of you, are drawn to place ourselves in the armor of battle to take on whatever cause that becomes real for us in our […]

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Political Royalty…….Diabetes Does Not Care.

So a friend of mine from my days in government (not connected to the diabetes world) and I were having a discussion.  The discussion ‘morphed’ into the recent events surrounding the daughter of the former Vice President, Liz, and the diagnosis of her teenage daughter with t1 diabetes. “So are you guys going after her?” “Going after […]

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Some Quotes from Here and There in the DOC; and the Stories Behind them. Enjoy!

There are many wonderful writers in the DOC (Diabetes Online Community).  They have incredible stories to tell and as I read, I jot down a phrase or a sentence that resonates with me while I read.  Sometimes it is just a great saying and sometimes it is just too powerful not to notice it.  Below […]

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Divorce…….Be Careful; Diabetes Does Not Care.

Dear Spouse, I am not related to you.  Initial response should be for me to mind my own business.  In most cases I do.  I have no bearing on who is right and who is wrong in your divorce proceedings.  I have been through divorce with so many family members I have learned to keep my […]

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Sometime Forgiveness Starts with the Person in the Mirror………It IS TRULY Okay.

Years ago, many years ago, when I was a fairly new driver I was driving down a street on a gorgeous fall day.  There was a car coming the other way, and there was another parked on the same side of the street as the oncoming car.  Ahead of me was a pile of leaves and […]