She was nine years old when she died. Did we, perhaps, light blue candles back when we heard? As months and years went on, the story unraveled. The incredible horror of life was told, and the results were as baffling as they were horrendous. How? Why? Who stood by and only watched. In this day; in this […]
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It was about this time 13 years ago; perhaps a tad earlier, perhaps in the final weeks of the year before. I read in a chat room that a woman was heading to Florida with her family and if anyone wanted to meet there, to let her know. This was not any chat room. It was a […]
There was a family I knew growing up. Three boys until they finally had the girl they wanted. They were a regular family, like any other regular family; whatever that may mean. I’m constantly amazed at people who, after their child is diagnosed with diabetes (or with anything for that matter), think the world has […]
Don’t let his boyish good looks fool you. When you first meet Benno Schmidt, you can not help but think that his warm smile and gentle personality could ever be part of the rough and tumble world of serious journalism; but that would be a serious, serious mistake in judgement. Benno is a good friend to the […]
Four years ago at this time, March, it started as a normal week. Little did I know that March coming ‘in like a lion and leaving like a lamb’ could be so true; but this March in 2009 it was not about the weather; it was about my life. It started as an exciting month actually as […]
To be very honest, I know little about this aspect of diabetes. But when I saw it as the top story in Yahoo news I felt compelled to share it with you all. I have a few problems with not only parts of the article, but some of the accompanying videos that surround it. I will […]