It is National Siblings Day. When I first heard this mentioned many years ago, in the early 2000s, it made me think of my own brothers and sisters. Counting me, we are six in number with JoAnne as the oldest and myself as the youngest and only 7 1/2 years among us all with no […]
Tag: diabetes awareness
I’m so, so sorry that I gave you diabetes. I thought it was not me but I paid to have that DNA testing service having to do with ancestry run MY DNA and it game back that the lineage of T1D on my side of the family goes back to the days when a guy […]
How many times have we heard the phrase, “Well at least they’re healthy”? Does the answer just roll out of your mouth or does it stick to the roof of your mouth before the words pour out? To be completely honest with you, I have NEVER been able to answer this statement without it rolling […]
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My New Hero……..Is My “Maine Man”!
One of the greatest thing about the journey I am on, is the people I get to meet. Not too long ago, I was asked to speak in Maine at the P-Pods annual event. What a wonderful crowd. After I spoke, I joined my friend Aaron Kowalski (who also spoke) from JDRF on stage for […]
I have never been one to force emotion…..if it is how I feel at a particular moment, it becomes whatever it becomes. We all live in the ups and downs with emotion starting the day we heard the words, “your child has, what is commonly called, type one diabetes.” Finger pricks, injections, 3 am blood checks, […]
Dear Kaitlyn, Daddy’s little girl, my little girl. When I sat down to write this, I was going to send it to just you. Something this personal is meant for a father and a daughter. But you and I have never just lived between you, mommy, your brothers, and I; have we? Our family, in […]