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A World Outside the DOC…….Aren’t You Glad to be on the Inside?

As many of you know, I (along with about 3500 if my closest friends) spent last week at the CWD FFL Conference in Orlando.  There were many pictures posted by many people and stories told all over the DOC. There was a lot. There have also been a good deal of stories of people getting ready for camp, […]

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A Young Lady, a School….and Exactly What it is Really Like to Win.

I received this comment from a d-mom as a reply to today’s article. While some of the other diabetes community was at FFL, we were in Orlando at the same time for a national dance competition.  I wasn’t sure we could make everything work out, with dance lessons, and competitions throughout the year, but they […]

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Limited Only By Imagination……..Our Kids!!!!!!

I love sunrises and sunsets.   While I was attending Hofstra University, I would sit atop the tall dorms and watch the eastern and western skies.  It was so relaxing for me. The sunrises.  Oh my oh my I have stated on so many occasions that no one makes more mistakes than I do in this thing […]

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Why Would This Woman Do What She Did??? A Video That Will Drive you to Your Knees.

Emotional. Do you get emotional? Sandy is beautiful and in fact, when she smiles, she is downright breath-taking.  She’s the type of person that, upon entrance into a room, it becomes electric. She does not ‘say hello’, she hugs you because she ‘means’ hello.  She speaks four languages, and she will share with you that she […]

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OMG….Your Number is What…..What Did You Do??????!!!!!

Is that the phrase you might have used when your child walks in the door and informs you of their meter reading? In as much as they may or may not comply during the last few hours which made them spike or drop; someone taught me something a long time ago that we try to adhere […]

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Sometimes a Princess (or Prince) is Right Next to Us.

I know some very special people. I hate diabetes and everything about it. The journey, though, has allowed us the honor to have crossed paths with some of the most incredible people in the world.  People who care.  People who give.  And quite frankly, people who love. These people understand diabetes.  Some volunteer their time.  […]