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A Dream Come True…..You Can Decide Today.

Happy Thanksgiving. Each year I enjoy the parade from my chair, but for a long, long time that was not  the case.  A long time ago I decided that I want to be involved on the inside of the Macy’s Day Parade. It looked so cool.  How great would it be to one day march front and center […]

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Others Do Not Go Through What We Do…..FEEL FREE to pass this on.

I saw a post on-line today that I thought I would address.   A mom wrote that she attended a Thanksgiving Day event at school and as much as the event was a lovely event she could not help but feel a bit sad as the others in the room certainly did not have a care in […]

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Hurricane Sandy and Diabetes……..

Hurricane Sandy hit with a fury of which the likes have never been seen here on Long Island.  Our neighbors in New Jersey, Staten Island, Queens, NYC, and parts of Connecticut were also hugely hit by this incredibly unforgiving storm. The flow of water connected bay to ocean and literally cut Fire Island into further Islands […]

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Show a group of Teens you Care…..THIS IS AN EASY ONE.

  This is an easy one. This was created by a group of teens in the UK.  The sole purpose was to generate enthusiasm and attention to diabetes during Diabetes Awareness month. Go to the page and hot like.  Let these kids know that their work is appreciated and t het we ‘like’ their concept […]

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T.G.I.F. (Thanking Great Individuals Forever)…….these dads are serious.

Today’s T.G.I.F. are a group of men I met recently.  When I was over in the UK with the Children with Diabetes I met a group of dads, an amazing group of dads. They are regulars dads, husbands, partners, with regular jobs, likes, responsibilities and in many ways are just like any other dads…….but they […]

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Speaking in the UK……and Something You May Not Know

I had the wonderful fortune of being asked to address the CWD UK Friends for Life Conference as the keynote speaker.   People seem to think that because of my background in the theatre that this task is an easy one.  Nothing could be further from the truth for two major reasons.  The first one is […]