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When Does the Pain Stop?

The sun is shining today…….and you are here, and that is a very good thing. Aside from the silliness of the world ending I have come to realize a little more thoughtfully that more and more life can be so very cruel.  Very.  We surely have learned that in the last two weeks haven’t we? Earlier […]

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Hello…..But Here’s the Question……..

Well the world did not end.  So we go on.  What will you do? Now that the world has decided to stick around—-we must continue in our fights.  Fight for a cure; fight for better management tools; fight for better education. Now more than ever we need to continue our voices….do not sit on the […]

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Goodbye.

Well I guess if everything goes according to the Mayan Calendar, this will be my last blog for the world as we know it, will end tomorrow. I want to thank the so many of you that have meant very much to me.  I have enjoyed our time together and I find it extremely interesting how so […]

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He Bought a Cup of Coffee and Changed the World….My Buddy Tom Cavanaugh

I have written a million times to just “Not do Nothing’ in the diabetes world; in life.  There is a news story circulating about a 9-1-1 operator from California who bought the people of Newtown, CT. a free cup of coffee.  Google the story–it is now everywhere. Tom Cavanaugh called the general store in Newtown and ordered […]

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When it Comes to Diabetes……..is Your School Prepared?

It is unfortunate that so much is happening these days and even the safe haven of a school can be at risk for danger.  Although the tragedy in Newtown, CT is so rare an occurrence; what is becoming more and more common place is “The School Lockdown”. Lockdowns are being instituted if there is the […]

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For Just This Moment………and For No Other Reason……..feel free to share

HOW BAD ARE YOUR PROBLEMS, REALLY, TODAY?   TAKE A MOMENT.   SAY A PRAYER.  REFLECT WITH WHOM YOUR COMFORTABLE.  FOR THIS MOMENT MAKE IT ABOUT NO ISSUE.  FOR THIS MOMENT MAKE IT ABOUT NO ONE ELSE.  FOR THE NEXT MOMENT GATHER THOSE YOU LOVE………… ………..AND HUG THEM LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW.  FOR SOME THERE WILL BE […]